Commodity Sourcing Manager
Pubblicato il 28-08-2026 - Sidel in Parma
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**: