Sourcing Manager

**Your main responsibilities will include**:

- Leading the Purchasing team in Belluno
- Requesting quotations for products or services
- Establishing and maintaining a strong network with key suppliers
- Negotiating for direct materials codes and suppliers benchmarking
- Negotiating commercial terms and supply agreements
- E-auction
- Acquiring new suppliers and codifying them (Mkdata)
- Updating price lists
- MIN management
- Coordinating the Suzhou and Chihuahua plants and sourcing of materials
- Materials analysis KPI (savings, DPO, regionalization, preferred suppliers, contract coverage) and suppliers performance measure
- Meeting with suppliers
- Sourcing of alternative elements / suppliers
- BOM costing
- NPI support for the R&D
- COO update
- Supporting the quality dept. for noncompliance advisory to suppliers and back charge
- Audit depute for purchasing
- Supporting logistic agreements
- Host QBR with key partner(s)
- International Trade Compliance Gate Keeper: supporting Business Unit ITC Leader to develop and implement trade compliance policies, and certifications necessary for the Procurement team to ensure compliance with applicable trade laws.

**Our ideal colleague would bring**:

- Technical degree
- Previous experience in similar role is required
- Previous experience in the electronic field is preferred
- Knowledge of purchasing contracts and legalities of global trade
- Proven track record in lead time/cost reduction
- Experience with contract negotiation
- Good skills for Ms Office - PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Project, Excel
- Fluent English and Italian
- Excellent interpersonal skills and negotiation techniques
- Self-motivated, proactive & confident
- Ethical - high personal and professional standards
- Business travel