Your new companyOur Client, a world leader in industrial cooling systems and industrial plant engineering, is looking for a Category Buyer. Your roleThe candidate will be placed in the Supply Chain department, will report to the Purchasing Manager and will be responsible for the following activities:• Purchase components, equipment, and services in line with customers specifications, incoterms defined and all relevant data input from Eng and Operations Depts.• Market monitoring including scouting and intelligence on competitors supply is a master activity to be actuated worldwide to be as much as possible effective in the business• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.• Negotiate contracts, improved prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.• Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers.• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organizational targets and requirements.• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and ensure good communications. What you need to have success• Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering degree is preferred.• Proven purchasing experience, preferably within industrial, power and oil & gas business. • Contract management and supplier experience. • SAP or similar ERP Skills.• Advanced Excel skills.• Fluent in English.Skills and Attributes: • Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers. • Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills. • Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines, assertive, optimistic and open to change. • Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working with others. • Resilient, self-motivated, and able to work well under pressure.Place of work: Novara Apply now! #941622 - Cinzia Passini