Procurement Manager

Arexons SpA è un’azienda chimica Italiana specializzata in prodotti per la cura e la pulizia di auto, moto e bike, nonché un fornitore di lubrificanti sbloccanti specifici ed un’ampia gamma di prodotti per utilizzi industriali e professionali per il Fai Da Te (si pensi ai noti brand Svitol e Fulcron).

Dal 1925 Arexons rappresenta una grande realtà italiana di successo, con prodotti che hanno segnato la storia della cura e della manutenzione dell'auto.

Dal 2007 Arexons fa parte del Gruppo Petronas, società statale malese leader nei settori Oil&Gas, Petrolio ed Energia. Il Gruppo Petronas, forte di oltre 50.000 dipendenti e presente in più di 80 Paesi nel mondo, ha dato nuova linfa e respiro internazionale alla qualità dell'azienda di Cernusco sul Naviglio.

**Posizione**:
**Position Purpose and main responsibilities**:
This role is accountable for defining Arexons’ Procurement strategy and the main responsibilities for this position include:

- Identify and propose the short-, mid
- and long-term Procurement strategy in line with Company aspirations and approved 5-year plan, based on Arexons stand-alone development and also via integrated approach with Petronas Lubricants International(PLI);
- Determine the resources required to support the business growth and plan from a purchasing standpoint;
- Develop and deploy (once approved) procurement strategy plans in order for Arexons to achieve the expected annual saving;
- Develop sourcing plan that ensures both product availability at competitive price;
- Prepare and present projects, plans and update performance review documents to the Arexons management and eventually to PLI management and/or Board management;
- Scout for purchasing opportunities in domestic/foreign markets;
- Identify, map and manage the business legal risks of foreign trade and customs related activities;
- Identify sources of information for selecting the most suitable supplier and negotiate supply contracts based on company guidelines and defined targets;
- Works in tight contact with S&OP manager and Plant Production manager also on continuous process improvement and optimization
- Identify and propose mid-term and long-term goals and targets for each buyer;
- Manage and enhance key materials trends monitoring (dashboard) and support Commercial organization in developing commercial list price increase story line from key material trends;
- Lead and motivate the Team towards reaching assigned objectives; coach people to succeed and help them prioritize tasks and activities in order to free up time to step forward in negotiating and grow Purchasing’s strategy.
- Develop Team’s members to grow succession pipeline and strengthen internal Talents pool, giving them right-sized opportunities, visibility and challenges.
- Spread our culture and be an active ambassador of our core values, leading by example.
- In his position, the incumbent of the role will coordinate a Team of 4 Buyer and an Intern.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Develop, together with the rest of the Purchasing and the Arexons Team, a company culture for international business;
- To be fully autonomous on the Buyer function and being able to train and guide other colleagues;
- To coordinate with Legal Department and Commodity Manager Contract development and reviews;
- Be responsible for the new Supplier selection and develop alternative products in line with the functional areas;
- To demonstrates and promotes behaviors consistent with Petronas cultural believes;
- To comply with all company policies, procedures and safety standards;
- To execute small regional procurement projects (tenders), following Petronas procedures.

**Requisiti**:
**Skill, Experience & Knowledge**:

- Master’s degree in business administration, economics, engineering or related area or equivalent from a recognized national or international University;
- Have approximately 10 years’ experience in purchasing/procurement and 2-3 years of managing direct reports (preferably FMCG sector);
- Strong expertise in purchasing negotiation in international relations;
- Excellent communication skills, effective inter-personal skills, and the ability to work with personnel at all organizational;
- Fluent in Italian and English both written and spoken; any other language will be considered a plus;
- Be well organized to manage multiple competing priorities in parallel;
- Be responsive and responsible to deliver on commitments;
- Purchasing strategies and negotiation techniques (for contracts definition and execution);
- Strong Knowledge of insurance formulas, banking procedures and commercial contracts;
- Travel availability: 20% - 25% of time mostly in Italy to visit, monitor and actively manage key suppliers

**Altre informazioni**:
**Type of contract**: Permanent

**Location**: Arexons Plant - Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI)

**Place to work**:

- flexible entry time + smartworking (8 days per month);
- multinational context with informal approach;