Purchasing Program Manager
Senior

Descrizione della Posizione Lavorativa

The Program Purchasing Manager leads procurement excellence for new product development projects, acting as the strategic link between Purchasing, R&D and Project Management. The role supports the entire product lifecycle from concept to phase-out and reports to the VP Purchasing. The manager ensures cross-functional alignment, timely material availability, cost optimization and performance tracking.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate and report all Purchasing activities related to new product development projects.
• Act as the primary Purchasing interface within project teams, guaranteeing clear communication and alignment across functions.
• Define BOMs for new projects in collaboration with R&D, ensuring consistency with product specifications and company Purchasing strategies.
• Participate actively in project team meetings, contributing to decisions that balance cost targets, time-to-market and other project drivers.
• Collaborate with Commodity Managers, Project Leaders and Product Managers to align R&D activities with commodity strategies.
• Attend regular project meetings to ensure Purchasing inputs and recommendations are represented.
• Review and clarify project requirements to align them with final application specifications.
• Lead NPI sourcing activities and material preparation to meet project timelines.
• Support early demand shaping and visibility with suppliers during NPI to secure capacity readiness.
• Ensure PM/R&D provide all inputs needed for accurate cost estimation (specifications, BOM, target cost, volumes).
• Perform BOM cost analysis during development and support project status reporting.
• Set cost targets for the Commodity team and ensure project cost objectives are achieved.
• Define and track key KPIs (cost vs target, sourcing timing, supplier readiness, etc.) for projects.
• Manage and coordinate the Purchasing impact of engineering changes during development and in mass production stages.
• Continuously drive sourcing and cost-saving initiatives and support COGS ownership, cost optimization and RTC activities across the full product lifecycle, including mass production cost management.
• Oversee cost estimation, forecasting and reporting in coordination with the Program Purchasing Manager team.
• Maintain procurement tools and dashboards and drive digitalization, automation and AI initiatives.

Location: Trieste, Italy.

Requisiti

Lead and coordinate Purchasing for new product development; act as main Purchasing interface within project teams; define BOMs with R&D; participate in project meetings and decision-making to balance cost targets and time-to-market; collaborate with Commodity Managers, Project Leaders and Product Managers; lead NPI sourcing and material preparation; support early supplier demand shaping; ensure inputs for accurate cost estimation (specs, BOM, target cost, volumes); perform BOM cost analysis; set cost targets and track KPIs; manage Purchasing impact of engineering changes; drive sourcing and cost-saving initiatives; support COGS ownership and mass production cost management; oversee cost estimation, forecasting and reporting; maintain procurement tools and promote digitalization/automation/AI initiatives.