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JUNIOR INDIRECT SERVICES BUYER – TEMPORARY CONTRACT

For our Cycles & Procurement team based in Milan we are looking as of now for a JR INDIRECT SERVICES BUYER. You'll be part of a dynamic team and you'll have visibility on all the company's departments, and you'll contribute to the achievements of your team.

We offer a 1 year temporary contract.

About the job

The Junior Indirect Services Buyer supports the Cycles & Procurement (C&P) team in managing indirect services purchasing activities. The role contributes to sourcing, supplier management and process compliance, working under the supervision of senior buyers and in line with Danone Purchasing Policy and Procedures.

In details, you'll be responsible for:

• Spend Analysis & Reporting

- Support spend analysis activities by category, material group, supplier and business unit (data extraction from Sievo and Coupa)

- Preparation of spend cubes and dashboards using Excel (pivot tables, lookups)

- Report productivity using Iproview and Excel

- Support data cleansing and supplier harmonization activities (ex. Payment terms harmonization)

- Identification of saving, productivity and cash improvement opportunities based on historical spend data and future projects

• Sourcing & Negotiation Activities

- Support sourcing activities (RFQ/RFP, supplier selection, offer comparison) using Zycus platform for tender management

- Support and manage negotiations under supervision

- Participation in face-to-face and virtual negotiations

- Support reverse auctions and e-sourcing negotiations

- Management of contract renewals and price reviews for recurring services

• Contracting

- Support contract creation and ensure application of standard contractual clauses in cooperation with legal department

- Use of proprietary AI tool to compare major contract clauses among contracts in repository

• Business partnering & SRM

- Act as business partner contact for internal stakeholders to understand needs

- Coordinate with EU/Global teams to identify and deploy regional or global projects

- Contribute to supplier performance monitoring and issue resolution within a frame of supplier relationship management plan

• Scope of Categories

Indirect services categories assigned by the manager, including professional services, marketing services, co-manufacturing and other general services with standard complexity.

• Compliance & Governance

- Apply Danone Purchasing Policy and internal procedures

- Support supplier due diligence processes

- Ensure correct use of Purchase Orders and compliance with approval thresholds

- Coordinate with DBS P2P teams to ensure correct Purchase-to-Pay execution

• Tools & Systems

- E-sourcing and tender management tools (e.g. Zycus)

- Contract management tools (e.g. Zycus, C-box)

- ERP and Purchase-to-Pay tools (SAP – Coupa - Orsoft)

- Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, basic financial analysis)

- Microsoft PowerPoint for preparation of sourcing and negotiation materials

- PowerBI for dashboards and BI reports

About you

To be able to achieve the above and be successful in this role, we believe you need to have:

1–2 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, consulting or operations

- University degree in Economics, Management, Engineering or similar

- Interest in procurement and indirect services categories

- Good analytical and organizational skills

- Attention to detail and process discipline

- Good communication and stakeholder management skills

- Ability to work in a team-oriented and international environment

- Good knowledge of Excel and digital tools

About us 

As a world leading food company DANONE stands for international success. Around 104000 employees work on all five continents in the three Danone business areas Essential Dairy & Plant-Based, Specialized Nutrition and Water on one corporate mission: “Bringing health through food to as many people as possible”. 

We want to invite people to join the movement for a healthier world. We recognize the power people have to impact the world through their daily choices. Each time we eat and drink, we vote for the world we want to live in. We believe a healthy body needs healthy food and healthy food needs a healthy planet: this is what our new signature One Planet One Health embodies. 

Do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you. 

Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.   

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU. 

We offer 

We believe in a “Phygital” workplace.

Phisycal because our offices are centrally located and easily reached by public transportation. Free water, yogurt and fruits are of course benefits for our employees.

Digital as we work for objectives, without time or space constraints, in a responsible, autonomous and flexible way that helps to reconcile life and work times, improving productivity and focusing on results.

We offer you a culture, where you’ll be welcomed to bring in ideas and take initiative. You’ll learn from colleagues highly committed and passionate about what they do. We believe in learning something new each day as it means you keep growing every day! 

We believe everyone has talent, something which comes natural to you. Your uniqueness is something which brings both excellence as well as energizes you. 

In Italy we are Certified Great Place to Work and B Corp.

Inclusive Diversity

Danone is committed to create and live an inclusive & diverse environment, which will drive our growth as a business, as teams, as members of communities & as individuals. Valuing diversity is recognizing and respecting human differences and similarities. Our aim is to ensure that all employees and applicants are given equal opportunity and that our organization is representative of our consumers and society. 

We commit to foster an inclusive working environment where we celebrate all types of diversity, both visible and invisible, which includes age, race, gender, nationality, disability, background, education, religion, beliefs, thinking style, perspectives and sexual orientation. 

We believe that our differences will make the difference.

In Italy from march 2023 we are Certified for Gender Equality (UNI PDR 125/22).

What’s next? 

Willing to start your meaningful journey? Hit the apply bottom! 

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