Procurement Manager

Arexons SpA è un'azienda chimica Italiana specializzata in prodotti per la cura e la pulizia di auto, moto e bike, nonché un fornitore di lubrificanti sbloccanti specifici ed un'ampia gamma di prodotti per utilizzi industriali e professionali per il Fai Da Te (si pensi ai noti brand Svitol e Fulcron).
Dal 1925 Arexons rappresenta una grande realtà italiana di successo, con prodotti che hanno segnato la storia della cura e della manutenzione dell'auto.
Dal 2007 Arexons fa parte del Gruppo Petronas, società statale malese leader nei settori Oil&Gas, Petrolio ed Energia. Il Gruppo Petronas, forte di oltre 50.000 dipendenti e presente in più di 80 Paesi nel mondo, ha dato nuova linfa e respiro internazionale alla qualità dell'azienda di Cernusco sul Naviglio.
**Posizione**:
**Position Purpose**:
This role is accountable for defining Arexons' Procurement strategy. The main responsibilities for this position include:
- Identify and propose the short-, mid
- and long-term Procurement strategy in line with Company aspirations and approved 5-year plan, based on Arexons stand-alone development and also via integrated approach with Petronas Lubricants International(PLI);
- Determine the resources required to support the business growth and plan from a purchasing standpoint;
- Develop and deploy procurement strategy plans in order for Arexons to achieve the expected annual saving;
- Implement procurement and sourcing strategies for direct/indirect goods and logistic services aligning with organizational objectives and budgetary constraints;
- Manage suppliers relationship - including performance evaluation, contract negotiation and issue resolution to ensure continuous improvement and value optimization;
- Develop sourcing plan that ensures both product availability at competitive price;
- Prepare and present projects, plans and update performance review documents to the Arexons management and eventually to PLI management and/or Board management;
- Scout for purchasing opportunities in domestic/foreign markets;
- Identify, map and manage the business legal risks of foreign trade and customs related activities;
- Identify sources of information for selecting the most suitable supplier and negotiate supply contracts based on company guidelines and defined targets;
- Works in tight contact with S&OP manager and Plant Production manager also on continuous process improvement and optimization
- Identify and propose mid-term and long-term goals and targets for each buyer;
- Manage and enhance key materials trends monitoring (dashboard) and support Commercial organization in developing commercial list price increase story line from key material trends;
- Lead and motivate the Team towards reaching assigned objectives; coach people to succeed and help them prioritize tasks and activities in order to free up time to step forward in negotiating and grow Purchasing's strategy;
- Develop Team's members to grow succession pipeline and strengthen internal Talents pool, giving them right-sized opportunities, visibility and challenges;
- Spread our culture and be an active ambassador of our core values, leading by example;
- In his position, the incumbent of the role will coordinate a Team of 4 Buyer.
**Key Accountabilities**:
- Develop, together with the rest of the Purchasing and the Arexons Team, a company culture for international business;
- To be fully autonomous on the Buyer function and being able to train and guide other colleagues;
- To coordinate with Legal Department and Commodity Manager Contract development and reviews;
- Be responsible for the new Supplier selection and develop alternative products in line with the functional areas;
- To demonstrates and promotes behaviors consistent with Petronas cultural believes;
- To comply with all company policies, procedures and safety standards;
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, policies and ethical standard in procurement activities, including environmental and social responsibility considerations;
- To execute regional procurement projects following Petronas procedures.
**Requisiti**:
**Skill, Experience & Knoweldge**:
- Master's degree in business administration, economics, engineering or related area or equivalent from a recognized national or international University;
- 10 years of experience in Procurement with focus in direct and indirect goods and 3 years of managing direct reports;
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to drive favorable outcomes and build mutually beneficial partnership with suppliers;
- Strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and influence stakeholders at all levels;
- Be well organized to manage multiple competing priorities in parallel;
- Be responsive and responsible to deliver on commitments;
- Strong purchasing strategies and negotiation techniques (for contracts definition and execution);
- Excellent analytical skills, with t