Commodity Manager

Prysmian is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year the company manufactures thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers copper cables and connectivity for voice video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.

We are 30000 employees across 50 countries. Everyone at Prysmian has the potential to make their mark; because whatever you do wherever you are based you will be part of a company that is helping transform the world around us.

TheCAPEX Commodity Manager North Americais a member of the North America Non-Raw Materials (NRM or Indirect) Purchasing Organization reporting to the Director of NRM Purchasing. The role is responsible forleading the strategic sourcing supplier management negotiation and execution support of capital expenditure projects across the North American region. This role manages procurement activities for major equipment manufacturing machinery construction engineering services installation commissioning automation systems infrastructure and plant expansion projects.

The position will partner closely with Engineering Operations Maintenance Finance Legal HSE Quality Plant Leadership and Global Procurement to ensure CAPEX projects are sourced competitively contracted appropriately delivered on time and aligned with business technical financial and compliance requirements.

The CAPEX Commodity Manager will develop and execute regional sourcing strategies manage supplier relationships support project teams from concept through commissioning and drive cost savings risk mitigation standardization and supplier performance across the CAPEX portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Develop and execute North America CAPEX sourcing strategies aligned with business growth manufacturing expansion modernization and cost reductionobjectives.

• Manage sourcing activities for capital equipment construction services engineering services installation automation fabrication utilities infrastructure and plant improvement projects.

• Build andmaintainsupplier relationships tosupportcomplex manufacturing and industrial CAPEX requirements.

• Identifyopportunities for supplier consolidation standardization global/regional leverage and total cost of ownership improvements.

• Lead competitive bid events including RFIs RFQs RFPs technical-commercial evaluations auctions supplier interviews and award recommendations.

• Partner with global procurement where applicable to align specifications supplier strategies contract terms and preferred vendors.

Project Procurement Execution

• Support CAPEX projects from early planning and budgeting through supplierselection contract award delivery installation and project closeout.

• Participate in project charter developmentscopedefinition sourcing timelines and procurement risk assessments.

• Ensure supplier quotations include clear commercial terms technical scope delivery milestones warranty provisions installation requirements and service expectations.

• Coordinate with Engineering and Operations tovalidatetechnical requirements and ensure comparable supplier proposals.

• Manage procurement milestones to support project schedules and avoid delays in equipment delivery installation or commissioning.

• Track purchase order issuance supplier commitments delivery schedules and commercial changes throughout the project lifecycle.

Contracting & Risk Management

• Lead commercial negotiations for major CAPEX agreements including equipment purchases construction contracts installation services engineering agreements and service packages.

• Negotiate key contractual protections including payment terms milestones delivery commitments liquidated damages warranties performance guarantees indemnities insurance limitation of liability change order controls and termination rights.

• Partner with Legal Finance Risk Management and HSEto ensure contractscomply withcompany policies and regulatory requirements.

• Support development and use of standard contract templates terms and conditions bid packages and supplier qualification documents.

• Identifyand mitigate project risks related to cost escalation schedule slippage supplier financial health safety performance import/export constraints and technical non-performance.

Supplier Relationship & Performance Management

• Develop strategic relationships with key CAPEX suppliers OEMs contractors integrators engineering firms and construction partners.

• Conduct supplier business reviews focused on safety quality delivery cost innovation technical capability and project execution.

• Maintain supplier scorecards and performance metrics for major capital project suppliers.

• Resolve supplier-related issues including commercial disputes late deliveries scope gaps quality concerns warranty claims and change order disagreements.

• Evaluate supplier capabilities through site visits audits references financial reviews safety reviews and technical assessments.

• Support development of preferred supplier panels for recurring CAPEX categories.

Financial & Compliance Responsibilities

• Deliver measurable cost savings cost avoidance cash flow improvements and working capital benefits through effective sourcing and negotiation.

• Supportaccurateproject budgeting by providing market intelligence supplier cost benchmarks and sourcing input.

• Ensure procurement activitycomplies withinternal approval policies delegation of authority audit requirements and capital expenditure governance.

• Drive compliance requirements and ensure suppliers are properly onboarded prior to project execution.

• Maintain complete sourcing documentation bid evaluations award justifications contracts and approval records.

• Support audits related to CAPEX procurement supplierselection contract compliance and projectspend.

The CAPEX Commodity Manager may support sourcing and supplier management across categories including:

• Manufacturing and process equipment

• Plant expansions and building construction

• General contractors and construction management firms

• Electrical installation and power distribution

• Mechanical installation and piping

• Automation controls PLCs and integration services

• Engineering design and project management services

• Utilities compressed air HVAC chillers boilers and water systems

• Fabrication structural steel platforms mezzanines and foundations

• Equipment relocation installation commissioning and startup support

Success Measures / KPIs

The role will be measured against performance indicators including:

• CAPEX sourcing savings and cost avoidance

• Supplier on-time delivery performance

• Project procurement milestone adherence

• Contract compliance and risk mitigation

• Payment term and cash flow improvements

• Supplier quality and issue resolution

• Stakeholder satisfaction

• Bid competitiveness and sourcing cycle time

• Preferred supplierutilization

• Audit readiness and documentation completeness

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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.

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