Title: Category Manager - Raw Materials / Chemicals
Salary: Highly Competitive
The Category Manager - Raw Materials / Chemicals is responsible forโฆ
- Implement global and regional sourcing to reduce total deliver cost, and improve supply security
- Maintain an understanding of financial management principles to make sure decisions are fiscally sound & responsible
- Provide leadership, mentoring and feedback on the TDC (total delivered cost) sourcing process to improve practices across the team globally
- Ensure regional implementation and local execution , as well as, conducting global calls with procurement professionals to communicate strategy globally
- Communicate strategies, results, and metrics effectively to leadership teams
- Develop contract strategies and negotiate key commercial & supply positions to benefit company business requirements and goals
- Provide guidance and suggestions to business units to ensure top line growth
- Implement supplier strategies and initiatives to achieve value regionally and globally
- Drive strategic projects to improve sourcing processes, efficiencies and tools
- Implement sourcing infrastructure with functions and supply chain to assure availability for quality and cost
- Lead and develop direct reports and cross functional teams
The Category Manager - Raw Materials / Chemicals should have the following qualifications:
- BA in Engineering, Chemistry, Business, Finance or related field
- 7+ years' experience in procurement or supply chain
- Commercial/technical experience with monomers, polymers and/or specialty chemicals
- Experience in chemicals and/or petrochemicals industry
Benefits/Perks
This firm offers a highly competitive benefits package.