Director Purchasing Italy
Pubblicato il 03-09-2026 - AUTO1 Group in Milano
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We are building the best way to buy and sell cars online. With we offer our professional B2B car trading partners (our merchants) the state-of-the-art platform to efficiently buy and sell used cars across Europe.
Descrizione del lavoro
For our HQ in Italy, we’re looking for a Director Purchasing Italy.
This role reports into the VP Italy and has the main objective of continuously improving our customer experience, operational efficiency, and profitability.
Responsibilities
- Execute the strategy and growth plan for AUTO1's Italy Consumer business units (C2B).
- Monitor key performance indicators to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the existing C2B unit with around 200 employees and 65+ branches.
- Ensure recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, and personal development of top talent in all Consumer Purchasing business units.
- Support the leadership team in defining strategic plans and executing them effectively.
- Develop a team of Regional and Vice Regional Area Managers to help you control the 200 employees across the country.
- Lead the Real Estate & Procurement team to expand and maintain the buying infrastructure (branches).
- Ensure that each branch is safe and complies with local regulations.
- Execute and improve key performance indicators to manage efficiency in depth.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of leadership experience.
- Strategy consulting experience is highly valued.
- People management experience is key, especially in fast-paced and dynamically changing environments.
- Strong operational expertise, with experience in process optimization, operational excellence, and lean office.
- Proven track record of personal and professional achievements.
- Truly entrepreneurial attitude, driven, restless personal