Supply Engineer

Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world’s critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments – from industrial plants and data centers to people’s homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax.

Position Summary

• To direct and manage procurement requirements through liaison with new and existing suppliers and internal Project Execution, Proposal teams, and Project Coordination teams.
• To ensure that materials, equipment and services are sourced according to specification, within budget and to agreed timescales.
• You will report to the Thermal Supply Manager Europe.

Job Responsibilities Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide functional support in purchasing of services and goods as specified by the Project Execution Team and support and obtain quotes for the Proposal teams.
• Analyze and compare suppliers’ quotation both technically and commercially and provide recommendations accordingly
• Liaise with product management, marketing, functional leaders for new developments/products and organize training with suppliers base on this information
• Contract formulation and agreeing terms and conditions with vendor base
• Implementing procurement strategy towards suppliers and towards Procurement Categories
• Drive and comply with projects processes and procedures
• Vendor set up and establishment
• Local procurement responsibilities
• Third party suppliers approval
• Deal with Quality Insurance / Quality Controls problems and issues
• Liaison with IMEX team for shipping
• Liaison with PROJECT ADMINISTRATION team for shipping / export / transport in support of project execution
• Liaison with PRODUCT MANAGEMENT team for Value Analysis / Value Engineering on products.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in an Engineering discipline (Electrical preferred); Master degree is a plus.
• IT skills: Experienced user of MS Office
• Languages: Fluent in English and Italian
• Experience: at least 2-5 years of practical experience in procuring services as well as technical goods within a project oriented environment, preferable with an E&I and/or petrochemical background
• Knowledge of supply chain processes
• Team work in a multicultural / multinational environment
• Prepared to travel within Europe occasionally
• Experienced in prequalification of vendors, soliciting bids, evaluating offers, placing orders and expediting the delivery of goods and services
• Experience in projects execution
• Previous experience in preparing commercial bid analysis, working closely with engineering departments in the completion of the bid analysis

Skills And Mindset

• Project Scoping
• Communication skills – Presentation
• Technical skills
• Sourcing analysis
• Financial skills – cost analysis
• Relationship management skills – Ethics – Conflict resolution – Creative problem solving

Other Information

• This position will be located at Milan (Italy) in a global oriented environment.
• This is a full-time position with a competitive package and an excellent environment to work, learn & live.

At Chemelex We protect places of progress through electric excellence.

Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything.

Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions – defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities.

• Experts with empathy
• Explorer mindset
• Example for others
• Exceptional impact

We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.