BUYER

Company Description

MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! THINK CUSTOMER FIRST! EXPERIMENT! CARE! BE OPEN!

Do you want to make a difference? Our goal is to always put customers and people first! Our challenge is to experiment and innovate, being open to change and diversity. These are the pillars of the Carel Culture Code, the basis of our corporate culture and our platform for growth. If you can relate to these values or want to make them your own, join us and find out just how much we can achieve together!

We are world leaders in control solutions for air conditioning, refrigeration and heating, as well as systems for humidification and adiabatic cooling. Our products guarantee high performance, are energy efficient and environmentally sustainable.

Position

The Buyer manages supplier relationships for assigned categories, ensuring the best economic conditions while meeting quality, service, purchasing strategy and sustainability requirements. The role supports category strategy development and execution, with a focus on competitiveness, supply continuity, innovation, risk mitigation and total cost optimization. Acting as a key business partner for internal stakeholders and a strategic interface with suppliers, the Buyer collaborates closely with Plant Management, Sourcing, Planning, Logistics, Manufacturing Engineering, R&D, Quality and Finance, reporting to the Group Purchasing Manager.

Main Responsibilities & Activities

Dealing with the assigned categories:

• Negotiates with suppliers prices, delivery terms, terms & conditions

• Defines supply shares and relevant supply strategies

• Negotiates purchasing agreements with suppliers

• Searches for alternative products and qualifies new suppliers in accordance with internal process

• Support the plants worldwide to share best supply conditions

• Monitors supplier performance in terms of delivery, quality and cost and implements improvement plans

Strategic Sourcing

• Supports the developments and implements category strategies aligned with Group business objectives

• Monitors market trends, commodity indexes and supply market dynamics

Supplier Relationship Management

• Establishes strategic partnerships and communication with key suppliers

• Maintains supplier performance management processes through KPIs and scorecards

Risk, Compliance & Sustainability

• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures

• Supports supplier sustainability assessments and ESG initiatives

Requirements

• English is a must

• Experience in purchasing and supply chain management

• Strong negotiation skills and analytical method

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Electronic background is a plus

• Share the values of the Carel Culture Code!

Other information

What we offer

• Work-life balance: remote working and flexitime

• On-boarding program and continuing training

• Company welfare: company canteen, life insurance, welfare platform, company bonus, contributions to school expenses

• Carel BoostCamp, a three-year training course for new hires under the age of 30, aimed at developing transversal skills, such as project management, cross cultural communication and problem solving

CAREL applies the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement "Metalmeccanica Industria". The reference gross annual fixed salary (RAL) range for this position is between €40,000 and €55,000.

The overall compensation package will also include:

• Individual performance bonus (MBO);

• Company performance bonus (Premio di Risultato), linked to collective results and subject to applicable favorable tax regulations;

• Additional welfare and benefit programs where provided under the applicable company policies and/or contractual arrangements.

The actual compensation offered will be determined on gender-neutral criteria based on the candidate's qualifications, professional experience, seniority and skills.

For candidates:

• particularly qualified: compensation may be positioned outside the indicated range

• entering the workforce with no prior professional experience: the starting salary is determined in accordance with CAREL's internal entry-level compensation policy.

MAKE THE DIFFERENCE…ANYWAY: this position isn’t right for you? Check out our other job opportunities: https://www.carel.com/open-positions

ACT FOR THE PLANET - ACT FOR PEOPLE - ACT TO SHARE VALUE

At Carel we are actively committed to achieving our sustainability objectives, outlined in our “Driven by the Future - Sustainability in Action” plan, available for reference at: https://www.carel.com/carel-and-sustainability. Every day we take concrete actions to help combat climate change, identifying and developing products and services that increase energy efficiency and allow us to drastically reduce environmental impact.

Our organisation aims to ensure the establishment of transparent and responsible governance and to foster a fair and inclusive workplace where diversity is recognised as an essential value for the innovation we strive to bring. Carel is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination. In line with these objectives and values, all applications received will be given due consideration and will be exclusively valued based on competences, experiences, motivation and values alignment.

This job post addresses both female and male candidates (see D.Lgs. n. 198/2006 & ss.mm.ii and D.Lgs. 215-216/2003). Candidates are invited to read the privacy statement (see artt. 13 e 14 del Reg. EU 679/2016) at the following link: https://www.carel.com/documents/10191/678238/CAREL_GDPR_Information_Candidates.pdf

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