Manager – Aluminum Scrap and Secondary (Europe)

Alcoa Australia; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcoa seeks a commercially driven Manager – Aluminum Scrap & Secondary to lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement across Europe, advancing recycling and decarbonization goals. You will optimize supply, engage suppliers, and collaborate with internal teams to maximize value from scrap and secondary materials.

You will influence European scrap strategies, negotiate effectively, and monitor market trends to mitigate risks while ensuring responsible sourcing and traceability throughout the supply

Qualifications

• Proven experience in aluminum scrap procurement and recycling across Europe.
• Strong commercial acumen with record of optimizing value and profitability.
• Knowledge of aluminum alloys, scrap qualities, and recycling value chains.
• Understanding logistics, supply chain operations and inventory management.
• Ability to interpret market intelligence, pricing mechanisms, and risk management.
• Excellent cross-functional communication across international teams.
• Professional English required; Norwegian language skills are valued.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for aluminum scrap and secondary materials across Europe, leveraging strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and market knowledge to secure competitive supply and support business growth.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers, processors, brokers, and internal stakeholders, using excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills to strengthen supply security and create long-term value.
• Analyze scrap market trends, pricing mechanisms, supply dynamics, and business data to provide actionable market intelligence, identify opportunities and risks, and support data-driven decision making.
• Lead the end-to-end procurement process, ensuring effective supplier qualification, contract management, responsible sourcing compliance, traceability, and operational execution with a high degree of ownership, accountability, and business judgement.
• Collaborate across commercial, operational, technical, logistics, quality, finance, and EHS functions to optimize inventory, manage supplier performance, resolve claims, mitigate supply risks, and ensure continuity of supply.
• Support Alcoa's recycling, decarbonization, and circularity objectives by maximizing recovery value from scrap and secondary materials, applying continuous improvement principles, and utilizing Microsoft 365 and business systems to monitor performance and drive sustainable results.

Skills

Aluminum scrap procurement

Contract negotiations

Supplier relationships

Market intelligence

LME pricing

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Shape Your World At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper & world-shaper.

We are seeking a commercially driven Manager – Aluminum Scrap & Secondary to join our European team. In this strategic role, you will lead the end-to-end sourcing and procurement of aluminum scrap across Europe while supporting secondary material processing activities. You will play a key role in advancing Alcoa's recycling, circularity and decarbonization ambitions by securing reliable and competitive scrap supply, optimizing value recovery, and contributing to sustainable production. Reporting to the Vice President, Value-Added Product Sales, Europe, and working closely with the Global Scrap & Secondary Materials team, this position offers the opportunity to influence Alcoa's recycling strategy across multiple European operations and strengthen our position as an industry leader in sustainable aluminum production.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for aluminum scrap and secondary materials across Europe, leveraging strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and market knowledge to secure competitive supply and support business growth.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers, processors, brokers, and internal stakeholders, using excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills to strengthen supply security and create long‑term value.
• Analyze scrap market trends, pricing mechanisms, supply dynamics, and business data to provide actionable market intelligence, identify opportunities and risks, and support data‑driven decision making.
• Lead the end‑to‑end procurement process, ensuring effective supplier qualification, contract management, responsible sourcing compliance, traceability, and operational execution with a high degree of ownership, accountability, and business judgement.
• Collaborate across commercial, operational, technical, logistics, quality, finance, and EHS functions to optimize inventory, manage supplier performance, resolve claims, mitigate supply risks, and ensure continuity of supply.
• Support Alcoa's recycling, decarbonization, and circularity objectives by maximizing recovery value from scrap and secondary materials, applying continuous improvement principles, and utilizing Microsoft 365 and business systems to monitor performance and drive sustainable results.

What You Bring to the Role

• Proven experience in aluminum scrap procurement, recycling, commodity sourcing, or industrial raw material purchasing, with a strong understanding of the European supplier landscape and market dynamics.
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated success in contract negotiations, supplier relationship management, and identifying opportunities to optimize value and profitability.
• Solid knowledge of aluminum alloys, scrap qualities, recycling value chains, and secondary material recovery processes, supporting informed sourcing and business decisions.
• Understanding logistics, supply chain operations, inventory management, quality specifications, and claims resolution within complex industrial environments.
• Ability to interpret market intelligence, pricing mechanisms, LME‑linked structures, scrap spreads, and risk management principles to support strategic sourcing decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across international teams, collaborating with suppliers and partners across Europe.
• Professional written and verbal proficiency in English is required. Norwegian is strongly valued.

What’s on Offer

• Contribute to the future of sustainable aluminum production and recycling.
• Influence sourcing and circular economy initiatives across Europe.
• Collaborate with experienced commercial, operational and technical teams.
• Build meaningful partnerships across an international supplier network.
• Be part of a company committed to innovation, safety, sustainability and continuous improvement.

Where You'll Work

This role is part of Alcoa's European organization and will involve regular travel across Europe to suppliers, processing partners, operational sites and industry events, with expected travel of approximately 50%. Be part of shaping a better future.

About the Location

Alcoa is an international company with multiple locations and joint ventures across six continents. Wherever you choose to join us, you’ll be joining a global team committed to advancing sustainability and delivering excellence and innovation. As industry pioneers, we are redefining what it means to be a sustainable aluminum company, bridging the journey from mines to metal.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.

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Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

As a proud equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer, Alcoa is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of a person’s gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, nation of origin, disability, veteran status, language spoken or any other characteristic or status protected by the laws or regulations in the places where we operate.

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