Description
Technical Buyer (MRO – Mechanical Components)
📍 Location: Santhià, Italy – with travel to Milan approximately once a week
💼 Industry: Pharmaceutical | 🕒 Full-time, Onsite
We’re looking for an experienced and technically minded Mechanical Buyer to join our growing operations team at a new pharmaceutical client site in Italy. This is a hands-on role that requires deep understanding of industrial equipment, spare parts, and supplier management.
Location:
The role's primary location will be Santhià, with travel to Milan approximately once a week.
What you'll do:
- Manage the procurement of mechanical MRO spare parts for production machinery
- Build and maintain supplier relationships – pricing, terms, performance tracking
- Collaborate with maintenance, engineering, and operations teams
- Analyze inventory consumption and optimize stock levels
- Conduct market research and identify new sourcing opportunities
- Create and manage purchase orders, ensure delivery timelines and quality
- Resolve supply chain issues: shortages, quality discrepancies, delays
- Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies
Requirements
- 3–5 years of experience in mechanical or technical procurement
- Strong technical understanding of machinery, components, and industrial equipment
- Experience negotiating with international suppliers
- Background in manufacturing/maintenance environments (pharma/heavy industry – a plus)
- Data analysis skills – ability to develop inventory models
- Fluency in Italian and English – required
- Independent, detail-oriented, and proactive approach
- ERP/SAP experience – an advantage
- Education in logistics, supply chain, or engineering – a plus
Why join us?
- Work on-site with a global pharmaceutical leader
- High-impact role with real responsibility and room to grow
- Be part of a dynamic, international procurement environment
Top Skills
What We Do
Operating globally can be challenging at unpredictable times.
We know.
Let us help you to focus on your core activities and to get the agility you need, today.
U.P.PRO operate globally with local offices in the United States, Ireland, China, and Israel, we offer smart and effective inventory management services, tailored to our clients’ specific needs and requirements.
Our end to end suite of services include:
1. Smart Inventory Management
Implement a demand-driven approach to inventory planning that optimizes your inventory levels and delivers on your customers’ requirements.
2. Integrated Supplier Management
Unlock economies of scale and access a consolidated global network of suppliers to cut costs and headaches without sacrificing expertise or local support.
3. Pay-Per-Use: Inventory on Demand
Leverage our pay-per-use consignment model to reduce the cost of ownership and achieve financial flexibility without compromising inventory availability.
