Strategic Buyer
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We are seeking a Strategic Buyer eager to join our growing team in Varisco Product Company, Atlas Copco Padova.
Varisco is a well-established and ever-expanding company. It manufactures pumps, both for dewatering and industrial use. In 2016 Varisco was acquired by Atlas Copco, a Swedish multinational company with 150 years of history behind it.
As a Strategic Buyer, you are responsible for your own supplier portfolio and establish relationships with suppliers to ensure the purchase of materials according to our standards.
Main tasks for the role:
- Managing a portfolio of commodities (evaluating current suppliers, strengthening the relationship, improving their performances, resourcing low performers)
- Scouting new best suppliers (lead time, quality, price)
- Negotiating the best possible conditions and drawing up contracts with suppliers
- Establishing long-lasting and transparent relationships with suppliers
- Developing ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, working towards a strategy of continuous improvement
- Exploring and defining synergies with other departments
- Building up a network across the Atlas Copco group and working collaboratively with colleagues all over the world
What we expect from our candidates:
- Technical background – Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Fluency in Italian and English
- Availability for business trips
- Ability to read and understand technical drawings
- a problem solver with Intellectual curiosity and an out-of-the-box approach
- Positive and proactive attitude
- Critical thinking and analytic skills
- Ability to handle priorities and deadlines
What is important for us:
- Active collaboration with your colleagues
- Promotion of new ideas with a focus on improvement and innovation
- Adherence to the company rules, commitment to develop inclusion and collaboration in the workplace
- Promotion of the company’s values - Interaction, Commitment and Innovation - in order to fulfi l AtlasCopco’s vision “First in mind – First in Choice”
- Customer-centric approach
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