Senior Indirect Procurement Category Leader

Westlake Chemical; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical is seeking a Sr Category Manager (Indirect Procurement) to lead strategic sourcing for assigned indirect categories across North America. You will manage vendor bases, identify cost-reduction opportunities, negotiate contracts, and monitor market conditions to support EBITDA goals.

Responsibilities include developing category objectives with KPIs, leading cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, and collaborating with Legal, HS&E, and regulatory

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or B.A. in Supply Chain/Procurement required.

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes strategies for the sourcing, procurement and logistics of assigned categories for Westlake North America HIP (Housing & Infrastructure Products) and PEM (Performance & Essential Materials) divisions.
• Identifies and implements best in class sourcing strategy and practices which support continuity of supply, quality, cost and business unit requirements.
• Develops and implements category objectives using key performance indicators.
• Manage category objectives to ensure the KPI’s are met.
• Utilizes strategic sourcing practices, processes and techniques across the organization to provide the best total cost supply chain solution.
• Establish and lead cross functional teams to develop, execute and maintain cross company sourcing strategies driving acceptance and use of a consolidated strategic supply base.
• Facilitate and monitors cross functional teams to maintain compliance with establish strategic strategies and preferred vendors.
• Directs market analysis for all historical and potential future category purchases.
• Assesses the ability of the category strategy to satisfy Westlake’s volume, quality, performance and total delivered cost requirements.
• Develops and implements global category cost reduction strategies addressing material cost, logistics cost, and quality.
• Executes projects leading to specific reductions in category costs contributing to each business’ EBITDA performance.
• Directs development of routine category cost forecasts supporting each business’ financial forecast.
• Recommends processes, systems, and performance management reporting for category purchasing activities.
• Collaborates with Legal on contract negotiations, management and execution; collaborates with HS& E and regulatory SME’s to ensure safety and compliance of category purchases and logistics methods with preferred suppliers.
• Establishes a preferred supply base and manage via suppler relationship management programs, including supplier scorecards/reviews to drive continuous improvement.
• Understands applicable company policy and insure personal and team compliance including the procurement policy and procedures, Sox controls and DOA.
• Leads RFX, negotiations, supplier sourcing, contract negotiations and compliance management for defined commodity groups.
• Any other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Procurement

Negotiation

Cost reduction

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

KPI development

SAP experience

Education

B.S. in Engineering

B.A. in Supply Chain/Procurement

Master’s degree (beneficial)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Westlake Chemical is seeking a Sr Category Manager (Indirect Procurement) to lead strategic sourcing for assigned indirect categories across North America. You will manage vendor bases, identify cost-reduction opportunities, negotiate contracts, and monitor market conditions to support EBITDA goals.

Responsibilities include developing category objectives with KPIs, leading cross-functional teams, ensuring compliance with procurement policies, and collaborating with Legal, HS&E, and regulatory