Commodity Sourcing Manager

The Commodity Sourcing Manager is responsible for the development and implementation of commodity strategies and supplier management in assigned spend categories. He performs sourcing activities for a set portfolio of spend categories at a global and/or local level to achieve commodity results and ensure compliance with the Group Strategy.

Your Mission

• Lead, develop and implement global commodity strategy for assigned spend categories
• Analyse spends in assigned spend categories
• Monitor the market through constant benchmarking to continuously improve costs, quality, delivery, and technology
• Help to define the annual savings forecast, identifying risks and opportunities
• Implement the saving action plan to achieve the assigned annual cost saving target
• Promote and lead cost reduction activities and alternative products/ solutions, towards internal stakeholder and Suppliers,
• Manage Supplier Relationship at global level, monitoring trend of KPIs and setting necessary corrective actions
• Negotiate long-term contracts with Suppliers, at global level, that set out prices, quality standards, cost reduction
  improvement along agreement duration, delivery times, and commercial terms and conditions
• Communicate effectively and manage relationships with relevant internal stakeholders, to contribute to the cross-functional projects
• Ensure compliance with the sourcing processes
• Enter relevant sourcing data in local ERP system for new product codes and pricelist updates

Your Profile

Level of education and languages:

• Master Degree or equivalent
• Degree in Engineering is preferred; Business/Economics is also accepted
• English - Fluency in French, Italian and/or Chinese is an advantage

Required experience and skills:

• Min 3 years in strategic sourcing in an international manufacturing company
• Knowledge of the Transmission market/product categories is a plus
• Experience in manufacturing environment or sales is a plus
• Experience in international negotiations, contract and claim management
• Experience outside of own country of origin is a plus
• Very good negotiation skills as key element in order to communicate with both suppliers and other stakeholders

Contract Type

Permanent

Country

ITALY

Location

Parma