Commodity Manager

Our Client is an Italian company, part of an important Multinational Group, operating in the Construction Equipment sector. Posizione: - Lead the evaluation and selection of new suppliers, development of existing suppliers, and overall supplier management; - Set commodity strategy in alignment with Company strategy (including R&D, Logistic, Manufacturing, Finance, etc); - Develop competitive negotiations to implement cost reduction initiatives with the global supply base, while meeting capacity and quality requirements; - Manage supplier contracts and long-term agreements with preferred suppliers to ensure that market trends, supplier performance, and future business needs are aligned; - Manage supplier relationships and performance to meet company expectations and objectives; - Draft and submits annual budget proposal for the assigned commodities; - Update budget on a monthly basis and tracks performance against projections; - Monitor delivery performance of suppliers, escalating if needed; - Identify areas requiring process improvement, initiate and lead team-based effort to implement actions needed. Requisiti: - Degree in Economics or Engineering; - At least 5 years experience in Procurement/Sourcing/Buying in automotive industry or similar; - Experience in the category of goods related to Metallic Commodities is a plus; - Fluent English is mandatory; - Knowledge of MS Office; - Planning, execution and project monitoring. Altre informazioni: Location: prov. Forlì-Cesena. Smart-working is allowed. Occasional domestic and international travel required (up to 30%).