- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Compensation
- €50,000/year
- Department
- Supply Chain, Logistics & Inventory
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
About Kering
Kering is a global luxury group renowned for nurturing some of the world’s most influential Houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry, and eyewear, including Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, and Boucheron. As an employer, Kering offers a distinctive environment where creative excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and long-term sustainability converge. The Group empowers its talents to shape the future of luxury through innovation, craftsmanship, and responsible business practices. With an international culture grounded in diversity, inclusion, and shared ambition, Kering provides meaningful career opportunities for professionals seeking to contribute to exceptional brands while advancing a more sustainable and imaginative luxury industry.
Kering seeks a Direct Procurement Excellence Senior Manager in Milan to support supplier management best practices, procurement performance and raw materials market monitoring across Category Platforms. The role provides data and analytics support to Direct Procurement leadership and offers an indicative starting compensation of €50,000, an annual bonus opportunity linked to individual and company objectives subject to company policy, and the stated CCNL.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support the definition and harmonization of supplier management best practices across the Platform, including scouting, benchmarking, tenders and onboarding, and formalize and implement processes within Procurement.
- Measure and monitor adoption of supplier management best practices across Category Platforms, ensuring consistent application.
- Support performance and continuous improvement initiatives in procurement processes and ways of working.
- Monitor raw materials market trends for each category.
- Provide reliable data, robust analyses and clear performance insights to support the Direct Procurement Platform, working closely with Direct Procurement leadership as its data and analytics backbone.
Qualifications
- Strong analytical mindset, with the ability to structure, analyze and synthesize complex operational and supply data.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI, with the ability to build and maintain robust dashboards and reports.
- Comfort working with recurring data cycles.
- Ability to translate data into clear, business-oriented decisions.
- Detail-oriented, structured and reliable, with a strong sense of data discipline.
- Proactive and collaborative, and comfortable operating in a multi-brand, matrix organization.
- Curious and eager to learn within a complex and evolving operational model.
- Fluent in Italian and English; French is a plus.
Skills
Experience
10–15 years of experience in similar procurement functions.
Education
Master’s degree in engineering, economics, supply chain, operations, statistics or a related quantitative discipline.
Workplace
This position is based in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Explore jobs in Lombardy or in Italy.
Compensation
The base compensation for this position is EUR 50,000 per annum.
Benefits
Annual bonus opportunity linked to individual and company objectives, subject to company policy.
Culture
Kering fosters a dynamic, purpose-driven culture where creativity, entrepreneurship, and collaboration support the distinct identities of its luxury Houses. As an employer, the Group places strong emphasis on sustainability, diversity, and talent development, encouraging people to innovate responsibly while contributing to the future of modern luxury.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.