Purchase Organizational Unit and Supply Chain forms part of Avio Aero-engine Division. Specific responsibilities and tasks are clearly defined and are studied to obtain maximum in terms of efficiency end continuity.

Purchase Organizational Unit is structured in:

Competence Centres, with the mission of defining, on competence marketing families (like accessories, components, castings, forged, bearings, mechanical manufactures), the purchase strategies, assuring better supply conditions and respect of supplies requirements with aim to global supplies optimization costs.

Management and Control, which garrison the budget and the final balance identifying the shifting and updating the macro-economic and specific indicators of sector. It guarantees spread and correct use of Organizational unit informative system, formalizes the inner procedures and controls the compliance of guidelines established and shared with the management.

Technical Analysis, structured in Development Programs and in New Sources Scouting and Value Analysis, it constitutes the estimation processes reference, individualization of potential suppliers, suppliers start-up and monitoring of Development phases. It assures cost and value analysis carrying out and the marketing activities, in accordance with the Centres of Competence.

Integration and Development of New Supplying Sources, with the assignment to verify the abilities of potential suppliers to define development and qualification plans for new suppliers and source modifications. It supports Centres of Competence in the correct suppliers' selection, in line with obtained certifications and Customers requirements, in order to guarantee the Purchase Orders homogeneity and coherence with Purchase General Conditions and the other relevant contractual documents.