Our Procurement Department is looking for a Procurement Manager to join its European team, based in Paris or Brescia. The Procurement Manager will report to the European Area Procurement Manager and will focus on the Italian Area.

The main responsibilities of this position are the following :

1. Upstream – Support to the Development Department team members :

• define the right technology for the projects ;
• find the right price, and deliveries in line with project(s) expected time-schedule ;
• define the key T&Cs from EPCs & strategic suppliers that are to be considered by the Development Department team when negotiating the PPA(s) ;
• prepare and present market soundings on the different key players from an industrial point of view (who are the main EPCs, WTG suppliers, BESS suppliers and PV Modules suppliers that have been involved in the past projects for such geography etc.).

2. Downstream – Lead the negotiations with all EPCs and strategic suppliers once a project has been granted to the Development Department :

• prepare and elaborate the documents for the release of the RFP ;
• lead all negotiations with EPCs and strategic suppliers ;
• prepare, negotiate, recommend to the management, award and follow up to the release of the instruction to proceed of all contracts (Framework agreement, EPC full turnkey, Module Supply Agreements, TSIA, O&M Agreements, Maintenance & Availability Agreements).

3. Additional responsibilities :

• do the regular market intelligence to have precise knowledge of the market trends on all renewable technologies ;
• prepare and perform site visits of the factories of strategic suppliers ;
• prepare and perform audits of the strategic suppliers (360°, financial audits, ESG, quality, E&HS).

The candidate will need the following skills and experience to succeed in this role:

• 5 to 7 years experience in management of EPC and/or O&M contracts (in civil works, oil & gas, industry, power supply etc.). Experience in the renewable industry is a plus ;
• solid experience in the development and the asset management of long term projects ;
• strong knowledge of EPC and O&M Contracts (Fidic silver) ;
• solid background in project finance is a plus ;
• fluent in English and Italian (French is a plus).

Founded in 2008, Neoen is one of the world’s leading independent producers of exclusively renewable energy. With proven expertise in solar power, onshore wind power and storage, the company plays an active role in the energy transition by producing competitive, clean, local energy on four continents. After a six-fold increase in the last six years, its capacity in operation or under construction stands at 8.4 GW. As a responsible company whose long-term vision is reflected in a strong and sustainable growth strategy, Neoen is targeting more than 10 GW capacity in operation or under construction in the course of 2025. Neoen’s flagship operations are France’s most powerful solar farm (300 MWp) in Cestas, Finland’s largest wind farm (404 MW) in Mutkalampi, one of the world’s most competitive solar plants in Mexico (El Llano, 375 MWp) and two of the world’s most powerful large-scale storage plants, both in Australia: Hornsdale Power Reserve (150 MW/193.5 MWh storage capacity) and the Victorian Big Battery (300 MW/450 MWh). Audacity, integrity, commitment and esprit de corps: our values guide our actions and our relationships with our business partners, customers and end-users. These shared values underpin our corporate identity and are borne out in the way we conduct our day-to-day business.