Buyer - Direct Materials (Fixed Term)

**Dematic** is looking for a talented **Buyer - Direct Materials **to be hired with a **temporary contract of 1 year**, for its premises in **Cernusco Sul Naviglio**. He/She will report to the **Procurement Manager Italy** and will be responsible for supporting procurement activities and objectives within a factory environment. He/she should be methodical in developing action plans, managing on-site deliveries to our various projects, and interacting with our suppliers and internal customers. We are looking for someone who can pivot quickly and strives for continuous improvement.

**What You Will do in This Role**:

- Arranges timely delivery of supplies and materials and expedites as necessary. Effectively manage supply programs to meet lead times, as well as delivery dates for projects.
- Procure and manage material to meet quality, delivery, inventory and price targets (use SAP).
- Own daily working relationships with suppliers, category leaders and project leaders within the Project Procurement Team.
- Effectively communicate with and engage all levels of the organization as well as key suppliers and customers.
- Assess demand and place purchase orders for Project purchases, which are third party supplier material that is not part of a Bill of Material. Review incoming orders, verify ship dates, and communicate with suppliers to confirm delivery dates.
- Maintain material master data on assigned part numbers in SAP.
- Act as the point of contact with suppliers.
- Support supplier quality and supplier development activities, including monitoring and improving delivery reliability and lead time reduction.
- Support escalation process with suppliers based on scorecards, etc.
- Resolve semi-complex delivery, quality or other related problems with invoices or purchases.

**What We are Looking For**:

- Bachelor’s Degree preferred, ideally in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or Business or Diploma
- Demonstrates good grasp of knowledge of the field.
- 2 years of experience in similar role
- Purchasing experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of SAP
- Ability to communicate and build relationships both internally, across all functional organization and externally with supplies and customers.
- Good knowledge of Italian and English languages

**What can we further offer?**
- An international environment where curiosity and proactivity is highly appreciated
- Opportunity to know other countries and cultures
- Opportunity to work with e-commerce customers who are leading the world at this moment
- Ticket Restaurant
- Personal Computer and Smartphone
- Smartworking

**Further details**

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Cernusco sul Naviglio, Lombardia: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)