Strategic Buyer Mechanical
Pubblicato il 19-10-2026 - Gea Group in Italia
Are you ready to shape the future of sustainable industries? Join GEA and become part of a global team that’s driving innovation, excellence, and impact across the food, beverage, and process sectors. GEA is one of the leading suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and for a wide range of other process industries. Around 18,000 employees in over 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success: join them We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams, and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company. * As part of category communities, is consulted on the category strategy definition by providing business feedback and visions from the entities/BUs/Functions that the role is supporting Sourcing * Based on pre-alignment with category managers, either drives or supports total cost reduction, payment terms improvement & supplier-led innovation initiatives * Supports Project procurement managers regarding sourcing activities (pre-sales and execution phase) * Runs RfX, negotiations,
and takes awarding decisions in line with both category & business strategy * Monitors and strives for compliance adherence of relevant stakeholders to procurement processes & policies (Contract management, competitive bidding, sourcing, PR approval etc.) Supplier Management – for each vendor assigned to the role for Supplier Account Manager (SAM): * Acts as last contact for escalations (cost, quality, service, compliance…) * 1st contact for information about the main supplier account * Monitor & manage supplier risks (e.g. within Ariba SRM, GEA Scorecard…) * Owns the supplier roadmap / development plan * Conducts business review meetings & leads the key negotiations (with relevant stakeholders) * Owns sustainability scorecard in Ecovadis and other sustainability actions * For preferred suppliers - Ensures systematic involvement in new projects/developments * Monitor supplier capacity and/or lead