Newell Brands is a leading (8.3B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 25,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. The Senior Buyer owns day-to-day direct-procurement execution for the site and acts as the local procurement interface for production, while strategic sourcing and high-value commitments are led by the EMEA Sourcing Manager, to whom the role reports.
Translating MRP signals and purchase requisitions into accurate, consolidated purchase orders
– Running tactical negotiations with recurring suppliers and supporting strategic negotiations led by the Sourcing Manager
– The Senior Buyer, based in Italy, pilots the direct-materials procurement for this scope.
Analyse MRP exceptions and purchase requisitions on a daily basis; review order confirmations, update delivery schedules and reschedule when the production plan changes.




– Coordinate inbound and outbound flows of raw and WIP materials with subcontractors and verify subcontractor inventory.
– Conduct tactical RFQs and price negotiations with recurring vendors; feed market intelligence to the Sourcing Manager to support strategic sourcing and supplier selection.
– Coordinate food-contact-material (FCM) compliance checks with the external laboratory for the relevant SKUs.
– Manage first-level supplier non-conformities and escalate major issues to the Sourcing Manager.
– Support Accounts Payable in resolving three-way-match discrepancies.
– Strategic sourcing, high-value supplier negotiations and supplier-panel decisions are led by the EMEA Sourcing Manager, to whom this role reports. Indirect purchasing categories (consumables, canteen, utilities, transport contracts) are led by the Indirect Procurement function; on-site order placement remains an operational task of the local buying team. Regulatory filin

📌 Purchasing Senior Officer (Italia)
🏢 Newell Brands
📍 Italia