Buyer

Role

Buyer

Organizational area

Procurement

Availability to travel

Contract Type

Number of open positions

1

Role overview

We are a company specialized in Integrated Navigation Systems part of a multi-industry leader on high-technology, advanced electronics and defense systems operating through its facilities all around the world.

We’re looking for our Procurement team a Buyer to join our company.

In this role, you will be responsible for defining and implementing purchasing strategies for indirect categories, ensuring compliance with service level parameters identified by internal and external stakeholders, and cost budget constraints.

The position is located in Pomezia.

Main Responsibilities

· Purchasing Strategies: define the category plans and respective budgets for the responsible categories; Introduce new suppliers through scouting activities and engaging internal stakeholders. Collaborate with the Warehouse and Planning to optimize stock inventory.

· Procurement Process: manage purchase requests through received RFPs. Check the completeness of the information received, especially regarding the SOW. Collaborate with the stakeholders requesting the service to define the supplier or the list of suppliers to involve in the tenders. Transform RFPs into RFQs by company procedures through the company workflow system. Negotiate with suppliers and draft framework agreements or other contractual forms.

· Stakeholder Relations: monitor supplier performance and resolve any quality/reliability issues; Be the point of contact for all internal stakeholders for the purchasing categories of relevance.

· Supplier Records: Manage information regarding suppliers’ data in line with Privacy Law and company procedures. Ensure the management and collection of NDAs according to procedure.

Education

· Master’s Degree in Economics & Commerce or Engineering

· At least 4 years of experience in the same role

· Fluent English

Experience

Medium and large companies, preferably in the aerospace and defense sector

Technical skills

· Strong knowledge of negotiation techniques
· SAP
· Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Transversal skills

· Negotiation
· Innovation and continuous process improvement
· Accountability