Buyer supports strategic sourcing, procurement operations, and supplier selection for field project purchases, helping meet subcontracting and direct-material needs. The role focuses on helping sites implement commodity strategies to improve year-over-year savings and strengthen supplier performance. It covers tender-to-project activities to source third parties with a view to savings, compliance, and efficiency. The Buyer evaluates supplier options, shapes pricing and performance requirements, and identifies the most effective supply chain model to obtain goods and services at favorable prices. It also seeks new sources and potential products/technologies, and maintains professional, ethical supplier relationships in line with company policies.
What you will do
- Drive procurement strategies to achieve best-in-class delivery, quality, cost, and compliance aligned with business goals.
- Lead end-to-end supplier management: identify, evaluate, select, and maintain strategic supplier data.
- Conduct Spend Analysis and provide clear reporting; reclassify spend by taxonomy.
- Enable RFPs with Category Managers: data extraction, bid analysis, and expedited decision-making.
- Negotiate and manage contracts and SOWs for assigned categories.
- Produce savings and financial reporting; drive standard pricing and cost reductions.
- Lead procurement in product lifecycle; manage all 3rd-party sourcing for year-over-year savings and efficiency.
- Manage end-to-end procure-to-pay: supplier approvals, master data, PO, delivery, and invoice matching.
- Collaborate across functions to align with global sourcing strategy; uphold policies and compliance.
- Drive continuous improvement and cost reduction across regions; support logistics as needed.
- Support regional initiatives and ensure category management aligns with stakeholder needs.
- Implement category strategies to reduce costs, including rebates and improved savings traceability.
- Support supplier base rationalization and development; establish SLAs and conduct spend analysis by category/region.
- Ensure compliance with global procurement policies; develop tools and reports for decision-making.
- Lead transformation projects; collaborate with vendors and internal teams to deliver value.
- Assist with upcoming RFPs and award decisions; drive YOY savings and working capital improvements.
- Resolve PTP issues with vendors and optimize purchasing processes.
What we look for:
Required:
- Excellent English and Italian written and verbal communication skills
- Strong influencing, communication, and facilitative skills
- Ability to bring teams together to achieve targets and goals (including cost savings)
- Highly motivated individual capable of handling multiple responsibilities and working independently
- Demonstrated leadership, organization, planning, administration and team skills
- Demonstrated experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and web-based applications
- Good PC / software and project management knowledge/skills
- Commercial awareness
- Solid project management skills to facilitate project/program compliance
- Deep understanding of RFx processes and a Source-To-Pay process; including knowledge of Category Management principles
- Ability to perform Spend Analysis and rationalize tail spend
- Strong analytical skills and business judgment
- Self-motivated and open-minded with passion to challenge status quo and drive for continuous improvement
- Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder management skills
Preferred:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management or finance
- 3-5 years of experience in supply chain management and/or purchasing
- Experience in working with ERP, purchasing tools and process & contract T&C
- Experience in working in matrix organization and changing environment
- Added advantage with procurement project management and suppliers / subcons management experience in the Controls, Fire & Security Industry
- Sourcing experience in negotiating and establishing MSA & SCA with subcontractors for Servicing scope of work
About Us
Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.
For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.
