Procurement Business Partner Manager

4142 Evonik Corporation_4142; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a Procurement Business Partner Manager who will link Indirect Procurement with sites, guiding demand shaping and cost optimization across Interface & Polyurethane Additives, Catalysts, Coating Additives, and Crosslinkers.

You will partner with site leadership and cross-functional teams to deploy procurement strategy, improve sourcing, ensure compliance, and deliver value while traveling 20–40% as needed and maintaining four days on-site per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field.
• 5–8 years of procurement or supply chain experience in manufacturing or chemicals.
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Willingness for on-site presence four days per week and 20–40% travel.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary contact between Indirect Procurement and sites to shape demand.
• Collaborate with site leadership and cross-functional teams to align priorities.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and support value creation.
• Drive adoption of category strategies and supplier transitions.
• Promote procurement policies and reduce non-standard purchasing.
• Coordinate requirements and timelines with Category Managers.
• Support supplier performance issues and continuous improvement.
• Monitor procurement KPIs and stakeholder satisfaction.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influencing skills

Cost optimization

Procurement processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Job description

What we offer At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed. Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special! Find out more about the many benefits we offer: https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik: https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

Job Summary

The Procurement Business Partner (PBP) Manager serves as the key link between Indirect Procurement and assigned sites, business units, and functions. This role drives early procurement engagement, demand shaping, governance, and value creation by partnering with stakeholders to identify cost optimization opportunities, improve compliance, and support procurement strategies. The PBP Manager works closely with site leadership, Category Managers, and cross-functional teams to align procurement activities with business needs, improve sourcing effectiveness, and maximize value delivery supporting the following business lines: Interface & Polyurethane Additives, Catalysts, Coating Additives, and Crosslinkers.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnering & Demand Shaping Act as the primary point of contact between Indirect Procurement and assigned sites, engaging stakeholders early to understand business needs, challenge requirements, and shape procurement demand.
• Stakeholder Collaboration Build strong partnerships with site leadership and cross-functional teams, including Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Finance, and Category Management, to align procurement activities with business priorities.
• Cost Optimization & Value Creation Partner with stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize demand, support value creation initiatives, and contribute to site-level cost improvement plans.
• Procurement Strategy Deployment Support the execution of category strategies by driving adoption of preferred suppliers, contracts, sourcing initiatives, and supplier transition activities.
• Procurement Governance & Compliance Promote procurement policies and processes, improve sourcing discipline, and guide stakeholders in reducing non-standard, unmanaged, or after-the-fact purchasing.
• Sourcing Support & Execution Coordinate business requirements, specifications, and timelines with Category Managers to ensure sourcing activities are aligned with site needs and priorities.
• Supplier Performance & Issue Resolution Support resolution of supplier performance concerns, availability challenges, and operational issues in partnership with Category Managers and procurement teams.
• Performance Management & Continuous Improvement Monitor procurement KPIs, stakeholder satisfaction, compliance, and value realization while identifying opportunities to improve procurement effectiveness and business partnership.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 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.

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

This is your opportunity to join a thriving global organization that combines cutting-edge science, technology and engineering with world-class business services to create solutions that answer real-world problems. If you join us, we’ll expect you to take ownership of your work, team up with other great minds, and add your name to creations that make a positive difference for generations. As one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals operating in more than 100 countries with over 32,000 employees, we need your diversity of thought to make us better. In return for your passion, initiative and creativity, you’ll enjoy opportunities to improve and to be respected for your contribution.

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