Purchasing & Material Planning Manager

1 giorno fa

Remote, italia Cosmic Group Tempo pieno

Cosmic Group is looking for a hands-on Purchasing & Material Planning Manager to structure and develop the Purchasing function.

The role combines two complementary areas:

  • Procurement, sourcing and supplier management.
  • Material planning, MRP and inventory management.
  • Purchasing team leadership and development.
  • Support to Production, Lean transformation and ERP/MES implementation.


Key Responsibilities

Purchasing Operations and Team Management

  • Lead, organise and develop a team of buyers with different experience levels.
  • Standardise purchasing processes, responsibilities and escalation rules.
  • Work directly with the ERP, purchase orders, shortages and supplier commitments.
  • Introduce operational KPIs and continuous improvement practices.

BOM and Material Planning

  • Implement an early BOM review process to identify supply risks.
  • Manage shortages, long lead-time, obsolete and single-source components.
  • Review MRP parameters, safety stocks, reorder points and purchasing lead times.
  • Introduce kanban, min/max and automatic replenishment where appropriate.

Supplier Management

  • Source, qualify and develop national and international suppliers.
  • Negotiate prices, lead times, MOQ,