Packaging npd (new product development) buyer (offanengo)

Funzione: Procurement

Sede: Offanengo, Italy

Contratto: Tempo pieno The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and to negotiating the best purchasing conditions (cost, quality, timing) of primary packaging, secondary packaging, based on procurement strategy, following methods, tools and policy. He/she will be responsible for the best packaging proposal in reference to a customer´s brief, and place the Purchase Order to the packaging supplier; to follow the project from the first quotation to the first launch on the market, in compliance to logistic and quality performances.

Reporting to Packaging Senior Buyer, the job holder will be accountable for the following:

- To source specific packaging related to a customer’s project, based on Sales request, in compliance with cost / quality / timing of the project.
- To negotiate the cost of the packaging with suppliers, and once the project is won, to place the Purchase Order of the launch on the market.
- To be in contact with Marketing Team in order to check/update existing “ready to go” packaging, but also to improve the packaging proposal in terms of innovation.
- To be involved in the Supplier Evaluation process regarding technical/commercial relations.
- To support Quality Department in managing nonconformities

Skills required

- High School Diploma as a minimum; Preferably University Degree
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role in the make-up/cosmetic field or similar industry (e.g. beauty, cosmetic packaging, etc)
- Very good knowledge of English
- Strong knowledge of main IT systems (ERP, Office)
- Excellent and effective interpersonal skills
- Good communication and ability to synthesize
- Negotiation / Influencing skills: ability to achieve a satisfactory compromise and agreement to meet goals
- Very good analytical skills and ability to gather information when this is poor or lacking
- Good problem solving and ability to find out solutions
- Teamworking e teambuilding
- Proactivity, precision and attention to details/numbers
- Effective workload planning, organization skills, ability to prioritize
- Commitment
- Flexibility & Adaptability
- Ability to work under pressure
- Self-motivation and great sense of responsibility and confidentiality, personal ethics, tact and diplomacy

Please send your CV in English