Senior Buyer Subcontracting

at  Webuild

Date: Jan 20, 2025
Location: Milano, Italy
Company: Webuild S.p.A.
Webuild is a global construction player specialized in building large works and complex infrastructure for the sustainable mobility, hydroelectric energy, water, green buildings and the tunnelling sectors.
Webuild is the expression of 120 years of engineering experience applied in 50 countries, in five continents, thanks to the talent of 91,000 people from over 120 nationalities. With a total backlog reaching €65 billion (Consolidated Financial Results at June 30, 2024), Webuild is a group guided by the passion for building and the pursuit of excellence, which renewed its commitment to building a sustainable future by applying its know-how to build innovative and valuable works.
Webuild Group is currently hiring a Senior Buyer for its Commodity Subcontracting in the Headquarters in Milan.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Global Commodity Manager while coordinating buyers of one’s Unit, to define the budget and the strategy for procuring goods and services;
• Defining the Supplier List in the Vendor List, preparing the request for proposal to send to suppliers, and managing commercial and contractual negotiation activities with the identified suppliers, to pursue the following targets: inexpensiveness, synergy, qualitative excellence and lead time optimization;
• Analysing, comparing and assessing the offers received by suppliers, also guaranteeing that they are technically checked by requesting Corporate Departments/Operational Units. Also, preparing summary tables of the final offers and recommendations;
• Drawing up the terms and conditions of contracts/purchase orders, with the support of the Legal Department and Contract Department, while also coordinating with requesting Departments;
• Managing supplier relations, in compliance with the Company’s Code of Ethics, its Organization, Management and Control Model, pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001, and its Anti-Corruption Model;
• Supporting Regional Procurement Managers and Purchasing Managers, to create procurement plans for the Operational Units, to maximize efficiency and effectiveness;
• Supporting report analysis activities and identifying corrective measures, in agreement with the Global Commodity Manager and Vendor Management, to manage and mitigate critical issues detected while carrying out the procurement process.

Requirements:

• +5 years’ experience in the same role in multinational contexts;
• Specialist Degree in Economic/Engineering;
• Market analysis and benchmarking skills;
• Capable of managing the defined procurement strategy, according to the product type under one’s area of responsibility;
• Negotiation techniques and strategies;
• Supply base selection, development and management;
• Contractual skills, and capable of reading and implementing the most important contractual terms;
• Capable of carrying out prime cost driver value analyses;
• Excellent mastery of MS Office; SAP MM;
• Available to travel and stay to/at worksites and joint ventures;
• Fluent English (knowledge of French language would be considered a plus).

THE FOLLOWING SKILLS COMPLETE THE PROFILE:

• Excellent organizational and decision-making skills;
• Numerical and critical data analysis skills;
• Results-oriented;
• Excellent communication and relational skills.
  Webuild is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applications for vacant positions will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, age, disability or beliefs.
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• Supporting the Global Commodity Manager while coordinating buyers of one’s Unit, to define the budget and the strategy for procuring goods and services;
• Defining the Supplier List in the Vendor List, preparing the request for proposal to send to suppliers, and managing commercial and contractual negotiation activities with the identified suppliers, to pursue the following targets: inexpensiveness, synergy, qualitative excellence and lead time optimization;
• Analysing, comparing and assessing the offers received by suppliers, also guaranteeing that they are technically checked by requesting Corporate Departments/Operational Units. Also, preparing summary tables of the final offers and recommendations;
• Drawing up the terms and conditions of contracts/purchase orders, with the support of the Legal Department and Contract Department, while also coordinating with requesting Departments;
• Managing supplier relations, in compliance with the Company’s Code of Ethics, its Organization, Management and Control Model, pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001, and its Anti-Corruption Model;
• Supporting Regional Procurement Managers and Purchasing Managers, to create procurement plans for the Operational Units, to maximize efficiency and effectiveness;
• Supporting report analysis activities and identifying corrective measures, in agreement with the Global Commodity Manager and Vendor Management, to manage and mitigate critical issues detected while carrying out the procurement process