Investments & Services Strategic Buyer

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned indirect spend categories including: General Services, Professional Services, Knowledge-Based Services, and Technologies.
• Analyze category spend, supplier markets, business demand, and cost drivers to identify savings and value creation opportunities.
• Lead RFx processes including RFI, RFP, RFQ, bid evaluations, supplier selection, and recommendation development.
• Build multi-year category roadmaps aligned with business priorities and procurement goals.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure service quality, performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct supplier business reviews and KPI performance meetings.
• Monitor supplier risk, capacity, service levels, and compliance requirements.
• Develop supplier partnerships that support Lavazza’s growth, sustainability, and operational excellence objectives.
• Lead commercial negotiations for pricing, service levels, terms and conditions, renewals, and total cost optimization.
• Partner with Legal and internal stakeholders to draft, review, and finalize contracts.
• Ensure agreements include measurable deliverables, SLA expectations, and appropriate risk protections.
• Maintain contract documentation and renewal calendars.
• Collaborate with internal business leaders to understand operational needs, project requirements, and future demand.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on procurement best practices, supplier options, market trends, and sourcing opportunities.
• Balance cost savings objectives with quality, service continuity, innovation, and speed to market.
• Support budget planning by providing market intelligence and cost forecasts.
• Deliver annual savings, cost avoidance, and working budget targets for assigned categories.
• Track procurement KPIs including savings, supplier performance, contract compliance, and sourcing cycle times.
• Prepare spend reports, business cases, and sourcing recommendations for leadership review.
• Identify process efficiencies and standardization opportunities within indirect procurement.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure service quality, performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct supplier business reviews and KPI performance meetings.
• Monitor supplier risk, capacity, service levels, and compliance requirements.
• Develop supplier partnerships that support Lavazza’s growth, sustainability, and operational excellence objectives.

Financial & Performance Management

• Deliver annual savings, cost avoidance, and working budget targets for assigned categories.
• Track procurement KPIs including savings, supplier performance, contract compliance, and sourcing cycle times.
• Prepare spend reports, business cases, and sourcing recommendations for leadership review.
• Identify process efficiencies and standardization opportunities within indirect procurement.

Governance, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure procurement activities comply with company policies, ethical sourcing standards, and approval processes.
• Support supplier diversity, sustainability, and ESG initiatives where applicable.
• Drive continuous improvement in sourcing processes, tools, templates, and supplier management practices.
• Maintain strong documentation and audit readiness for assigned spend categories.