GLOBAL COMMODITY MANAGER – ENGINEERING TECHNICAL AREA

The Client
Our client is an international industrial group backed by global PE. In the last 6 years they have doubled up the top line up to 2Bn€ (2025), tripled their profitability, established their presence in 28 countries, consolidated their manufacturing footprint across 70+ production sites and distribution centers, employing almost 6000 people. Their portfolio (25000 products across BUs) is sold in 132 countries, positioning the group as a leader in attractive premium niche markets.
A key enabler of their growth path has been a structured Procurement organization: that has been built to evolve into a strategic, “best-in-class” function, definitely a strategic partner to the business, across multiple Business Units.
As part of its ongoing development, the company is looking for a Global Commodity Manager – Engineering Technical Area (GCM), who will be responsible for the global management of technical procurement categories, with a cross-BU scope covering CAPEX, OPEX and MRO.
Position – The role:
The Global Commodity Manager (CPO-2) will report to the Procurement Director - Indirect (CPO-1) and will be responsible for defining and implementing sourcing strategies across the Technical Procurement area, ensuring competitiveness, value creation, cost optimization and supplier performance improvement across the Group.
The role will manage a team of 2 resources (1 strategic buyer and 1 buyer) and will work in close cooperation with Operations, Finance, Controlling and other key stakeholders.
The position covers categories including:
- CAPEX investments (civil works, infrastructure, machinery and industrial equipment)
- OPEX technical spend (maintenance services, technical consulting and external contractors)
- MRO categories (maintenance materials, spare parts, and related services)
Key Objectives and Responsibilities:
Direct responsibilities will include:
- Convey distinctive engineering skills to role, in order to maintain and further enhance the capabilities of procurement to buy capex and sustain the company growth trajectory, world wide
- Connect with the organisation: all Plants ww, as well as Operations and Legal to define technical specs and tenders, in Italy and abroad, and deploy the commodity strategy and sourcing programs for the whole Engineering | Technical Procurement area.
- Develop supplier strategies and supplier performance improvement programs. Supply base predominant in Europe.
- Manage supplier selection, scouting, benchmarking and sourcing optimization initiatives.
- Lead RFQ/RFP processes, offer analysis and alignment, commercial negotiations and contract finalization in cooperation with Legal.
- Coordinate cost optimization and value creation initiatives with internal stakeholders: Operations, Finance and Controlling.
- Contribute to maintain the distinctive best-in-class position of Procurement as best-in-class player. Organize and facilitate workshops with suppliers and internal stakeholders aimed at identifying best practices, innovation opportunities, Value Engineering and Design-to-Value initiatives.
- Apply all main Procurement technicalities, including (TCO, nego-booklet, open-book logic, make VS buy, Nego strategy, risk-management, vendor-rating), and Drive recurring cash-improvement programs with suppliers, including