Head - Strategic Procurement - Raw Materials

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop and recommend short and long term procurement strategies aimed at meeting raw material demand requirements for production sites in a manner that provides a secure supply of cost-competitive materials

- Manage ongoing relationships with suppliers' sales and internal business leaders

- Analyze market structure, trends, technical developments and regulatory trends that impact competitiveness and/or affect availability and delivered cost of raw materials

- Establish contracts from initial negotiation (including pricing, terms & conditions, etc.) through final agreement, with the approval of the key stakeholders.

- Negotiate resolution of disputes, changes in scope and raw material price changes with suppliers where applicable

- Engage with internal site planning and business unit stakeholders to coordinate order placement of raw materials in accordance with established strategic directives

- Ensure compliance of established departmental objectives with regard to supplier evaluations

- Continuous development of new vendors by closely working with technical teams for increased vendor competitiveness. Annual contract finalization for major raw materials.

Requirements:

- Engineering degree in Chemicals or any other discipline with MBA Preferred

- A minimum of 15+ years' relevant strategic procurement and/or commercial contracting experience

- Proven ability in managing pricing and contract negotiations with vendors, as well as the ability to influence and persuade internal stakeholders to gain support for key procurement initiatives

- Thorough understanding of the legal requirements and sensitivity of commercial contract law

- Strong analytical skills