Strategic Buyer Tarcento

Strategic Buyer
Tarcento
Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tarcento

SMS group S. p. A. , a company of the German group SMS, a worldwide leading company for plant and machinery manufacturing in the steelmaking and non-ferrous material industry, is looking for a Strategic Buyer.

Activities:

- Independent search for new suppliers;

- Participation in auditing and qualifying new suppliers;

- Independently conducting price negotiations and drawing up globally valid supplier contracts;

- Close cooperation with operational buyers in all global purchasing organizations;

- Close cooperation with development and design;

- Defining and implementing the material group strategy;

- Continuous further development of the material groups for which you are responsible;

- Contributing to the further development of material group and supplier management;

- Creating a basis for decision-making, preparing data and analyses;

- Developing and implementing cost reduction programs to optimize manufacturing costs;

- Supporting the monitoring and reporting of our "Performance and Profitability Program".

**Requirements**:

- Degree in industrial engineering, business administration or economics;

- At least 10 years of professional experience in strategic purchasing in an international industrial company, preferably in plant construction;

- Target-, process

- and quality-oriented way of working;

- Very good technical and strategic understanding;

- Strong methodological and social skills;

- Confident manner, persuasiveness and strong decision-making skills;

- Very good SAP and IT skills;

- Fluent written and spoken English;

- Willingness to travel worldwide.

Location: Tarcento (UD)