Senior Expert Logistics Management

Aims International; Lazio; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

OMV is expanding its Italian footprint and seeks a Senior Expert in Logistics Management to lead the natural gas logistics function for the Italian market. The role centers on planning, coordinating, and managing long-term and daily operations to ensure an efficient, compliant flow across networks and delivery points in Italy.

You will oversee dispatch cycles, capacity management, and regulatory interfaces, while coordinating with grid operators and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in logistics or supply chain in energy/utilities, natural gas focus.
• Strong knowledge of the Italian energy market and natural gas structures.

Responsibilities

• Set up and manage the Italian natural gas logistics function, defining processes and interfaces with operators and regulators.
• Coordinate logistics processes to fulfill gas sales contracts and support rollout of natural gas solutions in line with regulations.
• Oversee transportation, storage capacity, distribution contracts, and the full dispatch cycle (balancing, nomination, allocation, programming).
• Prepare capacity booking needs and ensure accurate transport cost calculations on networks.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and represent OMV in Italian gas market working groups.
• Manage logistics activities including metering point changes, capacity management, data, invoicing, and coordination with grid operators.
• Ensure daily and long-term logistics operations across networks remain compliant and efficient.
• Maintain stakeholder relationships and provide accurate logistics inputs for pricing.
• Oversee metering point implementation and customer change processes, including handling requests.
• Identify risks and opportunities; drive continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Logistics management

Portfolio analysis

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

English/Italian fluency

Job description

Our client is OMV, which produces and markets oil, gas, and chemical products responsibly, and develops innovative solutions to support the circular economy. As one of Austria’s largest listed companies, OMV is leveraging the strength of their assets, market position, and expertise to lead the journey to a sustainable future. Active across the entire energy value chain and holding a strategic position in the natural gas sector, OMV is now establishing its Italian subsidiary with a solid and long‑term growth perspective. In this context of ongoing expansion, they are looking for a:

Senior Expert Logistics Management

The role oversees the full natural gas logistics function for the Italian market, it is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing both long‑term and daily logistics operations to guarantee an efficient, reliable and compliant flow of natural gas across all relevant network grids up to delivery points throughout Italy.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set up and manage the natural gas logistics function for the Italian market, defining processes, standards, and interfaces with internal teams, grid operators and regulatory bodies.
• Implement all logistics processes required to fulfill gas sales contracts and support the rollout of natural gas solutions in line with Italian regulations.
• Oversee transportation and storage capacity, distribution contract and the full dispatching cycle (balancing, nomination, allocation, programming).
• Prepare capacity booking needs across different time horizons and ensure accurate transport cost calculations and bookings on DSO and TSO networks.
• Interpret and apply regulatory requirements, representing OMV in Italian gas market working groups and associations.
• Manage sales‑related logistics activities including metering point changes, capacity management, consumption data, invoicing, reporting and coordination with grid operators.
• Ensure efficient and compliant daily and long‑term logistics operations across all relevant networks.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and support pricing with accurate logistics inputs.
• Oversee metering point implementation, data management, invoice validation and customer change processes, including handling customer and emergency requests.
• Identify risks and opportunities, drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with OGMS/ICS and all relevant labor, safety and operational regulations.

Candidate profile

• Minimum 7 years of experience in logistics, supply chain or portfolio management within the energy/utilities sector, specifically in natural gas
• Strong knowledge of the Italian energy market and of natural gas structures and processes
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, with strong data management and portfolio analysis capabilities
• Proven experience in project management and cross‑functional collaboration
• Strong customer orientation, negotiation skills and business acumen
• Hands‑on, solution‑driven mindset with the ability to work independently in a dynamic environment
• Entrepreneurial attitude, high initiative, team spirit and growth mindset
• Fluency in Italian and English. German is a strong advantage

Location

Milan