Strategic Buyer

Responsibilities

Own supplier relationships, providing strategic impact through supplier strategy development, benchmarking against relevant competitors, markets, and meaningful should‑cost analytics. Create supplier performance scorecards based on vendor rating and cross‑functional stakeholder feedback and calibration, identifying future business opportunities based on supplier innovation. Define supplier strategy fully aligned with business strategies, covering spend, targets, negotiations, RFX projects, and spend pooling while ensuring effective stakeholder communication throughout execution. Relentlessly drive impact on the bottom and top line through supplier performance development, applying negotiation techniques and actively promoting supplier development programmes.

Implement defined negotiation roadmaps, target setting, and business reviews, orchestrating supplier‑related activities and communication between internal and external stakeholders to ensure a consistent supplier approach. Encourage suppliers to provide innovation, facilitating early involvement and related decision making. Ensure operational impact through compliance, contract and risk management, identifying and updating supplier segmentation for critical parameters such as risk, sole source, spend, and data security annually. Ensure full compliance regarding sustainability and regulatory requirements, managing supplier contracting according to defined standards and procedures. Conduct supplier risk assessments and define, track, and manage corresponding mitigation and contingency plans in alignment with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Strategic Buyer or similar procurement role.
• Strong negotiation skills and familiarity with Game Theory applied to sourcing.
• Expertise in supplier strategy development and contract management.
• Knowledge of supplier sustainability and risk management frameworks.
• Lean methodology and project management skills.
• Proficiency in IT tools and analytical methods supporting procurement decisions.
• Ability to inspire others across diverse cultures and backgrounds through compelling arguments, openness, and team spirit.
• Fluency in Italian and English (Spanish is a plus).

Location

Verona, Italy