Drive procurement strategy and execution to secure the timely, cost-effective, and quality-assured supply of materials, components, equipment, and services. Accountable for delivering measurable cost savings, strengthening supplier performance, mitigating supply risk, and leading contract negotiations and purchasing team performance to achieve business and operational targets.

What You Will Do

• Define and implement sourcing strategies that improve cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and operational performance.
• Drive supplier selection, performance evaluation, and development to build a reliable and competitive supply base.
• Lead negotiations for pricing, contracts, payment terms, and commercial conditions to secure maximum business value.
• Ensure uninterrupted material availability to meet production plans and customer delivery commitments.
• Deliver cost reduction, value engineering, and productivity improvement initiatives across the spend portfolio.
• Partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, Logistics, and Finance to align procurement with business priorities and plant performance goals.
• Manage procurement budgets, forecasts, and KPIs to improve spending control and decision-making effectiveness.
• Ensure full compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and industry standards, protecting business continuity and governance.
• Lead, coach, and develop the purchasing team to strengthen execution, accountability, and results.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Annual realized cost savings
• Supplier on-time delivery performance (%)
• Supplier quality performance (PPM / claims)
• Material availability and production continuity
• Inventory turnover improvement
• Contract compliance rate
• Procurement lead time reduction

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, or related field.
• MBA or Master's Degree preferred.
• Solid progressive experience in procurement and/or purchasing departments.
• A few years of hands-on experience in a leadership position.
• Experience in the cable manufacturing industry is an advantage.
• Fluent in English and Italian, written & spoken

Technical Skills required

• Strategic sourcing execution and procurement performance management
• Commercial and contract negotiation to secure business value
• Supplier performance and relationship management
• ERP-driven procurement planning and control (SAP preferred)
• Data-driven cost analysis and spend optimization
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills for analysis and reporting (Excel, PowerPoint)

Soft/Core Skills required

• Leadership and team development
• Strategic and long-term thinking
• Strong negotiation skills
• Clear communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Sound and timely decision-making
• Strong focus on results and execution
• Continuous improvement and change mindset
• Good business and financial understanding
• Customer and service orientation

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Salary range for this position 50.000- 70.000 EUR (CCNL Gomma Plastica Industria)

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