Strategic Buyer (Milan or Armitage, UK)

Ideal Standard International - Milano, Lombardia

Milan, Italy

Tempo pieno, CDI

Competitive

We are currently recruiting an experienced Strategic Buyer to join our Global Direct Procurement team.

As part of the European Sourcing Team, the role of Strategic Buyer is to support the Category Manager in their various missions: strategy development and deployment, supplier management across the business in order to drive value creation and minimize total cost of ownership.

Under the guidance of the Category Manager the role involves establishing and building appropriate relationships with internal stakeholders located in Europe and key suppliers to achieve goals and develop best practices.

This is an evolving position for individuals willing to grow within an international group.

The role can be based in Milan or Armitage, UK.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Strategic Buyer

• Supports the creation and implementation of sourcing strategies that adapt and respond to changes in both external market and internal demand.

• Performs supply market analysis and monitors supply markets. Benchmarks industry and evaluates new opportunities to be included in the sourcing strategies and supplier selection process.

• Analyses usage, cost, performance…data

• Is the sourcing expert for the specified products.

• Supports strategic supplier evaluation process and selection.

• Contributes to negotiations and supports contractual agreements.

• Develops relationships with stakeholders at all levels and ensures internal customer satisfaction.

• Supports and monitors saving projects for the specified products.

• Tracks saving projects and supplier performance.

• Identifies opportunities to implement best-in-class approaches to reduce TCO.

• Contributes to the development of Procurement performance.

• Creates regular reports in the specified spend area.

SCOPE AND MAIN IMPACT ON ORGANIZATION:

Geographical scope: Company wide

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS:

• Engineering

• Plants, Local procurement

• Product management

• Supply Chain

• Legal

• Quality

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS:

• Vendors

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE:

• Preferably either 2 years experience in strategic Procurement in an international industrial company and/or relevant education, having built relevant knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques, processes and tools and negotiation skills with vendors and internal stakeholders

• Experience in working with cross functional teams, preferable international

• Excellent analytical skills

• Good communication skills

• Excellent team player

• Drive for results

• Open for multi-national working-culture

• Bachelor degree in business administration or similar

• Fluent English language is essential

• Eligibility to work & live in the UK (if Armitage is preferred)

• Travel: Up to 20%

Interested candidates should apply by sending an up-to-date CV (in English) at

talent[at]idealstandard.com with "Strategic Buyer" in the subject line.

All inquiries and applications will be treated with the utmost discretion. Successful candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks of application.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent