The Supplier Manager on Third Party Equipment is responsible for defining and implementing the purchasing strategy for the assigned categories of third part equipment incorporated in Sidel com-plete lines. He/she manages the supplier relationships and develops the right partnerships when needed. He/she performs sourcing activities for a set of categories of trade equipment to achieve Sidel Group’s bottom line improvements and ensure compliance with the Group Strategy and Busi-ness Plan. The Supplier Manager Third Party Equipment acts as a real business partner with the Regions and Engineering & Project Management (EPM), and directly contribute to the development of the Sidel Group offering through a close collaboration with Strategy & Business Development, Portfolio Management and EPM.

Your Mission

• Lead, develop and implement global commodity strategy for assigned categories of equipment
• Analyse spend and develop the most suitable market share between the related vendors
• Monitor the market through constant benchmarking in order to continuously improve costs, quality, delivery on time and in full, performance of the equipment and services
• Define the annual savings budget on his perimeter, identifying risks and opportunities
• Plan and lead the annual negotiations with the suppliers to agree on equipment and spare parts pricelist, technician rates for services (I&C and maintenance of equipment on field)
• Implement the saving action plan to achieve the assigned annual cost saving target
• Promote and lead cost reduction activities and alternative products / solutions, towards internal stakeholder and suppliers,
• Manage the Supplier Relationship at global level, monitoring trend of KPIs and setting necessary corrective actions to improve the performance of the suppliers
• Negotiate long-term contracts with suppliers, at global level, that set out prices, supplier productivities along agreement duration, quality level, delivery times, and commercial terms & conditions
• Communicate effectively and manage relationships with relevant internal stakeholders (3PE Product Managers, Portfolio
  Management, Strategy & Business Development and EPM) to contribute to sustain the Sidel Business Plan and/or to improve the efficiency of our organization thanks to cross-functional projects
• Manage the claims resolution with suppliers in case of non-performance of the equipment during Installation & Commissioning and/or on field during operation
• Ensure compliance with the sourcing processes
• Maintain master data in Synertrade and SAP for equipment, products and supplier

Your Profile

Level of education and languages

• Engineering Diploma, Master’s Degree or equivalent
• Degree in Engineering and/or Business/Economics
• English is mandatory
• Fluency in French, Italian and/or Chinese is an advantage

Required experience and skills

• Minimum 5 years working experience in an international manufacturing company
• Minimum 3 years in strategic sourcing roles in a competitive market
• Knowledge of the beverage packaging business and market is an advantage
• Experience in manufacturing environment or sales
• Very strong commercial negotiation skills with international companies
• Experience in negotiation of terms and conditions of contract and claim management
• High ability to communicate with both suppliers and other internal stakeholders
• Business acumen

Contract Type

Permanent

Country

ITALY

Location

Parma