Global Category Buyer Industrial Services Milano

Global Category Buyer Industrial Services
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Campari Group is a major player in the global spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, spreading across Global, Regional and Local priorities.

Global Priorities, the Group's key focus, include Aperol, Appleton Estate, Campari, SKYY, Wild Turkey and Grand Marnier.

- The Group was founded in 1860 and today is the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

- It has a global distribution reach, trading in over 190 nations around the world with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

- The Group's growth strategy aims to combine organic growth through strong brand building and external growth via selective acquisitions of brands and businesses.

- Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 18 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 20 countries, and employs approximately 4, 000 people.

**Key Responsibilities and Activities**:

- Support activities on sourcing risk identification and management, and contract stipulation in collaboration with Business Function and Legal

- Support also other core procurement processes/activities - i. e.

Sourcing projects mapping, budget forecasting, governance

- Provide spend transparency: contribute in developing/monitoring reports and highlights, activity dashboards and relevant category KPIs

- Ensure compliance to procurement standards and policies.

- Actively identify and suggest improvement initiatives or ideas (from a both saving and process improvement perspective)

- Support management of internal stakeholders and external partners.

Contribute to build/reinforce procurement credibility within the organization

- Provide ad hoc support to the broader indirect supply chain procurement team

**Skills and Experience**:

- University Degree in Engineering or Business (Master degree is a plus)

- 2-3 years experience in the procurement plant capex and opex area

- Roles as engineering practitioner will also be evaluated

- Knowledge of Manufacturing and engineering categories

- Experiences on RFx processes, Contracting, Supplier Relationship Management, Category Management practices and other general transactional procurement processes

- Familiarity with e-procurement tools and working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP functionality

- Excel advanced skills are appreciated

- Understanding of management accounts and financial statements

- Innovative problem solving (ability to find, implement and disseminate innovative solutions)

- Team working and influencing skills (ability to work with others across all boundaries to reach common objectives and results)

- Curiosity and willingness to learn beyond current base of knowledge and the ability to change priorities and re-align workload with changes in business need

- Fluent in English and in Italian (or willingness to quickly learn it)

- Open to travel up to 25% of the time