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Chemtrade · 16 hours ago

Category Sourcing Manager-Capital Equipment

United States

Contract

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$115K/yr - $135K/yr

10+ years exp

Chemtrade is a company focused on safety, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. They are seeking a Category Sourcing Manager to oversee procurement responsibilities for assigned spend categories, ensuring continuous supply at the lowest cost while managing supplier relationships and supporting capital project execution.

ChemicalFood and BeverageManufacturingWater

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Define, create and implement supply strategies for assigned categories with a focus on major process equipment, capital spares, fixed equipment, rotating equipment, electrical equipment, instrumentation

Partner with stakeholders in Engineering, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing, and Business teams to create successful procurement execution strategies to support capital project execution, and reliable plant operations

Lead diligent, assertive, yet professional negotiations for identified categories to achieve lowest total cost of ownership and adherence to complex specifications

Focal point for Chemtrade in managing supplier relationships for assigned categories, ensuring relationships are established and managed effectively

Create educated recommendations about supply strategies catered to the business units they serve within Chemtrade, incorporating Supplier Quality strategies

Ongoing Site-level and project-level engagement which includes receiving continuous feedback regarding supplier performance, – Influence plant-level buying decisions

Support all Chemtrade Stakeholders with Supplier engagement to resolve disputes, warranty, and quality items as a corporate representative

Support the Engineering and Manufacturing teams to ensure Specifications are in place, bid processes are being conducted in compliance with Chemtrade Policies, subject to the appropriate commercial and legal reviews needed to execute purchases in a timely manner

Develop, lead and implement cost improvement opportunities for assigned categories in accordance with Chemtrade’s Productivity program and in collaboration with internal stakeholders and MRO / Facilities Category Manager

Support the Corporate Procurement’s continued evolution includes contributing to meeting the functional’s KPI metrics and ensure the processes and policies are being adhered to (i.e., Procurement Policy, Supplier Code of Conduct)

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementContract NegotiationERP Systems (SAP)Data AnalysisSix Sigma CertificationAdvanced ExcelProject ManagementCommunication SkillsCollaboration Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Engineering, or other a background in a technical discipline

10+ years' progressive experience in the Specialty Chemical / Petrochemical / Pharmaceutical manufacturing industries

Strong track record of negotiating Contracts, Terms and Conditions on complex equipment and service contracts including mechanical and electrical process equipment

Ability to analyze and summarize data in a concise manner

Experience conducting complex RFx exercises in compliance with technical specifications, negotiating cost, lead time, quality, and performance criteria to select the best partners to satisfy Chemtrade Project, Engineering, and Manufacturing needs

Experience with ERP systems (i.e., SAP) required, with a level proficient to pull spend data and manipulate into meaningful analytical reports using advanced tools such as Sheets, Pivot Tables, or Power BI

Proven track record of delivering tangible business outcomes, cataloguing, tracking and demonstrating savings and cost avoidance clearly on the categories you manage and agreements you put in place

(if required) Must have a valid driver license and ability to travel nationally and internationally (to/from the United States) as needed