Senior Manager/Associate Director Procurement (m/f/x) - Midwest US

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flat hierarchies

International, agile team

Team events and offsites

Job summary

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Munich (www.mutares.com), a listed private equity holding company, seeks a senior procurement professional to lead strategic and operational sourcing of feedstocks and intermediates in the chemical sector.

You will develop sourcing strategies to boost cost competitiveness, supply security and supplier diversification. You will conduct market analyses, negotiate long-term agreements with producers/distributors, and deliver tangible financial impact through supplier

Qualifications

• Degree in business, economics, engineering, supply chain, or related field.
• At least 6 years of chemical-sector procurement experience with leading initiatives.
• Strong upstream chemical supply-chain knowledge and complex contract negotiation ability.
• Analytical, hands-on and entrepreneurial mindset with good problem-solving skills.
• Fluent English and willingness to travel up to 4 days per week in the US.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic, operational sourcing of feedstocks and intermediates across oxo-chemicals, aromatics, carbonyls, and polymer precursors.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to improve cost competitiveness, supply security and supplier diversification.
• Conduct market, cost-structure and price analyses for feedstocks and intermediates with commodity-driven dynamics.
• Negotiate long-term agreements with producers and distributors, including indexation and risk mitigation.
• Deliver financial impact through supplier consolidation, process optimization and better terms.
• Partner with cross-functional restructuring team to align decisions and ensure execution of procurement initiatives.

Job description

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Munich (www.mutares.com), as a listed private equity holding company, acquires medium-sized companies in special situations, which show significant operational improvement potential and are sold again after undergoing a repositioning and stabilization process. Mutares actively support its portfolio companies with its own investment and operations teams and through strategic add-on acquisitions. The focus is on companies with revenues ranging from USD 120 million to USD 850 million, across various industries. The aim is to achieve a clear value increase with a focus on sustainable, long-term growth of the portfolio company.

Your Tasks

• Lead the strategic and operational sourcing of key feedstocks and intermediates across oxo-chemicals, aromatics, carbonyls, and polymer precursors
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that enhance cost competitiveness, supply security, and supplier diversification
• Conduct market, cost-structure, and price analyses for both feedstocks and intermediates with commodity-driven or regulated dynamics
• Negotiate long-term agreements with producers and distributors, incorporating indexation, volume alignment, and risk-mitigation mechanisms
• Deliver tangible financial impact through supplier consolidation, process optimization, and improved commercial terms
• Partner closely with the Mutares cross-functional restructuring team to align decisions and ensure effective execution of procurement initiatives

Your Profile

• Degree in business, economics, engineering, supply chain, or related field
• At least 6 years of chemical-sector procurement experience, including leading and developing procurement initiatives
• Solid upstream chemical supply-chain knowledge paired with a track record in complex contract negotiation and cost improvement
• Analytical, hands-on, and entrepreneurial mindset with strong problem-solving skills
• Business fluency in English & willingness to travel up to 4 days per week across the US

What Mutares Offers

• Work in a highly motivated, international, committed, and agile team that enjoys working together
• Exciting work environment with varied challenges, strategic influence, and tasks for continuous personal and professional development
• Flat hierarchies, fast decision-making processes, and room for your own ideas
• Regular team events and offsites