Procurement Project Manager - Care

Join us to drive change. Make a difference in homes around the world.

At the Electrolux Group, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people, and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute, and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home.

All about the role:

Electrolux Group Global Purchasing is a fundamental contributor for the achievement of the company objectives. In our competitive world we build on long-term relationships with our suppliers, pursue the best value for money, the most meaningful innovation and excellent quality with respect to our values. Our mission is to support the company in delivering on-time with quality excellence at the right cost, so that as a company we can live up to the expectations of our customers.

Our 500 colleagues of different nationalities operate both at global and regional levels in an international and dynamic environment where we collaborate within a panel of international suppliers engaging them with our internal business partners like, Sales, R&D, Quality, Manufacturing & Engineering, Product Line, Marketing, Finance etc. We rely on building a strong cross-functional collaboration. We focus on innovation, quality and development of, long-term relationships with our strategic suppliers. Sustainability and continuous improvement are the elements that are underpinning our relationship.

With the Value-based-sourcing (VBS) initiatives we drive, through the involvement of key suppliers in the development stage, globally harmonized technical and commercial solutions. By co-designing suppliers’ production process and the components we want, we guarantee the best-in-class quality, cost and flexibility for our customers globally.

What you’ll do:

This position reports to the Global Program Manager, you will work within a cross functional project team to meet the key deliverables of the project.  Using Value Based Sourcing principles, you will promote early supplier involvement to drive cross functional collaboration and achievement of cost, quality, and schedule requirements.

In detail, you will:

• Represent Purchasing on the project team and own all related project deliverables
• Attend project review meetings and communicate relevant information within Purchasing
• Participate and prepare for project checkpoints, ensuring all deliverables are achieved on time
• Track the project progress, sourcing status, and other relevant information through a data-driven sourcing tool
• Involve internal stakeholders at early stage on VBS activities, aiming to create value through effective innovation with strategic suppliers.
• Work with the Category Management team to understand and deploy category strategy within project
• Support and coordinate RFQ’s, in cooperation with Category Management team
• Support preparations for Sourcing Board, in cooperation with Category Management team
• Participate in Make vs Buy analysis to optimize product and operation costs
• Support and coordinate supplier tooling quoting and ordering, in cooperation with Category Management team
• Fulfill project milestone deliverables, including checkpoint deliverables and opening purchasing orders
• Support and coordinate Value Based Sourcing, in cooperation with Commodity Management team, including Early Supply Involvement and Commodity Workshops

Who you are:

• You possess a bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering and/or have specialties in project management
• You have 2-5 years of experience in relevant purchasing or project management roles
• You have the ability to execute strategic initiatives that drive performance and have experience leading complex projects
• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with diverse individuals in cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
• You have worked with Cost Modeling, Data Mining and have possess advanced Excel skills with the ability to generate effective reports that manage large data sets.
• You have an expectant, positive, proactive attitude and ‘can do’ spirit to drive change and can demonstrate a history of driving for higher business performance in a fast paced environment
• You are capable of setting priorities, meeting deadlines with strong initiative and decision making, problem solving and analytical skills, with attention to details and accuracy
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time
• You are fluent in English.

Where you’ll be:

You’ll be based in an international context in the central office for Purchasing in Europe in Susegana (TV), only 1 hour distance from Venice.

Benefits highlights:

• Flexibility of work hours;
• Discounts on Electrolux products and services;

As part of the Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.

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