Director, Sourcing Emea Bardi

Director, Sourcing Emea
Bardi
Emilia Romagna, Bardi

Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), comprised of the most trusted names in the fuel industry, are global leaders in driving innovation for over 100 years.

DFS, the industry's 1st end-to-end fueling solution, provides advanced fuel-dispensing equipment, including systems and payment, automatic tank gauging and wet stock-management solutions.

The role is critical in delivering the roadmap of operational excellence in all aspects of the Sourcing function including supplier development, consolidation, performance management as well as significant gains in both productivity and working capital.

**This position may be located in: EMEA (remote based with frequent travels to our Regional office in Dundee and our other offices in EMEA)

Will report to Sr Director Operations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

- Work closely with the Director Operations Dundee, Bladel, Grentheville, ATG, LIQAL to create the strategy around all Sourcing activities for the region;

- Provide direct leadership for the team of Sourcing professionals based in Europe, including definition of the team structure, detailing the roles, assessing skills gaps and creating personal development plans.

Inspire and motivate the team to produce a culture of high performance;

- Identify the Sourcing opportunities of the business and create alignment of goals - focus on optimising Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity across the global supply base;

- Engage with New Product Introduction activities to steer key aspects of the projects from concept stage through to market introduction;

- Develop close working relationships with the Supply Chain and Sourcing leaders for each of the DFS EMEA business units, gaining an understanding of the challenges and coordinating joined efforts to achieve sourcing solutions, such as definition of high value approach to make/buy decisions;

- Seek out suppliers with capability in ground-breaking areas to enhance the DFS offering;

- Lead identification of Value-Added Value Engineering opportunities across the DFS product range;

- Represent DFS EMEA on the Global Sourcing Steering committee;

- JOB SPECIFICATIONS: _

- _Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred. _

- 10 plus years' experience in a manufacturing/industry environment.

- Business-oriented financial professional.

- Excellent verbal/written communication skills, proven results orientation and ability to deliver quality, on-time results are key.

- Highly analytical skills

- Self-motivated, driven, and sense of urgency.

- DOVER COMPETENCIES: _

- _Builds and Manages Collaborative Relationships_

- Results Driven

- Strong Business Acumen and Sound Judgment

- DFS CULTURAL CARACTHERISTICS: _

- _**Aligned**:_ _Fully understands the importance of organization's goals/objectives and aligns efforts to ensure direct support to deliver the expected results;_

- **Accountable**: Delivers promises that meet and exceed customer's expectations;

- **Problem Solver**: Act with empowerment to resolve problems with simple and impactful solutions and drives continuous learnings into processes and practices.

- **Execution Champion**: is committed to help others to achieve their goals, objectives and promises.

- SOFT SKILLS AND ABILITIES: _

- **Ethics and Work Standards**:_ Maintain the highest ethical and work standards, while promoting the same attributes in co-workers and others.

Ensure that all business activities - with both internal and external customers - to be performed with a professional demeanor and that all participants be held accountable to this high standard.

- **Communication**:_ Expresses thoughts clearly, both orally and in writing, using good grammar.

Presents concise, well organized reports in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Listens to understand input, feedback and concerns.

Provides complete information in an open, honest and straightforward manner.

Responds promptly and positively to questions and requests.

- **Teamwork and Relationships**:_ Works with other employees willingly and in a spirit of cooperation and teamwork.

Supports cooperation.

Demonstrates a commitment to the entire business and is supportive of all initiatives (company and departmental) to help grow DFS in Europe and abroad.

Cooperates fully with others to achieve organizational goals.

- **Performance Management**:_ Applies a continuous process of improving performance by setting individual and collective goals which are aligned to the strategic goals of the organization, planning performance to achieve the goals, review and assess progress and develop the knowledge, skills and abilities of people.

- **Strategic Thinking and Vision**_: Recognize relationships, complexities and implications of a situation, anticipate possibilities and plan what to do.

Requires explorations of perspectives, prioritization and allocation of resources on the decision-making process.

- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of rac