NextChem S.P.A. is a holding company controlling several different daughter companies that act as licensors of technologies in the chemicals / petrochemicals / fertilizers sectors as well as proprietary & critical equipment suppliers within the same technological domains. Within NextChem S.P.A., the centralized PEQ (Proprietary EQuipment) function has the mandate to set up the strategy and execute its supply chain for proprietary and critical equipment.
The different businesses of NextChem are assisted on the sourcing side of proprietary and critical equipment by dedicated PEQ managers. The buyer PEQ will report to the assigned PEQ manager and support them in the procurement sourcing process.
Support the Issuing of Requests for Quotation for the itemized proprietary and critical equipment;
Receive offers,and ensure they are properly tracked and archived in group systems;
Liase with the technical departments of the involved NextChem companies to technically evaluate the offers (to the appropriate level of detail, depending on the business dynamics);
Support the Issuing of commercial evaluations to the PEQ manager for strategizing and decision making;
Providing cost input in the proprietary and critical equipment cost models (to be built and used for internal reference and budgeting purposes);
Assist the PEQ manager in the customization of back to back contracts for the specific product / project / supplier;
Gather relevantdata of interest on suppliers (i.E. revenues, intake from the Maire / NextChem group, delivery and quality KPI’s;
Assist the PEQ manager in liaising with the NextChem companies functions as applicable / required (i.E. business development, engineering, legal, project control);
Assist the PEQ manager in drafting the recommendations for award if necessary;
Assist the PEQ manager in the handover of placed contracts to the post order function;
Report on own buying activities as applicable.
Knowledge and educational leve
New Graduate Engineer (Chemical, Energy, Mechanical, Electrical or related field)
Fluent in Italian and English
Good written and verbal communication skills
Structured and logic way of thinking, analysis and synthesis abilities