Procurement Officer with Italian

About the Position

Procurement Officer with Italian

Michelin is hiring!

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Responsibilities

The Procurement Officer will:

• Guarantee purchasing operations with the business entities, from the operational implementation of contracts to end-to-end execution, from PO creation to payment.

CONTRACTS DEPLOYMENT & MANAGEMENT

• Ensure that the contract is properly implemented operationally during the deployment/rollout phase, in collaboration with the Purchasing organization on the Request to Pay (R2P) scope.
• Deploy contracts from Purchase Requisition through the payment of the first invoice (order management, including blanket orders and change orders, price initialization/configuration and updates, catalogue updates).
• Manage invoices, including resolving process issues to ensure suppliers are paid on time (management of on-hold invoice flows).
• May support the prepayment process when relevant, according to each scope.
• Provide on-demand support for contractual disputes with various stakeholders (Business, Legal, Purchasing, Management Team).
• Ensure that all operational activities performed are compliant with internal control requirements: know and apply internal control rules, monitor conformity rates with internal control rules, and implement action plans following audits.
• Support Buyers and Business Contract Manager roles in the deployment and management of contracts within the R2P scope.
• Participate in governance meetings when needed, preparing R2P-relevant data.
• Contribute to the sharing of best practices across regions and make operational recommendations to zones/countries/categories regarding the purchasing process.

DATA QUALITY AND PROXIMITY SUPPORT

• Act as the first level of support for internal partners on all operational topics within the R2P process, serving as the single point of contact.
• Support suppliers with their R2P-related queries.
• Ensure data quality in procurement data.

R2P PROCESS PERFORMANCE

• Manage and optimize operations related to contract execution throughout their lifecycle within the R2P scope.
• Monitor KPIs related to Lead Time for Purchase Order (PO) creation (MFE/SVC).
• Monitor KPIs related to GBPA.
• Monitor KPIs related to On-Time Payment (including supplier invoice claims and root cause analysis).
• Monitor tactical KPIs that support strategic group targets (digitalization, SMART, e-invoicing, on-hold invoices, etc.).

TUTORING, GUIDING & ACTING

• Tutor and mentor peers.
• Share internal and external best practices among team members.
• Improve processes and ways of working.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree;
• Fluency in Italian and English (B2+);
• Previous experience in procurement, purchasing, or supplier management activities;
• Strong initiative and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing challenges;
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills;
• Good communication abilities;
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

We Offer

• Hybrid way of working;
• A customizable benefits package with options to choose: gym access, medical or dental services, private retirement pension, deduction of public transport costs, cultural activities vouchers etc.
• Private medical subscription;
• Life insurance;
• Lunch vouchers and discounts;
• Deduction of vacation costs.

About the Company

Michelin, a leader in the field of tires, is dedicated to sustainably enriching the mobility of goods and people through the production, distribution and marketing of tires for each type of vehicle. It also offers innovative business support services, digital mobility services and publishes travel, hotel and restaurant guides, maps and atlases. Michelin has over 4500 employees in Romania: 3 factories (2 in Zalău and 1 in Florești - Prahova), as well as a commercial network, and a center for shared services, in Bucharest. The office in Bucharest also hosts the coordination center for the Central Europe and Central Asia region.

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