Global Chemicals & Reagents Sourcing Leader

Covanta; Town of Vermont (WI); On-site; USD 122,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Reworld is seeking a Senior Global Commodity Manager for chemicals and reagents to lead enterprise-wide sourcing and supplier-relationship initiatives across waste-to-energy and industrial operations. You will drive cost optimization and align supplier performance with safety and quality standards.

The role requires a chemistry or related technical background with significant procurement experience, and offers international travel up to 30% as needed in a senior contributor capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, procurement, supply chain, or commercial management.
• Experience developing and executing category or commodity strategies.
• Demonstrated success managing strategic suppliers and improving supplier performance.
• Experience leading competitive sourcing events and negotiating complex supply agreements.

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.
• Support other procurement priorities based on business needs.
• Up to 30% travel time, could be international travel

Skills

Chemistry background

Procurement experience

Strategic sourcing

Supplier management

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Reworld is seeking a Senior Global Commodity Manager for chemicals and reagents to lead enterprise-wide sourcing and supplier-relationship initiatives across waste-to-energy and industrial operations. You will drive cost optimization and align supplier performance with safety and quality standards.

The role requires a chemistry or related technical background with significant procurement experience, and offers international travel up to 30% as needed in a senior contributor capacity.