Technical Strategic Buyer
Overview of Xylem Xylem, a leading global water technology company with 22, 000 employees dedicated to solving the world's most challenging water issues, is the global provider of efficient, innovative, and sustainable water technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved, and re-used. Our international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world's water challenges. We are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued, and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas. The role: For our Manufacturing site in Montecchio Maggiore (VI) with over 800 employees , we are seeking a Technical Strategic Buyer. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or Technical Diploma (Technical, Business Management, or Economics)
Experience in technical components
Minimum 2 years' experience in a manufacturing company in a similar role
Fluent in English and Italian
Experience in Negotiation & Contracts Cost Management
Contract: Permanent, full time
Location: Montecchio Maggiore (VI)
Benefit: Smart working (2 days per week), company bonus + company canteen
Travel requirement: 30% of the time in Italy & Europe
Principal Responsibilities: IMPACT Ensure new products and related supply chain have a cost-effective design while fulfilling all applicable technical specifications and full compliance with Xylem commodity strategies, policies, and other commodity guidance.
Secure planning and execution of procurement activities in accordance with project specifications and the product development process.
PRIORITIZATION AND PLANNING: Effectively manage multiple tasks to complete complex projects, define objectives, sequence, timeline, interdependencies, and contingencies for projects or initiatives, maximizing time and resources and overcoming obstacles.
COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK: Believes in teamwork, recognizes and supports team goals over individual goals, collaborates with others, and encourages team members to support each other.
INNOVATION/KNOWLEDGE: Challenge existing supply chains, suppliers, technologies, and manufacturing methods.
Search for suppliers, products, processes, and tools to secure cost effectiveness, quality, and service according to expectations.
Develop and improve functions for new products and value engineering.
VALUE-BASED DECISION MAKING: Examine events, issues, and problems to determine implications, isolate root causes, and ensure solving whole problems rather than simply addressing symptoms.
COMMUNICATION: Sign off product development stage gate presentations on behalf of EMEA procurement. React to any signs of suggested product designs or supply chains that are not optimal from a cost-effectiveness standpoint.
Proactively communicate with commodity managers and site procurement organizations to secure the supplier base to support company needs for product development and serial production.
Represent Xylem to external suppliers in a professional manner.
Effectively convey ideas and messages both formally and informally, delivering clear, concise, accurate, articulate, and persuasive written and oral messages.
RISK: React to any signs of suggested product designs or supply chains that are not optimal from a cost-effectiveness standpoint.
Secure short time from final specification to market for new products.
Search information about financial status, legal irregularities, sustainability, and other aspects for suppliers that might harm Xylem as a cooperation partner and customer.
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITIES: Sign off on supplier contracts, purchase orders, and other supplier actions as per delegation of authority.
Develop and validate off stage gate presentations and suggested decisions on behalf of AWS-EU procurement.
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