Specialist, Strategic Sourcing
Pubblicato il 02-10-2026 - Altro in Palermo
In this role you will lead strategic sourcing and procurement for polymers, plastics and mechanical components, driving cost reductions and supply chain efficiency. You will work closely with engineering, production and legal to optimize supplier contracts and ensure reliable supply. The role focuses on cross-functional collaboration, market analysis, and data-driven decision making to support manufacturing schedules and cost goals. This is a boundary-spanning role with significant impact on TCO and supplier partnerships. You will contribute to shaping procurement strategy in a high-stakes manufacturing environment.
Develop and execute sourcing strategies to reduce costs and improve TCO across polymers, molded plastics, and mechanical components
Conduct market research, identify new suppliers, assess risks, and monitor cost trends
Lead renegotiations and optimize vendor contracts for favorable pricing
Implement e-sourcing tools and data analysis to optimize procurement processes
Identify, evaluate, onboard, and manage suppliers for polymers, plastics, sheet metal and machined parts,
raw fiber, and protective materials
Manage full contract lifecycle in collaboration with legal, ensuring compliance
Monitor supplier performance using KPIs on quality, delivery, and cost; address gaps
Collaborate with engineering, finance, and production to align procurement with schedules
Proven experience as a Procurement Specialist in manufacturing, preferably fiber optics or related
Experience sourcing polymers, molded plastics, mechanical components, sheet metal and machined parts, raw fiber, and protective jacketing materials
Experience managing contract manufacturing relationships
Track record of achieving measurable cost reductions
Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills
Proficiency with SAP or equivalent ERP, advanced Excel; Power BI a plus
strong negotiation and communication
relationship-building with suppliers
problem-solving and attention to detail
SAP/ERP
Power BI
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