Strategic Buyer Direct Materials
Pubblicato il 07-09-2026 - Rochester Executive in Italia
The Client:
Our Client is a large international industrial player (undisclosed), in the North of Italy.
Within the company, Procurement represents a Strategic Global Function under the leadership of the Group CPO, who is successfully driving a relevant transformation and value generation journey.
The Procurement function has been progressively shaped to be a “best in class” contributor to this journey, with a solid governance, a clear strategy, and distinctive skills to support continued company growth and future acquisitions.
In this context, a new Strategic Buyer is now needed: an A-player, who can bring across fresh energies and skills to strengthen the Indirect Procurement team even further.
The Role:
The Strategic Buyer will report to the Global Commodity Manager Direct Materials and will take responsibility for the Direct Materials Category.
He/she will be in charge of 1) implementing and optimizing commodity strategy, 2) contributing to initiate breakthrough Commodity Programs and Policies across the supply base, to ensure optimum TCO (Total Cost of Ownership),
on top of quality, delivery, sustainability, and innovation, and, last but not least, 3) play a key role in the transformation of a Procurement team with the ambition to be the Best in Class.
Position – Specific Responsibilities:
- Contribute to manage the procurement of the commodity at Group Level , supporting the commodity strategy deployment with a specific focus in the sourcing execution.
- Foster long-term partnerships with suppliers , acting as their focal point for supplier visits, business reviews, negotiations, and quality management.
- Maintain effective relationships and communication with internal key stakeholders in all functions.
- Prepare and conduct negotiations with suppliers regarding commercial terms, payment conditions and delivery terms in collaboration with the Global Commodity Manager.
- Prepare and analyse performance, risk, and sustainability reports for business meetings.
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