Strategic Procurement Lead (Chemicals) – Hybrid

Corbion; Lenexa (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Corbion is seeking a highly organized, growth-oriented Procurement Category Manager II for North America. You will source for assigned categories of raw materials (primarily chemical raw materials) and be responsible for exploration, development, and execution of category strategies, engaging with our supplier base and internal cross-functional teams.

You will be accountable for cost savings ideation and delivering against annual targets while proactively updating management on issues and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Food Science, Business or related disciplines.
• 6+ years' experience in procurement/supply chain within chemical or food industry.
• Understanding of price risk management in assigned markets.
• Experience with Source to Pay tools (SAP) and advanced literacy in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Understand market dynamics within the assigned categories and the impact of price volatility on business performance.
• Develop, recommend and execute procurement strategies for assigned categories.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and provide market price updates and market intelligence.
• Maintain contracts and commitments to understand financial exposure.
• Identify and implement cost savings opportunities within the total supply chain.
• Oversee annual budget and monthly updates for assigned categories.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Sourcing

Cost savings

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract management

SAP

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Bachelor’s Degree in Business

Related disciplines

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Corbion is seeking a highly organized, growth-oriented Procurement Category Manager II for North America. You will source for assigned categories of raw materials (primarily chemical raw materials) and be responsible for exploration, development, and execution of category strategies, engaging with our supplier base and internal cross-functional teams.

You will be accountable for cost savings ideation and delivering against annual targets while proactively updating management on issues and