.**RESPONSIBILITIES**- Plan and monitor flow of materials for the prototype, alfa/beta production needs, as well as following the entire process along the NPDI cycle time. Keeping in control the right inventory value.- Planning purchase orders in alignment with production needs and laboratory requirements.- Work with Engineering, Labs, Production and Procurement to ensure the proper planning and purchasing of materials for NPDI:- Collect and elaborate any information for anticipation and/or postponement and perform this reschedule-in/reschedule-out activity in the System (Oracle).- Create Purchase orders according to the information received in the System (Oracle) but also during off-line NPDI project meetings, having the responsibility to track them back until they are aligned into the System (Oracle).- Daily contact with suppliers for calibration of deliveries.- Keep updated, constantly and precisely, all the materials planning parameters of the Company ERP system- Manage all the inbound materials in compliance to the Company rules for inventories: slow moving, obsolete excess.- Asses every opportunity aimed at simplifying the Supply Chain, drawing benefits like LT reduction, optimization of inventory rotation. To work in accordance with ITC regulations.**QUALIFICATIONS**- Technical High school Diploma or University Degree in a science or technical faculty.- Purchasing, logistics or manufacturing experience of 2/3 years is highly recommended.- English: Intermediate or high level, according to the kind of suppliers to be managed- Strong verbal and written communication skills.- Well-developed interpersonal skills.- Good knowledge of the supply process and of the internal mechanisms of inventories in manufacturing companies.- Experience with MRP systems. Knowledge of the impacts on materials during/after the introduction of new products could be a plus**Requirements**:- Team-working and interpersonal relationships- Open minded to understand complex organizational systems- Capability of being smart, professional and effective with all the colleagues at all levels- Strong believer in modern information technology, in its potentials and in its "game rules" Problem finder and problem solver, precise in the implementation of his/her job.**PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS**N/A**TIME TRAVEL REQUIRED**N/A**_OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: _**_Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion. _**_OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES _**- _Customer Focus _- _Operational Excellence _- _High-Performance Culture _- _Innovation _- _Financial Strength _**_OUR BEHAVIORS _**- _Own It _- _Act With Urgency _- _Foster a Customer-First Mindset _- _Think Big and Execute _- _Lead by Example _- _Drive Continuous Improvement _- _Learn and Seek Out Development**_Work Authorization _**- No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided