Global Indirect Sourcing Strategist - Hybrid

Solstice Advanced Materials; Geismar (LA); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) match

Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking a Sr Strategic Sourcing Specialist to drive indirect procurement strategy across regions, focusing on cost, quality, and supply continuity in a hybrid Geismar LA or Houston TX setting.

You will develop robust commodity strategies, partner with cross‑functional teams, consolidate spend, and execute the annual operating plan with year-over-year improvements. A U.S. person is required; base salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of strategic sourcing experience.
• Minimum of 2 years in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation with global contracts.
• Experience in best‑in‑class procurement practices (category management, benchmarking, should‑cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Develop robust commodity strategies for the Indirect Category Strategy Team and with consideration to quality, cost, speed and service requirements, market conditions, risks and exposures, competitive landscape, and projected changes over the strategic planning horizon, global industry trends, suppliers’ capabilities, and overall supply chain expertise.
• Partner with Buying Operations Team and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment and support of category strategy creation and execution. Facilitate engagement across all regions to drive a singular approach to supplier management in assigned commodity space
• Consolidate fragmented global spend, reduce the use of non‑strategic suppliers, and move the procurement activities upstream in the lifecycle of a solution in order to bring greater value to Solstice
• Execute the annual operating plan through year‑over‑year improvements in productivity, working capital, quality, delivery and supply continuity
• Negotiate and execute supply agreements with strategic suppliers capable of providing solutions that meet established business requirements and follow the global commodity strategies while maximizing benefit to Solstice

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Indirect procurement

Category management

Job description

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking a Sr Strategic Sourcing Specialist to drive indirect procurement strategy across regions, focusing on cost, quality, and supply continuity in a hybrid Geismar LA or Houston TX setting.

You will develop robust commodity strategies, partner with cross‑functional teams, consolidate spend, and execute the annual operating plan with year-over-year improvements. A U.S. person is required; base salary and comprehensive benefits are provided.