Operational Project Buyer

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About the role
GEA is a leading supplier for the food and beverage processing industry, with 18,000 employees worldwide.
This position is an Operational Procurement Specialist responsible for managing purchase orders, supplier relations, and project sourcing activities.
Responsibilities
Process purchase orders and follow the expediting process
Clarify issues with suppliers
Communicate with suppliers regarding demand, volume and delivery times, reduction of transaction cost, etc.
Execute purchasing processes following guiding principles from category management
Support Finance with invoice verification
Follow processes, guidelines and procurement policies
Ensure cost, availability, innovation, and quality within the sourcing plan creation and execution
Manage price lists
Coordinate, manage and control material shipments
Manage suppliers to fulfill on?time delivery KPI
Analyze and proactively use Materials Requirements Program (MRP) and other systems to determine raw materials/items needs for production/spare parts
Implement AI across procurement processes
Focus on new projects
Work closely with R&D;, Strategic Buyers, Operational Buyer and Quality Department
Manage RFQs and award decisions in line with category strategy
Execute supplier selection along strategy, requirements, supplier base development, and identification of new suppliers
Monitor and communicate planning of procurement activities related to projects
Commit to meeting project cost targets
Bill of Material costing
Responsible for project sourcing activities




Operate sourcing to support production and/or service
Run scouting process in line with project target and according to Strategic Buyers strategies
Process purchase requisitions, purchase orders and follow up on order confirmations (with expediting if needed)
Clarify issues with requestors and suppliers
Provide feedback to Strategic buyer/Category manager when spotting requisitions going outside of suitable framework agreements
Act as first point of contact with vendors for daily operations
Process invoices and manage master data
Support solving invoice mismatches that could not be processed by Finance/Accenture
Maintain local raw material or vendor master data as needed
Act as first Procurement point of contact for stakeholders in project management, engineering, project planning, controlling and other project relevant roles
Ensure that qualitative and quantitative inputs from the Project team are captured in the different stages of the project
Request sourcing support for the relevant scope of supply from Strategic Buyers and/or Category Managers (direct & indirect)
Be early involved in project Sales phase discussions, and recurrently involved in later phases




Share progress information from Procurement view (weekly project call, monthly steerCo, stage gate reviews...)
Partner with Logistics representative to support the project (e.g. Transport manager) to track risks, costs and lead times related to transport/import/export/receipt of goods
Key knowledge area: Several competences from ERP system & P2P processes, to sourcing, to project management.
Qualifications
Experience in operational procurement roles
Essential ability to work in a team, even in a stressful environment
Good knowledge of ERP system (SAP preferred)
Work experience in complex organizations (welcome)
Cost and data analysis
AI tools implementation (welcome)
Exposure to manufacturing/service operations
Fluent English and Italian
Financial and Business understanding
Analytical skills
Ability to work in a matrix organization
Problem solving skills
Takes ownership of the work, successes and failures
Good interpersonal and communication skills
MS Office good knowledge
Knowledge of shipping, customs clearance and logistic process (welcome)
Availability to short business trip
Salary & Benefits
Gross annual salary range: €30,000 – €38,000, depending on experience, technical expertise, level of autonomy, and market alignment.
Variable components and additional company benefits may be included and will be discussed during the selection process.
The position falls under the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Metalworking Industry.
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