Procurement Analyst

**Procurement Analyst - Raw Materials**:
**POSITION SNAPSHOT**:

- JobReq ID: 52192- Type of work: Hybrid- Type of contract: Open-ended/permanent- Full/Part Time: Full time- Location: ROMA, IT:
**Job Purpose**

We are looking for a Procurement Analyst in the Raw Material Procurement team. The role will be reporting the Procurement manager of the section. This is an EMEA role, based in Rome.

For your supply portfolio, you will be responsible for the data management activities, you will interact with suppliers in order to ensure the relevant information and data is properly maintained in our systems and you will use it for Procurement analyses. You will also liaise with many other business functions, including Finance for the reporting, IT for the optimization of ERP usage, Vendor Master Data for the supplier data management, Supply Planning and Accounts Payable for the invoices approval and the optimization of the flow from contract to payment, Logistics Procurement for analysis and benchmark on logistic costs, Internal/External Audit for the acquisition of the required data from the relevant systems, and many others.

You will support on business continuity related topics and on strategy development.

**Responsibilities**:
Your responsibilities will include, among others, the following activities:

- direct and daily interaction with raw material vendors, logistics providers, intermediaries and other market participants
- market intelligence gathering and reporting on a specific field or area of procurement
- support the creation of category strategy documents and KPI reporting
- system contract creation and update - both directly or through the an external provider
- vendor data management including invoice approval
- end-to-end sourcing process through the relevant software platform and sourcing processes.
- studying solutions for continuous improvement of the Procurement processes from a data management perspective.
- Issuance of RFQs and continuous monitoring of price evolution and opportunities

**Requirements**:

- Technical Knowledge: some preliminary skills in data management, IT systems (ERP, Saas, etc), process automation. Proficient skills in using the MS Office package, especially Excel. Further experience in programming (Python) is a plus. In any case, enthusiasm for data management, systems enhancements, process automation is necessary.
- Education: Graduate from Engineering/Business disciplines
- Experience level: 2 years experience.
- Languages skills: working language is mainly English, fluency is required. Any further language is a benefit.

**Why should you apply?**
- We are passionate about our people and want to offer them the opportunity to develop and grow.
- Bridgestone as a global company drives your career to the next level by offering you possibilities to work in an international setting.
- You will have the opportunity to experience a dynamic and challenging environment and work on different and innovative projects.
- We help you to drive your career path onward and upward working in a culture of feedback that recognizes you and helps your development.
- You will have the opportunity to balance Smartworking, and office presence, to ensure a good work and life balance.

**MORE INFORMATION**:
**We are looking forward to hearing from you**

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