Purchasing Specialist

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Your Role
We are looking for a Procurement Specialist in the Purchasing department, reporting to the Global Procurement Manager at the Mantova plant. The role involves ensuring the availability of raw materials and packs for the Mantova plant on time and in full.
What you will do
Plan and coordinate the supply of raw materials and packs with different suppliers to cover requested production according to MRP and consumption, considering specific factors of each supplier.
Daily follow‑up of production and sourcing plans to ensure the right stock and service level.
Detect and prevent supply risks, taking timely actions to avoid shortages in the plant.
Control and optimize stocks according to the production needs plan and avoid overstocks, obsolescence, and supply gaps.
Evaluate capacity following deliveries and requested needs, also considering contract levels negotiated by buyers.
Coordinate and collaborate with Scheduling and Production Planning teams to follow up on production plans and risk assessments.




Maintain proper setups in the system for an efficient sourcing plan and place purchase orders according to alignments with suppliers.
Supervise and validate invoices not automatically approved by the system due to price/quantity differences; manage indirect purchase orders to authorize differences driven by specific costs.
Identify and implement new initiatives on processes and tools with the team, continuously improving and growing.
Maintain a collaborative approach and fluid communication with the team, suppliers, and different departments involved in daily tasks (Purchasing, Sales & Op, Production Planning, Logistics, Formulation, Quality).
What we are looking for
Proven experience of at least two years in Procurement, Planning, or Logistics, preferably within the petfood, food, or FMCG industry and in wet production environments.
Knowledge of planning principles: stock level, coverage, order point, lead time.
University degree; specific courses on Procurement, P

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