Overview
As a Senior Strategic Buyer in Manufacturing, you will lead category strategy execution and supplier selection to meet cost, quality and delivery targets. You work within the Procurement Division to forecast needs, negotiate favorable terms, and ensure compliant procurement processes. You will partner with cross-functional teams to drive supplier performance, automation, and digitalization initiatives. This role offers impact through strategic sourcing in a global, complex organization.

Retribuzione / Benefits
- Interesting Salary Package
- Career Development
- Work in modern, international organization

Responsabilità
- Collaborate with category managers and project procurement managers to implement category strategies
- Adapt and implement catalogs and framework contracts at divisional/regional level
- Conduct supplier negotiations, make awarding decisions aligned with strategy
- Execute supplier selection and supplier base development
- Resolve supplier issues (quality, delivery, service)
- Research new technologies/materials for internal functions




- Monitor supplier performance and communicate results
- Promote automation and digitalization in procurement tools and processes
- Ensure sourcing plan delivers cost, availability, innovation, and quality
- Ensure compliance with procurement policies and statutory requirements
- Own KPI accountability as defined by line management
- Co-design procurement strategy increments
- Lead a team of operational and service manufacturing buyers
- Proactively improve supply chain processes and stakeholder engagement
- Continuously optimize and improve procurement processes

Requisiti fondamentali
- 5+ years in procurement
- Proven experience in international contract management
- Background in quality management
- Strong cost analysis and management experience
- Design to cost experience for welded construction, CNC and carpentry
- Excellent negotiation skills for large and complex deals
- Contract and contract framewo

📌 Senior Strategic Buyer Manufacturing (Parma)
🏢 Cpl Taylor E Cpl Placement
📍 Parma