Responsibilities:

Establish collaborative relationships with C-level executives, as well as the organisation at all levels.

Build trust and establish a common view on company goals and values.

Determine the “as is” and design the “to be”, across:

Procurement Strategy and impact:

• Design the function from scratch and provide leadership, direction and focus to the new organisation
• Create a Global Supply Intelligence, to understand trends and technology needs by Region/BUs, in order to design the optimum sourcing footprint; the spend is articulated across different categories and production processes and is subject to stringent technical requirements.
• Ensure effective communication to key stakeholders

Breakthrough Commodity strategy:

• Define the Procurement Processes to be adopted by the Group, challenging the status-quo
• Define the Category Management structure; main categories include chemicals, resins, and metals.
• Review and rationalize current suppliers base across all Group companies, and redefine the matrix for spend, across category products / technologies for the Group, in line with manufacturing needs
• Map and identify supplier base capabilities, by category
• Create breakthrough Commodity Strategy and Programs to ensure 1) strong alliances with key suppliers, 2) best results and 3) synergies across the group.

People & Organisation

• Build a strong organization in terms of structure, processes and people. Challenge current status, and be accountable for shaping the change; with the support of a renewed, upskilled team. Engage others, across diverse culturesand backgrounds, through meaningful commodity expertise, compelling arguments, openness and team spirit
• Improve procurement performance, operating costs, working capital, quality and service, by deploying state-of-the-art methodologies and techniques
• Build the right tools to ensure transparency and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as: financial, quality, supplier performance, procurement performance metrics and sustainability.

Results

• Build strong relationships with all main stakeholders in the organisations
• Own EBITDA impact as common goal, through clear information, goals, and KPI’s

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Economics / Business Administration /Management Engineering or equivalent experience
• At least 15-20 years’ experience in a similar role within an international Industrial environment / complex multinational organizations
• Grounding experience in an organisation known for it’s best-in-class procurement function Preferred procurement experience in purchasing commodities (chemicals, resins, metals) within industrial goods, electronics, industrial equipment sectors; semiconductors would represent a plus
• Strong Procurement management skills, with relevant track-record of results and P/L impact. Sets KPIs across: savings, savings funnel, sustainability, quality, risk management, innovation, and supply base structure Criticalities include: FX, value engineering, commodity trends and hedging policies
• Solid procurement state-of the art techniques From deployment of new suppliers base, to negotiations, specifications etc.: ability to master all purchasing techniques / deep knowledge and previous experience in applying the different procurement and sourcing levers to deliver value
• As a plus: know-how in supply chain / logistics

Capabilities:

Thought Leadership

• Deliver Group Procurement Strategy and a consistent best in class organisation
• Fast thinking and forward looking to create power on the drivers of success; ability to leverage on them
• Contribute to set new business mindset, as well as new standards
• Financial acumen to drive fast improvement in financial performance
• Build strong strategic and long-term partnerships with suppliers
• Respond to business leaders and actuate responses that add value for the business

Execution Leadership

• Passion for execution and making things happen. Drives own team and influences the organisation to deliver results at the right pace whilst understanding constraints and limitations. Over-achieves on targets, and challenges the status-quo
• Sets clear goals in line with (progressively) new standards, acting as a change-agent
• Able to think high level, yet pivots to details and analytics with a hands on style, analytical and pragmatic mindset; understands how to identify and size opportunities of improvement and priorities of delivery
• Strong business sense and commercial acumen

People Leadership

• Effective people leadership: self confident, able to manage self and others, creates a high performing culture
• Natural ability to communicate and to build trust-based relationships: inspires people to make meaningful contributions, engages their team while setting a high bar; openly debates with the team , to solve problems, discuss challenging issues, or learn more about critical topics within the group.
• Establishes clear, challenging goals and metrics for the year
• Designs a performance management process to monitor projects, and deliver results that exceed expectations

Languages: Full proficiency in spoken and written Italian and English is a must.

Location: Centre of Italy