YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead procurement activities within NPI and innovation projects, ensuring full procurement contribution to successful product development and industrialization
- Act as the primary procurement representative within cross-functional product development teams
- Provide functional leadership and guidance to NPI procurement buyers on sourcing strategies and supplier engagement models
- Promote and actively engage interplay with commodity teams to ensure effective execution of commodity strategies since the early stages of the projects
- Drive early supplier involvement during product design phases to identify cost optimization, standardization and innovation opportunities
- Ensure procurement integration from the earliest project stages, supporting design-to-cost, target costing, value engineering and multi-sourcing initiatives
- Coordinate with commodity teams supplier nomination, qualification and onboarding activities for new products and technologies
- Manage all project procurement-related interfaces between R&D;, Engineering, Project Management, and Operations
- Monitor procurement readiness for product launches, including supplier capacity, tooling, lead times, material availability and risk mitigation plans
- Lead procurement risk assessments for innovation projects and define mitigation strategies together with Commodity Managers, Supplier Quality and Engineering teams




- Build and maintain long-term strategic supplier partnerships to secure competitiveness, innovation and supply continuity
- Drive supplier segmentation, performance management, periodic business reviews and continuous improvement initiatives

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

- Degree in Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering or a comparable technical discipline
- Several years of experience leading procurement NPI team or Project Buyer
- Proven experience in market and supplier analysis
- Ability to work both independently and within cross-functional teams in dynamic operational environments
- Strong organizational skills, reliability and the ability to effectively manage priorities and unforeseen situations
- Experience in scouting new technologies and evaluating potential suppliers
- Expertise in introducing and/or optimizing procurement tools and systems
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for engaging with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in the E-Mobility sector is considered a plus

OUR COMMITMENT

- Innovative work environment in a young, dynamic team
- High-tech projects in the future-proof sector of e-mobility
- Opportunities for advancement in a growing company
- A wide range of further training opportunities
- Total compensation starting from €74,000 gross per year, including a 30% variable premio based on goal achievement
- Additional company benefits

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📌 Manager NPI Procurement (m/f/d) (Bolzano)
🏢 Alpitronic
📍 Bolzano