Hybrid Procurement Partner: Strategy & Value Creation

Evonik; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik Corporation in the United States seeks a Procurement Business Partner (PBP) Manager to connect Indirect Procurement with sites, driving early engagement and value creation. You will work with site leadership, Category Managers, and cross-functional teams to align sourcing with business needs and maximize value for Healthcare business lines.

You will lead demand shaping, governance, and supplier transition initiatives while promoting compliance and category strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, or a related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, or a related operational role.
• Experience supporting Indirect Procurement within a manufacturing, industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, or similar environment is preferred.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes, sourcing governance, supplier management, and contract adoption.
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Finance, and site leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills with the ability to drive alignment and challenge requirements constructively.
• Ability to identify cost optimization opportunities, support procurement initiatives, and improve compliance and process effectiveness.
• Experience with procurement transformation, category strategy deployment, or additional language skills (Spanish, Portuguese, or German) would be considered an asset.
• This role requires an on-site presence four days per week and approximately 20-40% travel to support assigned sites and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary link between Indirect Procurement and assigned sites, engaging stakeholders early to understand needs and shape demand.
• Build strong partnerships with site leadership and cross-functional teams to align procurement activities with priorities.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize demand, support value creation initiatives, and contribute to site-level cost improvement plans.
• Drive category strategies by promoting preferred suppliers, contracts, sourcing initiatives, and supplier transitions.
• Promote procurement policies, improve sourcing discipline, and guide stakeholders in reducing non-standard purchasing.
• Coordinate requirements, specifications, and timelines with Category Managers to align sourcing with site needs.
• Support resolution of supplier performance concerns and operational issues with procurement teams.
• Monitor procurement KPIs, stakeholder satisfaction, compliance, and value realization; identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influencing skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, or related field

Job description

Evonik Corporation in the United States seeks a Procurement Business Partner (PBP) Manager to connect Indirect Procurement with sites, driving early engagement and value creation. You will work with site leadership, Category Managers, and cross-functional teams to align sourcing with business needs and maximize value for Healthcare business lines.

You will lead demand shaping, governance, and supplier transition initiatives while promoting compliance and category strategies.