Purchaser - Industrial Gases Cuneo

Purchaser - Industrial Gases
Cuneo
Piemonte, Cuneo

At AGC, you change the world with innovative materials, technology and solutions.

Working closely in an inclusive and international team, your ideas and expertise take on new value.

Following the highest performance and ethical standards, the challenges you overcome will improve daily life for millions of people.

Make your career an everyday essential part of the world.

What if your next job was about. . . Your mission: You will join the Energy Procurement team of Architectural Glass Europe & Americas and Automotive Glass Europe.

Your primary objective will be to define and implement the strategy of your sub-category.

You will be a key player; Nitrogen (N2), Hydrogen (H2), and Oxygen (O2) being strategic energies for our Upstream sites.

Your role will be to ensure cost efficiency, security of supply, and alignment with AGC's operational needs.

Your main areas of responsibility will be: Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Develop and implement a category strategy for industrial gases (N2, H2, O2).

• Monitor market trends, supplier innovations, and regulatory developments to optimize AGC's supply chain.

• Ensure risk management and security of supply for all upstream sites. Supplier & Contract Management

• Negotiate contracts with major international suppliers to secure competitive pricing and service levels.

• Conduct regular contract reviews and performance evaluations.

• Develop strong relationships with key suppliers while identifying alternative sources to enhance competition. Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with technical teams to align procurement decisions with operational and process needs.

• Collaborate with legal teams to review and optimize contract terms.

• Work closely with local plant managers and operational teams to guarantee a reliable industrial gas (IG) supply while optimizing costs. Cost Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency improvements in IG procurement and usage.

• Implement best practices in procurement, benchmarking against industry standards. Are you the perfect match? Your talents: You have an engineering or master degree in supply chain, business, economics or equivalent. You have ideally a first experience in international Purchasing. You are a good communicator, able to create a network. You have strong negotiation skills and are able to develop solid long-term relationships with suppliers. You have good analytic and problem-solving skills. You are attentive to details with the ability to see the big picture. You are fluent in English, any other European language is a plus. MS Office proficient, Power BI and SAP MM are a plus. You are passionate about innovation, energy efficiency and environmental solutions. You want to contribute to further reducing our company carbon footprint. Ready to travel occasionally in Europe. What do we offer? You'll be part of a committed, smart team, respectful of diversity.

You'll get wide-ranging exposure to different aspects of glass and new technologies.

We offer competitive compensation, training opportunities, and respect for autonomy.

Curious to know more about your future site? For this international position, you could be based in one of our main AGC European sites/plants (Cuneo, Teplice, Sagunto, Barcelona, etc. ).

In every place, the atmosphere reflects our values of inclusion and diversity: we value the uniqueness of individuals and the different perspectives and talents they bring to AGC.

Our teams have great exposure to different aspects of the glass business and new technologies.

They are driven by collaboration, motivation, curiosity, and respect for autonomy.

This makes daily work enjoyable and life easier.

Come and join us!

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