Job Summary
Job Description Summary
The Plant Purchasing Manager, reporting to the South Europe & MEA Purchasing manager, will ensure the operational continuity of the different sites of his perimeter, Domodossola, Sardinia, Modena,Ravenna, for a total purchasing spend of 40 M€.
Responsible of Local Purchases
* Responsible of the purchase contracts for local purchases OpEx / CapEx
* Support deployment of larger CapEx on his/her sites
* Frequent local presence in the different sites of his/her perimeter
* Sourcing new suppliers and negotiating contracts
* Propose and manage local purchase synergies
* Monitoring suppliers: Performance, KPI’s, Appraisal
* Reporting and analysis, capture of data, collaboration with financial departments for documented the financial performance of his/her targets
Responsible for the Deployment of Global / Regional Category Management Policy & Strategy
* Work closely with regional category managers (indirect, transport, energy, chemicals, packaging, raw materials, mining, capex…)
* Ensure compliances with purchasing strategy and policy at site level
* Organize and coordinate local trials with the suppliers (Global/Regional/Local Suppliers)
* Lead new purchasing initiatives at cross-clusters or at country level, on a case by case basis
Playing an active role in Continuous Improvement Processes and Strategy
* Be the single point of contact to the plant managers of the designated sites.
* Collect the local purchasing requirements: anticipate, collect and optimize the sites requirements in terms of quantity and specifications
* Ensure internal customer satisfaction with the performance of the purchasing team.
* Entry point for all purchase requests
* Supplier quality management
* Close collaboration with supply chain / procurement
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and other characteristics
* Leadership, problem solving, interpersonal, communications, planning, team participation skills, and/or language requirements.
* Highly motivated and proactive driver of change
* Strong negotiation and communication skills – both internally and externally
* Ability to have a global view and link business needs to purchasing strategy.
* Confident decision maker.
* Proficient in, Google tools, MS Office software, experience ERP systems (e.g. SAP/R3, SPA/HANA )
* Ability to quickly understand high level technical elements of the category being handled.
* Understanding and actively promote the procurement cycle
* Have the ability to support and champion the development and introduction of effective purchasing methods and tools
* Language: Italian and English ( both advanced level)
* Background: bachelor or master degree (Engineering preferably otherwise Economics/ MBA )
* Experience: +5 years in similar function, preferable in a multinational Company
* Travel: average 30%-50% (depending on the based location)
Position Type
Full time
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Permanent