Europe Purchasing Manager, Utilities & Sustainability

Your Job

• Lead Purchasing Excellence across the EU driving process harmonization simplification and continuous improvement.
• Act as the regional focal point for sustainability managing circularity initiatives and defining/implementing utility strategies in coordination with countries.
• Head the Sourcing Excellence team ensuring alignment with global guidelines across all categories.
• Drive strategic sourcing initiatives to unlock cost opportunities and support commodity strategies.
• Oversee regional project consolidation (PMO) fostering innovation and execution excellence.
• Ensure compliance risk management and KPI governance at regional level.
• Lead systems optimization and P2P automation in close collaboration with global teams.
• Govern commodity management strategies and strengthen contract management frameworks.

About You

• Strong experience in procurement excellence sourcing and category management within a complex international environment.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and cross-country initiatives aligning multiple stakeholders.
• Solid background in sustainability risk management and compliance within procurement.
• Strategic mindset with hands-on capability in process optimization digitalization and automation (P2P).
• Strong project management skills with experience in PMO and driving innovation programs.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence at regional and global level.

What we offer

• Type of contract: Permanent Full time
• Location: Milan
• Applicable Collective Agreement: CCNL Gomma Plastica Cavi elettrici e affini.
• Job Level/Category in line with the applicable collective agreement.
• Gross annual salary no less than: 50.000
• The position is eligible for an individual or collective variable incentive based on the achievement of predetermined performance objectives
• Benefit:

• Health insurance
• Meal vouchers / canteen
• Transport/Parking facilitation
• Remote work flexibility

Our selection process:

Application 2) HR interview 3) Hiring Manager interviews and 4) Online assessment (30min) if applicable

Prysmian as an Equal Opportunity Employer aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds skills and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent where people feel respected included and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race ethnicity religion nationality origin citizenship status socio-economic status age sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status disability military service or veteran status pregnancy parental leave medical conditions or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmians commitments.

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