Buyer

If you are a Buyer professional looking for an opportunity to grow your career, Emerson offers an exciting opportunity to join our Supply Chain team in Lugagnano Val d’Arda (PC). In this role, you will support the procurement of indirect materials, services, and facility-related investments, helping to ensure operational excellence, cost effectiveness, supplier performance, and continuous improvement across the organization. Working closely with internal stakeholders and supplier partners, you will contribute to delivering high-quality solutions that support business objectives while fostering collaboration, innovation, and customer focus.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Manage purchasing requests and issue purchase orders for indirect materials, services, and facility capital expenditures in alignment with business requirements.

• Collaborate with sourcing and category management teams to support supplier selection, sourcing activities, and procurement initiatives.

• Oversee the lifecycle of purchase orders, including updates, revisions, and contract adjustments when needed.

• Coordinate capital expenditure approval requests and monitor approval workflows.

• Support supplier onboarding processes and ensure compliance with corporate requirements and due diligence standards.

• Monitor supplier delivery commitments, proactively identify risks, and coordinate solutions with internal stakeholders.

• Partner with Maintenance, Facilities, Accounting, and other functions to ensure effective execution of projects and services.

• Review supplier invoices and supporting documentation, resolving discrepancies to facilitate accurate and timely payment processing.

• Assist in the preparation and management of supplier agreements, contracts, blanket orders, and related documentation.

• Build and maintain productive relationships with suppliers, serving as a key point of contact for procurement-related activities.

• Support supplier performance monitoring, identify trends or recurring issues, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

• Collaborate across teams to resolve operational, quality, delivery, or invoicing challenges.

• Analyze procurement data and contribute to reporting activities that support informed business decisions.

• Conduct occasional supplier visits to support project execution, strengthen partnerships, and ensure service quality.

Who You Are:

You build strong partnerships by understanding stakeholder needs and delivering solutions that create value. You work effectively across teams, fostering open communication, trust, and collaboration to achieve shared objectives. You plan and prioritize work with a focus on execution, balancing multiple tasks while adapting to changing business needs. You bring a broad perspective to decision-making, remain resilient when facing challenges, and proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Education in supply chain, procurement, engineering, or a related field.

• Experience supporting procurement, purchasing, supply chain, maintenance, facilities, or a related operational environment.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

• Working knowledge of English for business communication. Fluent Italian.

• Analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and support reporting activities.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

• Availability for occasional business travel within Northern Italy.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP.

• Knowledge of e-procurement platforms and purchasing cloud solutions.

• Understanding of accounts payable or procure-to-pay processes.

• Experience supporting supplier performance management, contract administration, or sourcing initiatives.

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives-because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The salary range for this role is 28000 & 45000 EUR annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities, and experience each candidate brings to a role. The role is suitable for candidates with early career experience as well as professionals looking to further develop their skill in project quality. This role is covered by the Industria Metalmeccanica Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which defines the applicable compensation structure and progression (CCNL Metalmeccanici - Assolombarda).