STEM IT - Cost & Materials Manager

STEM IT - Strategic Procurement Manager

We are looking for an experienced Strategic Procurement Manager to help us shape the future. Based in Milan, within the Purchasing area of the Projects Business Unit, reporting directly to the Cost and Materials Director.

The candidate will have the following responsibilities:

1. Be part of the bidding process with the responsibility of providing the correct raw material costs during the tender phase.
2. Participate in tender kickoff meetings and organize necessary further alignment with relevant functions to understand the project details and possible implications on raw material sourcing (e.g., local content, price indexation, sustainability, preliminary vs final offer).
3. Be in close contact with Corporate Procurement to understand market trends and expected prices for relevant materials, plus discuss specific topics coming from ongoing tenders.
4. Define the correct cost for each raw material in the specific tender.
5. Be responsible for identifying and monitoring the upcoming volumes for the main raw materials. On short term to timely address urgent constraints, on medium and long term to ensure material availability, competitiveness, and work preventively in case of need.
6. Be in close contact with BU planning function to understand the evolution of short, medium, and long-term planning and identify implications on raw materials and suppliers.
7. Support the budgeting process and specific analysis with the collection of future volumes for the main raw materials.
8. Lead projects on materials and suppliers topics with the objective of preparing the BU for future opportunities (introduction of new materials or suppliers, removal of single source, supplier sustainability).
9. Create a working plan and follow it up, making sure that targets and responsibilities are clear and timing is defined.
10. Coordinate the activities of different functions contributing to the project such as Quality, R&D, Corporate Procurement, production plants, System Engineering.
11. Proactively propose solutions and escalate decisions to be taken at the right level.

MUST HAVE

We are looking for a Strategic Procurement Manager with the following skills:

1. Business or Engineering background.
2. Previous experience > 5 years.
3. Solid professional experience as Buyer/Commodity Manager in a structured international organization.
4. Knowledge of technical fundamentals related to materials (mechanical, chemical, electrical).
5. Experience in leading projects, coordinating different functions (e.g., Quality, R&D, plants).
6. Familiarity with complex organizational context and excellent in stakeholder management.
7. Proactive, curious, results-driven, and committed to managing complexity and challenges.
8. Excellent team-building abilities.
9. Fluent in English.
10. Willingness to travel (max 20%).

NICE TO HAVE

Past experience as Buyer/Commodity Manager in the energy sector.