Senior Strategic Procurement Lead — Indirect Sourcing

Solstice Advanced Materials; Metropolis (IL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking a Senior Procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing and category management across indirect spend. You will collaborate with site Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to translate requirements into actionable sourcing strategies and supply contracts.

You will drive supplier partnerships, governance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts while negotiating terms and optimizing working capital.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering or related field.
• 35+ years of procurement/sourcing experience for indirect categories.
• Advanced knowledge of strategic sourcing and procurement processes.
• Fluent English and strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute category strategies aligned to Solstice’s business plan, including Site Procurement.
• Plan through spend analysis, benchmarking, and opportunity assessments.
• Build multi-year sourcing pipelines focused on productivity, consumption reduction, value engineering, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with site Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to translate requirements into sourcing strategies and executable plans.
• Support implementation of sourcing projects, supplier transitions, preferred supplier programs, and category governance initiatives.
• Establish and manage supplier Kaizen Business Alignment Events.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and service agreements within delegated authority levels.
• Execute contracts/SOWs within threshold, coordinating with Legal, Compliance, Cybersecurity, and Privacy as needed.
• Ensure 100% adherence to enterprise contracting policies and platforms and regulatory requirements.
• Improve working capital via payment term optimization, inventory strategies, and lead-time reduction.
• Support site tactical procurement escalations, reconciliations, and reporting; drive root-cause analysis and preventive actions.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Procurement processes

Fluent English

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelors Degree

Tools

SAP Purchasing Modules

eRFX

eAuctions

AI negotiation platforms

Job description

Solstice Advanced Materials is seeking a Senior Procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing and category management across indirect spend. You will collaborate with site Operations, Planning, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to translate requirements into actionable sourcing strategies and supply contracts.

You will drive supplier partnerships, governance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts while negotiating terms and optimizing working capital.