Global Chemicals & Reagents Sourcing Lead

Covanta; Nebraska; On-site; USD 122,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Reworld seeks a Senior Global Commodity Manager - Chemicals Reagents to lead enterprise-wide sourcing for chemicals and reagents across waste-to-energy plants and related operations. You will manage a broad portfolio including lime, ammonia, urea, industrial gases, and related products, building strategic supplier partnerships to optimize total cost and quality.

This senior individual-contributor role guides cross-functional sourcing initiatives, supports supplier qualification and risk

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or procurement.
• Experience in chemical industry procurement or strong technical background with procurement experience.
• Experience leading competitive sourcing events and negotiating complex contracts.
• Ability to travel up to 30% and work across multiple facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide commodity strategies for chemicals and reagents.
• Lead the complete sourcing process, including market analysis, RFI/RFP/RFQ development, supplier evaluation, negotiation strategy, contracting, implementation, and benefit tracking.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with key chemical and reagent suppliers.
• Lead supplier business reviews, performance scorecards, escalations, and joint improvement plans.
• Hold suppliers accountable for cost, safety, quality, service, delivery, technical support, innovation, and supply continuity.
• Partner with suppliers, Operations, and Logistics to optimize freight, delivery methods, inventory levels, tank utilization, and supply reliability.
• Identify opportunities for supplier consolidation, product standardization, demand management, alternative products, and total-cost improvement.
• Balance enterprise commodity strategies with site-specific technical and operational requirements.
• Partner with facility leadership, regional procurement, Operations, Engineering, Environmental, Safety, Finance, Legal, and Logistics.
• Support supplier and chemical-product qualification, including specification reviews, technical evaluations, plant trials, risk assessments, and stakeholder approvals.
• Monitor chemical markets, feedstock costs, freight, production capacity, and supply-chain risks.
• Develop backup suppliers, alternative products, and business-continuity plans for critical chemicals.
• Analyze spend, pricing, consumption, supplier performance, and market data and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Deliver measurable savings, cost avoidance, risk reduction, working-capital improvement, and service improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Communication

Stakeholder management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or related field

Job description

Reworld seeks a Senior Global Commodity Manager - Chemicals Reagents to lead enterprise-wide sourcing for chemicals and reagents across waste-to-energy plants and related operations. You will manage a broad portfolio including lime, ammonia, urea, industrial gases, and related products, building strategic supplier partnerships to optimize total cost and quality.

This senior individual-contributor role guides cross-functional sourcing initiatives, supports supplier qualification and risk