Operational Buyer: GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success - come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company. Why join GEA Job information Reference Number JR-0032007 Job function Procurement Position type Full time Site Viale dell'Industria, 36036 Torrebelvicino-Pieve VI - Your responsibilities and tasks: Responsible for processing purchase requisitions, purchase orders & following-up on order confirmations (with expediting if needed) - Clarifies issues with requestors and suppliers - Provides feedback to Strategic buyer/Category manager when spotting requisitions going outside of suitable framework agreements 1st point of contact with vendors for daily operations: - Communicates with suppliers on demand, volume and delivery times, reduction of transaction cost - Onboard the supplier when it comes to purchasing processes Invoice Processing: - Based on the entity setup, may support solving invoice mismatches that couldn‘t be processed by Finance/Accenture Sourcing: - Based on the entity setup, can be responsible for tactical sourcing activities (e.g. low value purchase) for which the thresholds have been agreed with strategic buyers and/or category managers. - Based on the entity setup, can be responsible for low-spend contracting with vendors limited to general T&C or simplified agreements within scope of category strategy Manage Master data: - Based on the entity setup, may maintain local raw material or vendor master data such as price lists, payment terms, lead times, supplier item codes, taxonomy etc. Your profile and qualifications: Business education in combination with experience in strategic procurement. Experience in procurement roles ERP / Procurement key user experiences / knowledge Contract management experience is essential Work experience in complex organizations Negotiation experience welcomed Cost analysis Exposure to manufacturing/service operations English (fluent) Financial and Business understanding Analytical capabilities Ability to work in matrix organization Takes ownership of the work, successes and mistakes Good communication skills