Strategic Buyer Mro, Indirect Material

**Overview of Xylem**

Xylem, a leading global water technology company with **over 17000 employees** dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, is the leading global provider of efficient, innovative and sustainable water technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved and re-used. Our international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world’s water challenges. We are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas.

**Job Summary**:
For our manufacturing site in **Montecchio Maggiore (VI) with over 700 employees**, we are looking for a Strategic Buyer CAPEX MRO Indirect Material.

He/she has the strategic responsibility of purchases for the categories of indirect materials and services required by the company. He/she works on specific projects and investments in cross-functional teams including but not limited to general maintenance services and industrialization for negotiating and drafting contracts part.

Support and deliver sourcing strategy, as delegated by Xylem Global Procurement (XGP) and according to Applied Water System division strategy.

Accountable for site material savings, contributing to Idea Generation sessions with multifunctional team members to fill-in the saving projects funnel and maximizing cash flow with vendor payment and stocking programs management.

**Principal Responsibilities**:

- Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with Xylem policies, needs, costs, quality and delivery targets. Improve site supply base and supplier’s service level, reducing lead time and improving on time and quality performance, participation to the monthly review on Quality and OTD performance. Ensure improvements on transactional processes and operations.
- Support EH3S, facilities maintenance and manufacturing engineering for contractors, making sure they comply with security and labor law requirements.
- Responsible for managing and updating price lists in the system, issuing, monitoring and expediting of orders and invoices.
- Work collaboratively with other Site Procurement structures, Xylem Global Procurement and GBS, regarding definition and implementation of procurement strategy to achieve global, regional and local benefits through alignment and leverage of purchasing power. Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
- Ensure spend and sourcing projects are associated to budgets and where appropriate savings can be tracked to P&L, with Finance sign-off.
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities. Actively search information about financial status, legal irregularities, sustainability and other aspects for suppliers that might harm Xylem as a cooperation partner and customer

**Required Qualifications**:

- Technical high school diploma or Bachelor Degree in a technical field
- 5 years of experience in MRO, indirect materials, and services purchases area.
- Professional Buyer ADACI certification (level 2-progressed) comparable to the British level 3 CPS can be a plus
- Fluent in English and Italian (interaction with global sourcing team)

**LOCATION**: Montecchio Maggiore (VI)

**SMART WORKING**: 2 days per week

**BENEFIT**: company bonus + canteen

**CONTRACT**: permanent, full time