SENIOR BUYER

Arsenale Group, a multi-brand company that develops and manages assets in the luxury hospitality and lifestyle sectors—offering comprehensive services to the world’s leading and most renowned hospitality operators in synergy with top international Luxury Hospitality brands—is seeking a Senior Buyer.

What We’re Looking For

The selected candidate will be responsible for managing the procurement of materials, components, and services in line with the requests of the Project Management Department, ensuring the best contractual purchasing conditions in terms of quality, cost, payment terms, and delivery times/methods.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage suppliers by researching and selecting new Italian and international vendors, evaluating their technical capabilities, delivery reliability, and quality.
• Monitor pricing trends among current and potential suppliers through market trend analysis.
• Negotiate commercial terms with suppliers (economic and contractual conditions, timing, costs, quantities, and delivery methods).
• Purchase raw materials, goods, and services to meet business procurement needs in terms of cost, quality, and delivery deadlines.
• Perform daily analysis of MRP (Material Requirements Planning) exceptions to ensure alignment between production requests and purchase order issuance.
• Manage supplier master data and pricing information, including entry and issuance of purchase orders.
• Develop relationships with key internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Evaluate supplier performance (on-time delivery, quality, commercial conditions).

Requirements

• The ideal candidate possesses the following qualifications:
• Degree in Engineering, Economics, or an equivalent field.
• Experience in the railway sector.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Good knowledge of ERP systems (e.g., Business Central Navision, SAP) and MRP logic.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
• At least 5 years of prior experience in a similar role.

Skills

• Teamwork attitude.
• Knowledge of markets, analytical methods, and procurement techniques.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Result-oriented mindset.
• Proactivity.

This job posting is open to all genders, in accordance with Laws 903/77 and 125/91, and to people of all ages and nationalities, pursuant to Legislative Decrees 215/03 and 216/03. Please authorize the processing of personal data in compliance with Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018, in accordance with EU Regulation 679/2016 (GDPR).