Technical Buyer Valsamoggia

Technical Buyer
Valsamoggia
Emilia Romagna, Valsamoggia

Location Bologna, Italy

- Note: _This position combines products and electronics in systems, and will require you to learn new skills in those fields, and skills specific to the aviation industry.

_**_We provide training on the job_**_. _

**OCEM Airfield

**OCEM Airfield is a global leader in technologies that help airports handle more aircraft, safely and efficiently, from approach to departure.

Our products, systems and services can improve any airport performance from approach, runway and taxiway lighting; to tower-based traffic control systems.

OCEM Airfield designs, manufactures, installs and maintains airfield ground lighting and control and monitoring systems (AGL) for commercial and military airports worldwide.

In the early 2000s, OCEM pioneered airfield product lines incorporating reliable, energy-efficient LED technology.

Today, the company continues to help airports make the switch from halogen and draws on its legacy of LED to drive other changes towards sustainability, safety and reduction in power consumption.

OCEM AGL solutions can be found in more than 1, 000 airports on six continents.

OCEM Airfield also includes its subsidiaries Augier (Nice, France) and Multi Electric (Chicago, USA).

The Mission of the Technical Buyer

We are looking for talented and enthusiastic people with the passion to support our vision and help to change the future of aviation.

We are now offering a fascinating position as a Technical Buyer, that reporting to the Procurement Manager will carry out the following

Activities

- Market knowledge: Prospect and monitor the supplier base and involved raw material trends worldwide for the assigned commodities.

- Supplier management: Monitor, audit and continuously improve quality and delivery performance of the assigned suppliers.

If needed, propose corrective actions and ensure follow-up.

Introduce and manage supplier development plans and specific cost reduction projects.

- Contract negotiations: Introduce, negotiate and manage supply contracts and blanket orders.

- Contribute to purchasing synergy programs between the different A&CT businesses

- Quality management: execute supplier selection audits and follow-up corrective actions at suppliers.

Skills/Qualification

- Best practices in strategic purchasing (RFI, RFQ, benchmarking, supplier evaluation and development, contract definition, price negotiations )

- Good knowledge of logistic processes (VMI, cost of inventory, consignment, 2-bin, incoterms )

- Good knowledge in business administration (product costing, production KPI, legal)

- Basic knowledge in assigned commodity technologies and markets

- Able to read and interpret a technical drawing, basic knowledge of industrial production and transformation processes

Experience

- 2 to 4 years experience in an industrial environment, preferably in a purchasing or supply chain role

- Successful experience in project management and/or contract negotiations

- Intercultural experience, preferably with international vendors.

- Technical or Economical Master or Bachelor

Languages

- Fluent in English

- Preferably basic knowledge in French

- All other languages are an asset

Personal Competence

- You have an international, intercultural mindset and love working with colleagues and clients around the globe.

You are sensitive to cultural and regional differences when doing so.

- You are creative, dedicated and open-minded, motivated to always find the best result and quality and improve on processes.

- Your communication skills allow you to understand others easily and impart your ideas in a clear and concise manner.

- As you travel around the world, representing OCEM Airfield while you do so, you are a professional and independent worker who takes initiatives where appropriate.

- Aviation is a fast-paced and challenging environment, but you know how to deal with that.

You can handle some pressure and have great time management skills.

- Most of all, buying is your passion and learning your drive!