Italian speaking Tactical Buyer

• Manage tactical sourcing projects (i.e. spot buy, project-based purchasing) individually.
• Perform periodic analyses within managed commodity scope to identify savings, define efficiency opportunities and tactical initiatives. Support Category Managers’ work and the Category strategy as required.
• Negotiate and contract suppliers.

Additional responsibilities

• Provide multi-category support assigned by the sourcing lead, coming from main stakeholders.
• Execute competitive bid events.
• Analyze changing client/market conditions.
• Interface with Strategic Sourcing Team to implement strategic contracts at a tactical level.
• Support client specific category strategies.
• Re-direct tactical spend through strategic contracts/channels as appropriate.
• Promote process efficiencies through focus on automated channels.
• Track and report supplier performance, resolve supplier issues.
• Stakeholder relationship management