Transport & Warehousing Purchasing Mgr

Our client is a leading global supplier of metal packaging products to consumer marketing companies to a broad range of end markets. The company is a International Group with 44 plants across 17 countries and over 6300 employees.

They are currently looking for a

**Transport and Warehousing Purchasing Manager** - based in Italy (Emilia Romagna, Lazio or Campania)

**Posizione**:
His responsibilities will be:

- Identify cost opportunities, synergies and challenge the status quo where appropriate.
- Benchmark transport and warehousing costs in his area of responsibility.
- Build, communicate, monitor, and secure budget in his zone
- Monitor and review suppliers' performances with operations with reference to the agreed standard and service levels.
- Take necessary steps for continuous improvement with Logistics services providers.
- Negotiate transport and warehousing agreements with Logistics providers, securing adequate capacity.
- Support Sales departments in their customer development objectives with required service level at the lowest cost to serve.
- Support operations with an efficient and cost-effective logistics organisation and provide timely support and information to the plants/ Businesses. He will be key in Logistics projects as required: internal, or with customers or suppliers.
- Ensure compliance to policies, adherence to Group logistics systems and standards, formalise and file contracts, tariffs and agreements with logistics service providers.
- Manage invoicing and claim issues with suppliers as well as feed Market Intelligence on suppliers capabilities, competition, technology.

**Requisiti**:

- business or engineering degree
- at least 5 years experience in logistics, supply chain or purchasing.
- Data speaks to you and you have experience with working with Windows office and ERPs (SAP appreciated)..
- You work well in a team, have excellent interpersonal, organisational and problem-solving skills.
- You maintain and create good collaborative relationships with operations and external partners.
- You have the ability to work in full autonomy and are extremely result oriented.
- You are fluent in Italian and in English (additional languages would be advantageous).
- Job position involves travel requirements (Plants, suppliers, Warehouses, ) up to 20%