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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