Hybrid: Sourcing Lead, Americas – Maintenance & Analytics

Huntsman; Town Center (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsman is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Category Lead, Americas - Maintenance and Applied Analytics to lead category management and strategic sourcing for maintenance-related indirect spend across the Americas.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, advanced analytics, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver value, improve supplier performance, and drive procurement transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field; 2+ years in procurement or analytics preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven experience.
• Advanced Excel and data visualization/BI tool proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies for Maintenance & Plant-services across the Americas.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing, RFx, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Monitor supplier performance, risk, and value delivery with analytics-driven insights.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders to implement agreements and governance.
• Build dashboards and models to enable proactive sourcing decisions.

Skills

Project leadership

Analytical skills

Excel mastery

Data visualization

Stakeholder management

Procurement interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain / Engineering / Data Analytics

Tools

SAP Ariba

Power BI

SQL

Python

Excel (advanced)

Job description

Huntsman is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Category Lead, Americas - Maintenance and Applied Analytics to lead category management and strategic sourcing for maintenance-related indirect spend across the Americas.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, advanced analytics, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver value, improve supplier performance, and drive procurement transformation.