European Aluminum Scrap & Secondary Materials Leader

Alcoa Corporation; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcoa Corporation is seeking a commercially driven Manager for Aluminum Scrap & Secondary to lead sourcing and procurement across Europe. You will secure reliable scrap supply, optimize value recovery, and advance recycling and decarbonization goals.

You will collaborate with global teams to shape Alcoa's recycling strategy, manage supplier performance, and ensure continuity of supply while traveling across Europe up to 50% of the time.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in aluminum scrap procurement, recycling, commodity sourcing, or industrial raw material purchasing.
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated success in contract negotiations and supplier relationship management.
• Solid knowledge of aluminum alloys, scrap qualities, recycling value chains, and secondary material recovery processes.
• Ability to interpret market intelligence, pricing mechanisms, LME-linked structures, scrap spreads, and risk management principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for aluminum scrap and secondary materials across Europe, leveraging commercial acumen and market knowledge.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers, processors, brokers, and internal stakeholders.
• Analyze scrap market trends, pricing mechanisms, supply dynamics, and data to provide actionable market intelligence.
• Lead end-to-end procurement with supplier qualification, contract management, and responsible sourcing compliance.

Skills

Scrap procurement

Supply chain

Contract negotiations

Stakeholder management

Market intelligence

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Alcoa Corporation is seeking a commercially driven Manager for Aluminum Scrap & Secondary to lead sourcing and procurement across Europe. You will secure reliable scrap supply, optimize value recovery, and advance recycling and decarbonization goals.

You will collaborate with global teams to shape Alcoa's recycling strategy, manage supplier performance, and ensure continuity of supply while traveling across Europe up to 50% of the time.