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SOURCING MANAGER - APPAREL & GLOVES

Colceresa, Italy

The candidate will be part of Supply Chain Dept. and will manage the sourcing and the purchasing of finished goods according to the company budget.

The planned activities are:

  • Scouting new suppliers and materials according to market trends and facilitating resourcing in Asian countries.
  • Negotiation of prices with suppliers to implement the “should cost” model.
  • Constant monitoring on suppliers to assure good service level and delivery on time in accordance with Production Planning scheduling.
  • Preparing ongoing reports also for the management analysis
  • Reviewing tenders
  • Responsibility on purchasing budgets, cost levels and saving initiatives on direct spending to ensure radical cost reduction.
  • Forecasting, planning, and correctly assessing needs.
  • Ensuring consistency and quality of data inside the ERP system.
  • Identifying opportunity to streamline office activities.

 The ideal candidate has at least 5 years experience in Purchasing Dept. as responsible and has the following characteristics:

  • Planning, organizing, financial, budgeting and decision-making skills.
  • Strong market awareness, attention to details and problem-solving are also necessary attributes.
  • Managing people and communications abilities at office and with Asian suppliers.
  • Stress management skills
  • Leadership and teamwork
  • Problem-solving
  • Commercial awareness
  • Good PC skills in particular Office and modern ERP, such as SAP and Dynamics AX
  • Knowledge of apparel materials as fabrics, accessories and printing
  • Knowledge of bulk productions activities for apparel businesses in Asian countries.

Availability to travel on abroad Asia is requested.