Senior Buyer

JOIN THE TEAM THAT'S POWERING PROGRESSBuilding cities. Driving commerce. Fueling Progress. For over 100 years, Allison has powered the vehicles and technology that move our world forward.What powers us? Our employees. From the first person hired by James Allison in **** to the thousands across the globe who work for Allison today, we're driving progress everywhere because we employ top talent worldwide. In both the Allison Transmission and Allison Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems business units, our team strives to Improve the Way the World Works.Learn more about this role and how you can begin driving your career forwardPurpose of RoleWe're looking for a Senior Buyer - Forgings in Rivoli (TO).Reporting to the Commodity Manager, this position is responsible to lead all strategic and operational procurement activities in assigned commodities.The Senior Buyer - Forgings ensures purchasing leverages in order to maximize regional results and global synergies while executing a professional sourcing of products.Key ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Buyer will be responsible to promote and support purchasing activities with reference to FORGINGS and MACHINED FORGINGS for certain sub-categories within european axles and components scope, supporting strategic definition and related deployment for the assigned suppliers and sub-categories. The new resource will be in charge of securing the right quality, delivery performance, costs, features, technology, sustainability and risk management. In addition to the operational purchasing activities for assigned suppliers, the new resource will be responsible for ensuring sourcing activities, following dedicated processes, performed on global scale, empowered on all deliverables at consolidated commodity level. The new resource will be responsible for negotiations/agreements.Main opportunities and challenges:Support Commodity Manager in developing strategy by sub-categoriesResponsible for the deployment and monitoring of the assigned category strategy and policyMaintain continuous benchmark through existing suppliers and promote new markets opportunitiesResponsible for new product launch (rfq – suppliers negotiations – award new business - orders/contracts)Cross-Functional Support related to suppliers issue (quality – capacity – deliveries)Lead suppliers va/ve initiatives and processDrive suppliers base optimization, according to industrial / company strategy and business requirementsEnsure, for the competence area, the application of the Health, Safety and Environment Management SystemEnsure, for the competence area, the correct application of the Quality System proceduresJob position requirementsEducation: University bachelor degree - Mechanical Eng., Management Eng. or EconomicsProfessional backgroundBuyer or senior buyer with min 3 years of experience, with knowledge of mechanical / metal forming categories (preferred), who has worked in a multinational environment, automotive, railway, white goods or industrial.Hard skillsEssential:Business acumen - Strategic thinkingCommercial - Financial / Cost Management and Negotiation SkillsQuality Fundamentals ManagementStrategic Sourcing and Marketplace knowledgeProcurement and Purchasing Best Practices, Program Management FundamentalsEnglish fluentTechnical knowledge, understanding of manufacturing processesContract ManagementConsidered as a plus: Experience dealing with Asia Pacific vendor baseSoft skillsTeam workCommunication & presentation skillsOpen-MindnessResults oriented with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlinesAllison Transmission is an equal opportunity employer. We have opportunities for all qualified applicants regardless of age, race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.