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Responsibilities
- Collaboration in the development of cross‑location product group orientations (e.g., global sourcing, strategic cooperation, bundling, etc.), taking into account the specifications of the lead buyers, and implementation for future requirements and products. Active management of the supplier portfolio.
- Further development of the supplier relationship to the sustainable level of price, replacement time, quality, process, technology and risk required for the product group, in alignment with the commodity group orientation defined by the lead buyer.
- Participation in supplier audits, if applicable, and continuous identification of improvement potential and its implementation.
- Initiation of procurement processes: gathering information on prices, vendors, and technical innovations for the defined range of material groups; determining parts and material requirements based on prices; coordinating delivery options with the requirements of the divisions; carrying out price comparisons.




- Determination of the source of supply: negotiations on quantities, prices, delivery dates and conditions, also in a foreign language. For larger contracts that exceed the right to sign, compiling key data on turnover, structure (e.g., service organisation), production and delivery possibilities and assisting in negotiations; preparing contracts and getting them ready to be signed.
- Define and maintain scheduling agreements, outline agreements and individual purchase orders (info record) in the system with all relevant parameters (lot size, scales, postal code, unit prices, vendor master data, minimum order values, etc.). Orders are placed by the DispoCenter.
- Increase in efficiency by setting SAP automatisms such as order book, info record automatisms, and integration of connected EDI suppliers.
- First escalation stage – after the DispoCenter – in case of quality and delivery problems, invoice discrepancies and the enfo

📌 Commodity Buyer (Italia)
🏢 PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)
📍 Italia