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Indirect Purchasing Specialist

Location

Italy - Tivoli

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2025-03-30

Workplace

Hybrid

About Us:

We are Yokohama TWS, a leading global supplier of tires and complete wheels for the agricultural, material handling, construction, motorcycles segments.

We design and manufacture tire and wheel solutions made for the future. With a combination of value, safety and ease, our solutions provide a more productive and sustainable performance our customers demand.

We pair the expertise and power of our global reach with the care and knowledge of local proximity. This brings innovation, technology and sustainability together to answer the specific needs of our customers. All while continuing to reduce our and their impact on the planet.

Our people take ownership to deliver on this promise every day.

We are a global Company with a local reach, operating in more than 50 Countries worldwide with 6.700 employees of 40 different nationalities, 14 state-of-the-art plants and 4 innovation centers. We are part of Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., a global leader in the tire industry with 860.5 billion yen in revenues (approx. 6 billion euro), over 28,000 people around the globe and with operations in more than 120 countries.

If you have an entrepreneurial mindset, enjoy taking responsibilities and getting things done in the right way, join us! We are plenty of opportunities to grow and develop in a truly dynamic and easy-going environment.

Managing the purchase and support in strategy definition of the allocated categories across the entire assigned perimeter in order to achieve optimal cost and quality results. Define and implement improvement and synergies plans.

Responsibility for purchasing reporting system, annual Supplier evaluation. Office operation and analytical support of the Purchasing dpt. respecting all regulations and principles of the integrated management system and participating in the building and maintenance of these systems.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Participates in the management of the purchase of indirect spending category negotiating terms of business relationship.
  • Constantly maps and monitors the suppliers’ market in the given category.
  • Continuously seeks new supply alternatives for indirect spending categories.
  • Cooperates in preparing and developing Company purchasing strategies.
  • Works closely with other company departments for the assigned indirect spending
  • Support in case of complaints.
  • Support supplier assessment.
  • Responsibility for the KPI’s calculation and purchasing reporting for designated companies.
  • Secure and record Corporate Responsibility (CR) agenda of designated companies.
  • Lead and manage supplier evaluation process supported by Purchasing Division’s colleagues and other company departments (Input Control, Technology, EMS, Warehouse, etc.) for designated companies.
  • Gather data for supplier assessment and communicate the results to suppliers.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

  • Economics or Engineering Degree
  • Fluent English
  • 3 years of experience

KEY DELIVERABLES

  • Payment terms
  • Spend management for the given Indirect families.
  • Tendering & negotiation prices.
  • Purchasing KPI’s and Purchasing Reporting for YTWS.

 

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Simona De Luca

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