The Category Buyer is responsible for the development and implementation of commodity strategies and supplier management in assigned spend categories. He/She 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.

The Categoy Buyer will:

• 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.

Education and language skills:

• Master Degree or equivalent
• Degree in Engineering is preferred; Business/Economics is also
  accepted
• English is a mandatory skill; fluency in French, Italian and/or Chinese is an
  advantage.

Required experience and other 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.

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