Senior Global Commodity Manager, Chemicals & Reagents (Travel)

Reworld Waste; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 122,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Reworld Waste seeks a Senior Global Commodity Manager – Chemicals Reagents to drive enterprise-wide sourcing strategies for chemicals and reagents across our waste-to-energy and processing facilities. You will manage a large supplier portfolio and build strong partnerships to improve cost, quality, and reliability.

The role leads cross-functional sourcing initiatives, mentors procurement teams, and requires up to 30% travel, including international assignments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required.
• 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, procurement, supply chain, or commercial management.
• Experience developing and executing category or commodity strategies.
• Experience leading competitive sourcing events and negotiating complex supply agreements.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to travel to operating facilities and supplier locations as needed.

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.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

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

CPSM or CSCP certification preferred

Job description

Reworld Waste seeks a Senior Global Commodity Manager – Chemicals Reagents to drive enterprise-wide sourcing strategies for chemicals and reagents across our waste-to-energy and processing facilities. You will manage a large supplier portfolio and build strong partnerships to improve cost, quality, and reliability.

The role leads cross-functional sourcing initiatives, mentors procurement teams, and requires up to 30% travel, including international assignments.