About the roleGEA is a leading supplier for the food and beverage processing industry, with 18,000 employees worldwide. This position is an Operational Procurement Specialist responsible for managing purchase orders, supplier relations, and project sourcing activities.
Responsibilities
- Process purchase orders and follow the expediting process
- Clarify issues with suppliers
- Communicate with suppliers regarding demand, volume and delivery times, reduction of transaction cost, etc.
- Execute purchasing processes following guiding principles from category management
- Support Finance with invoice verification
- Follow processes, guidelines and procurement policies
- Ensure cost, availability, innovation, and quality within the sourcing plan creation and execution
- Manage price lists
- Coordinate, manage and control material shipments
- Manage suppliers to fulfill on‑time delivery KPI
- Analyze and proactively use Materials Requirements Program (MRP) and other systems to determine raw materials/items needs for production/spare parts
- Implement AI across procurement processes




- Focus on new projects
- Work closely with R&D;, Strategic Buyers, Operational Buyer and Quality Department
- Manage RFQs and award decisions in line with category strategy
- Execute supplier selection along strategy, requirements, supplier base development, and identification of new suppliers
- Monitor and communicate planning of procurement activities related to projects
- Commit to meeting project cost targets
- Bill of Material costing
- Responsible for project sourcing activities
- Operate sourcing to support production and/or service
- Run scouting process in line with project target and according to Strategic Buyers strategies
- Process purchase requisitions, purchase orders and follow up on order confirmations (with expediting if needed)
- Clarify issues with requestors and suppliers
- Provide feedback to Strategic buyer/Category manager when spotting requisitions going outside of suit

📌 Operational Project Buyer (Parma)
🏢 Gea Germany
📍 Parma