Global Direct Category Specialist Vercelli

Global Direct Category Specialist
Vercelli
Piemonte, Vercelli

Our client is a global leader in the laboratory diagnostics market.

With a view to strengthening their organizational structures, we are looking for a

**GLOBAL DIRECT CATEGORY SPECIALIST

He/She supports the Global Direct Procurement Manager in direction for the categories in his/her scope.

He/She will be directly responsible for the category performance, supplier performance evaluation and the development and realization of initiatives for risk reduction and saving

**Posizione**:

Key duties and responsabilities

- Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, agreements and relationships

- Maintain records for price-list and contracts

- Review, monitor, and report category KPIs

- Perform sourcing activities in coordination with the industrial sites

- Scout for new suppliers, products and technologies

- Support the manger to identify potential financial/operational risks

- Contribute to develop and deploy category management

**Requisiti**:

**Education, Experience, and Qualifications

- Must have:

-. Bachelor's Degree.

- Procurement experience in a structured and modernly organized company (2/3 years)

- Experience in sourcing and category management of direct materials

- Nice to have:

- experience in the life science industry

. experience in an international company

- Knowledge of procurement best practices, processes, software

- Knowledge of commercial law, cost controlling, accounting, passive cycle

- Knowledge of ERP systems

- Technical understanding of the categories in scope in terms of products, technologies and services

- Knowledge of the supplier base of the categories in scope

- Understanding of GMP and ISO:13485 principles

- Integrity and ethical approach to business

- Problem solving, team player

- Good relationship management

- Good negotiation skills

- Internal and external stakeholder management

- Goal setting, decision making, task management

- Full working proficiency in written and spoken English and Italian

**Altre informazioni**:

Location: Vercelli area