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The ideal candidate will negotiate the best purchasing conditions (cost, quality, timing) of primary packaging, secondary packaging, based on procurement strategy, following methods, tools and policy.

She/He will be responsible for the best packaging proposal in reference to a customer’s brief, and place the PO to the packaging supplier.

She/He follow the project from the first quotation to the first launch on the market, in compliance to logistic and quality performances.

Reporting to Procurement Manager he/she will be accountable for the following:

• To source a specific packaging related to a customer’s project, based on Sales request, in compliance with cost / quality / timing of the project
• To negotiate the cost of the packaging with suppliers, and once the project is won, she/he place the PO of the launch on the market
• To be in contact with Marketing Team in order to check/update existing “ready to go” packaging, but also to improve the packaging proposal in terms of innovation
• To be involved in the Supplier Evaluation process regarding technical/commercial relations
• To support Quality Department in managing non conformities

Skills required:

• Degree in technical or economic discipline
• Fluent in English is an essential requisite, French or another foreign language are a plus
• Minimum two year experience in a similar role and/or in managing projects
• IT knowledge: good knowledge of the Office package (Excel) and project management tools
• Good interpersonal relationship, cooperative approach and teamwork
• Good communication and ability to synthesize
• Effective workload planning, respect of deadlines, ability to define priorities and manage stress
• Ability to search for information, flexibility and adaptability, negotiation skills
• Self-motivation and great sense of responsibility and confidentiality, personal ethics, tact and diplomacy
• ability to read technical drawings
• Availability to travel occasionally in Italy and abroad

Please send your CV and cover letter preferably in English