Technical Buyer Milano

Technical Buyer
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Our client is an Italian leading company highly specialized in the design and manufacturing of positive displacement pumps, smart proportional valves, sensors, and fluidic systems.

The company serves a range of industries including Automotive, Food and Beverage, Medical, Water Treatment, Renewable Energies and Industrial.

We are seeking a highly motivated:

**TECHNICAL BUYER**:

**Main responsibilities**:

- Develop a strategic approach for the categories assigned (mechanical, electrical and electronic components), involving all the relevant internal stakeholders;

- Liaise with stakeholders to ensure the day-to-day activities and the strategy execution related to the categories assigned;

- Monitor the markets for the categories assigned in order to support the development of the most up-to-date cost saving initiatives to the business taking responsibility of their roll out;

- Continuously research and evaluate new possible suppliers and innovative solutions (in particular in Far East area), that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, service and reliability of supply;

- Negotiate, finalize, and manage supplier contracts autonomously;

- Support the Group Procurement & Supply Chain Manager to continuously identify improvement opportunities and coordinate sourcing projects;

- Guarantee the respect for the assigned purchasing budget;

- Take care of cost and value analysis, reporting activities, tracking and improvements of KPIs assigned;

- Establishing an effective liaison with other Departments.

- Degree in Business Administration or Engineering;

- At least 3-5 years of experience in a similar role within B2B multinational companies, preferably in Automotive, White Goods, Industrial or Factory Automation markets;

- An experience in a manufacturing site will be considered a plus;

- Able to read correctly a mechanical drawing;

- Good relational, analytical, and organizational skills, adaptability and proactivity;

- Good knowledge of English;

- Good knowledge of MS Office;

- Leadership attitude;

- Critical thinking, problem solving and negotiation skills.

**Location**:

Milan area