Procurement

Italy, Colognola ai Colli

October 14 2026

Full time

Permanent

Vantaggi professionali

Retribuzione competitiva e programma di premio

Formazione continua (e-learning e progetti)

Permessi per volontariato

Opportunità di lavoro

Are you ready to shape the future of sustainable industries? Join GEA and become part of a global team that’s driving innovation, excellence, and impact across the food, beverage, and process sectors. GEA is one of the leading suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and for a wide range of other process industries. Around 18,000 employees in over 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success: join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams, and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

I tuoi compiti e le tue responsabilità:

Strategy

As part of category communities, is consulted on the category strategy definition by providing business feedback and visions from the entities/BUs/Functions that the role is supporting

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Sourcing

- Based on pre-alignment with category managers, either drives or supports total cost reduction, payment terms improvement & supplier-led innovation initiatives

- Supports Project procurement managers regarding sourcing activities (pre-sales and execution phase)

- Runs RfX, negotiations, and takes awarding decisions in line with both category & business strategy

- Monitors and strives for compliance adherence of relevant stakeholders to procurement processes & policies (Contract management, competitive bidding, sourcing, PR approval etc.)

Supplier Management – for each vendor assigned to the role for Supplier Account Manager (SAM):

- Acts as last contact for escalations (cost, quality, service, compliance…)

- 1st contact for information about the main supplier account

- Monitor & manage supplier risks (e.g. within Ariba SRM, GEA Scorecard…)





- Owns the supplier roadmap / development plan

- Conducts business review meetings & leads the key negotiations (with relevant stakeholders)

- Owns sustainability scorecard in Ecovadis and other sustainability actions

- For preferred suppliers - Ensures systematic involvement in new projects/developments

- Supports qualification & implementation in new entities

- Monitor supplier capacity and/or lead times and take related actions accordingly

- When applicable - Maintains the main framework agreement (and/or NDA, COCSS v4) in Ariba CLM

Purchasing

- Can create/process and follow up on purchase orders, as long as it remains a minor part of the weekly activities (80/20 approach)

Il tuo profilo e le tue qualifiche:

- University, bachelor’s degree in engineering or Economics or similar experiences

- Procurement or Supply chain Certification (optional)

- 5+ years of experience in procurement processes

- Know-how contract management

- Cost analysis and management

- Cultural Awareness

- Experience with implementation of corporate procurement

- Work experience in complex organizations

- Negotiation experience

- Systems: Ariba, S2P, SAP

- English (fluent)

- Ability to network and build relationships

- Internal stakeholder /supplier relationship management

- Ability to translate business requirements into RFx

- Very good analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically

- Takes ownership of the work, successes and mistakes

- Very good communication skills

- Services and delivery expert

- Negotiation Expert

- Contract experience





- Commercial/analytical and engagement skills

- Availability for business travel

The position falls under the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Metalworking Industry, with job classification and level to be defined based on the candidate’s experience and skills.

The indicative gross annual salary range for this role is between €45,000 and €55,000, depending on experience, technical expertise, level of autonomy, and market alignment.

The overall compensation package may also include variable components and additional company benefits, which will be discussed during the selection process.

GEA is proudly certified as a Top Employer, confirming our commitment to employee well-being, development, and empowerment.

Ready to engineer a better world with us? Apply today and let’s build something extraordinary together.

Informazioni su GEA

GEA è fra i principali fornitori dell'industria di processo alimentare e delle bevande e di una vasta gamma di altre industrie di processo. Circa 18.000 dipendenti in più di 60 Paesi contribuiscono in modo significativo al successo di GEA – unisciti a loro anche tu! Offriamo incarichi interessanti e stimolanti, un ambiente di lavoro positivo in team internazionali e opportunità di sviluppo e crescita personale in una società internazionale.

Perché scegliere GEA

GEA applica una politica di pari opportunità sul lavoro. I candidati saranno pertanto presi in considerazione per l'assunzione senza alcuna discriminazione in termini di età, sesso, razza, colore, religione, opinione politica, origine nazionale, genetica, disabilità, identità di genere, stato civile, orientamento sessuale, stato di veterano o qualsiasi altra caratteristica protetta dalla legge applicabile. I candidati con disabilità sono i benvenuti e saranno presi in considerazione in via preferenziale se parimenti qualificati.

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📌 Strategic Buyer Mechanical (Colognola Ai Colli)
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