KERING FINANCE Direct Procurement Specialist for fabrics and materials

You will support the Direct Procurement Manager in monitoring the company's purchases of products (FaÃon, etc.), materials and services at group level. You will assist, propose and support on new procurement projects in a timely and cost-effective manner.

• Monitoring and evaluating purchase volumes of current procurement projects against Annual Operating Plan (AOP)

• Supporting and implementing procurement strategies and initiatives: performing competitive sourcing activities, negotiating and analyzing scenarios to be proposed for final selection, collaborating to contractualization with selected suppliers, monitoring supplier's performance

• Reporting procurement performance

• Collecting forecasts and updating them as and when required

• Estimating supplies & future demands

• Creating reports (establish business intelligence and management information from available data)

• Supporting in defining and negotiating provision prices

• Liaising with internal departments as well as Brands on a daily basis

• Researching of new potential suppliers

• Providingadministrative support

• Integrating Group Sustainability requirements in products and processes

• You have at least a former experience in a similar role within fashion companies or manufacturing

• You are knowledgeable of fibers, fabrics and theirproduction processes

• You are informed about sourcing and procurement techniques

• You are informed about sustainable practices, certifications and schemes

• You have knowledge about Excel, Power Point, Stealth and SAP

• You are competent in negotiations and networking

• You are competent in collecting and analyzing data and able to work with numbers

• You are diligent, result and detail oriented

• You are a team player, proactive and with good interpersonal and communication skills

• You are fluent in Italian and English French is a plus