Description
The Program Purchasing Manager is responsible for driving procurement excellence across new product development projects, ensuring cross-functional alignment, timely material availability, cost optimization, and performance tracking. Acting as a strategic interface between Purchasing, R&D;, and Project Management, this role supports the full product lifecycle from concept to phase-out.

The Program Purchasing Manager reports to VP Purchasing.

Requirements

Responsible for leading, coordinating, and reporting all Purchasing activities for new product development

Act as the main Purchasing interface within the project team, ensuring clear communication and alignment across functions

Define BOMs for new projects in alignment with R&D;, ensuring consistency with product specifications and company Purchasing strategies

Actively participate in project team meetings, contributing to decision-making by balancing cost targets, time-to-market, and other project drivers

Work closely with Commodity Managers, Project Leaders and Product Managers to align R&D; activities with commodity strategies

Attend regular project meetings, ensuring Purchasing inputs and recommendations are properly representedReview and clarify all project requirements,



ensuring alignment with final application specifications

Lead NPI sourcing activities and material preparation, ensuring project timelines are met

Support early demand shaping and visibility with suppliers during NPI to ensure capacity readiness

Ensure all required inputs for accurate cost estimation are provided by PM/R&D; (e.g. specifications, BOM, target cost, volumes)

Perform BOM cost analysis during development and support project status reporting

Set cost targets for the Commodity team, ensuring project cost objectives are achieved

Define and track key KPIs (cost vs target, sourcing timing, supplier readiness, etc.) for projects

Manage and coordinate the Purchasing impact of engineering changes during development but also in the MP stage

Continuously drive sourcing and cost-saving initiatives

Support COGS ownership, cost optimization, and RTC activities throughout the full product lifecycle, including mass production cost management

Oversee cost estimation, forecasting, and reporting, coordinating with the Program Purchasing Manager team

Maintain procurement tools and dashboards, and drive digitalization and automation/AI initiatives

Location: Trieste, Italy.

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📌 Purchasing Program Manager (Trieste)
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