The Category Buyer is responsible for the development and implementation of commodity strategies and supplier management in assigned spend categories. He/She performs sourcing activities for a set portfolio of spend categories at a global and/or local level to achieve commodity results and ensure compliance with the Group Strategy.

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Your Mission

The Categoy Buyer will:

- lead, develop and implement global commoditystrategy for assigned spend categories.
- Analyse spends in assigned spend categories.
- Monitor the market through constantbenchmarking to continuously improve costs, quality, delivery, and technology.
- Help to define the annual savings forecast,identifying risks and opportunities.
- Implement the saving action plan to achievethe assigned annual cost saving target.
- Promote and lead cost reduction activitiesand alternative products/ solutions, towards internal stakeholder andSuppliers.
- Manage Supplier Relationship at global level,monitoring trend of KPIs and setting necessary corrective actions.
- Negotiatelong-term contracts with Suppliers, at global level, that set out prices,quality standards, cost reduction.




- improvement along agreement duration,delivery times, and commercial terms and conditions.
- Communicate effectively and managerelationships with relevant internal stakeholders, to contribute to thecross-functional projects.
- Ensure compliance with the sourcing processes.
- Enter relevant sourcing data in local ERPsystem for new product codes and pricelist updates.

Your Profile

Education and language skills:

- Master Degree or equivalent
- Degree in Engineering is preferred; Business/Economics is alsoaccepted
- English is a mandatory skill; fluency in French, Italian and/or Chinese is anadvantage.

Required experience and other skills:

- Min 3 years in strategic sourcing in an internationalmanufacturing company.
- Knowledge of the Transmission market/product categories is aplus.
- Experience in manufacturing environment or sales is a plus.
- Experience in international negotiations, contract and claimmanagement.
- Experience outside of own country of origin is a plus. xlwpduy
- Very good negotiation skills as key element in order tocommunicate with both suppliers and other stakeholders.

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📌 Category Buyer (w/m/d) (Parma)
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📍 Parma