LOCAL CATEGORY SPECIALIST

LOCAL CATEGORY SPECIALIST – SUPPLY CHAIN & LOGISTIC

🍺 What You’ll Be Doing

We are looking for a person who wants to undertake a professional path starting from a role of Local Category Specialist for the Supply Chain & Logistic area.

You will be included in the Procurement Team with the aim to support the implementation of the category strategy locally and execute local sourcing initiatives within category with the objective to drive a sustainable procurement value and manage risks and stakeholders.

 🧩Your Activities Will Include

• Support in implementing category strategies for efficient sourcing aligned to business needs / priorities striving for operational and transactional excellence.
• Perform analysis using internal as well as external data to understand the impact of market trends, competitors and suppliers on internal business requirements.
• Build relationship with selected suppliers, manage them actively and execute performance / quality controls.
• Ensure, in cooperation with relevant functions (e.g. Legal, Tax), that contracts with suppliers are in place.
• Execute sourcing initiatives representing your own market by sharing local requirements (business and legal), insights into the country’s market and identifying potential suppliers;
• Manage selected local sub-categories and Purchase Requisitions by clarifying the specifications, selecting, engaging and negotiating with suppliers whereby providing Procurement`s CSR and sustainability agenda.
• Act as subject matter expert for verifying purchase requests, specifications and buying channel as well as ensuring efficient purchasing process (spot buy reductions, automation).
• Act as agent for good governance ensuring full compliance with policies and processes.
• Support local category manager in delivering against targets/KPI, monitor & track results.
• Cooperate with regional and global Procurement to implement group strategy at local level.
• Act as change agent for continuous improvement and value creation by identifying and addressing improvement / simplification areas.

🎯  Who We’re Looking For

• Master’s degree: preferably in Business related or Engineering field
• At least 2 years of experience in Procurement roles, preferably in FMCG companies
• Excellence in English and Italian - written and spoken.

• Good knowledge of MS office, Procurement platforms (SAP Ariba is a plus)
• Capacity to work in a cross functional team and manage complex situations.
• Strong determination and results driven

 
📢 In Return We Offer

• Flexible way of working (50% of smart working).
• A dynamic work experience in an international context and the chance to learn.
• Cool new offices and company canteen.

📍 Where?

Our Rome Headquarter!

🌸 Environment That You Will find

We are committed to nurturing a workplace where we celebrate and respect differences, and support everyone to be true to who they are! At Asahi Europe and International we believe you can SHINE AS YOU ARE - no matter what your age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs.  We want to support you to be courageous in your individuality and to know that whoever you are and whatever your circumstances, you can belong with us without having to conform.

💬 What next?

• Our Talent Acquisition Team will assess your application and if you have what we’re looking for, you'll be contacted for an initial phone call.
• If we like what we hear, you’ll be invited to an interview with a member of the Talent Acquisition team and your future Manager!