Rail Logistics Procurement Manager Job
Rail Logistics Procurement Manager Job
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Job Description
Founded in 1920Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The companys innovationdriven growth model takes advantage of worldclass technology platforms deep customer engagement and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive endmarkets such as transportation building and construction and consumables. As a globally inclusive and diverse company Eastman employs approximately 14500 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2022 revenues of approximately $10.6 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport Tennessee USA. For more information visit.
Responsibilities
The Logistic Procurement Manager North America Rail is responsible for developing the strategy for a critical mode for Eastman negotiating the agreements with strategic suppliers driving the relationships with external suppliers and internal business stakeholders to achieve a collaborative relationship that yields best in class cost to serve for Eastman and its customers. The Rail Category is significant to Eastman for both raw materials and customer shipments across North America for some of our largest manufacturing sites. As a result this is a high profile and high impact procurement role. The incumbent of this role leads highly complex supplier and internal relationships with a significant amount of logistics spend under management on a highly consolidated supplier market.
Responsibilities:
- Develop sourcing strategy for assigned category
- Includes understanding business needs
- Market analysis of the industry inclusive of sustainability digital and safety trends.
- Short term and longterm view
- Procurement Plans & RFP
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders in a formal and stage gated procurement process.
- Eastman subject matter expert on the category:
- Including understanding financial performance of suppliers & internal businesses
- Develops innovative options to achieve business needs
- Negotiation of Contracts to support strategies
- Develop a variety of options to meet current and future business needs
- Develop & foster a relationship network within the suppliers
- In conjunction with Logistics Operations drive SRMs for key suppliers
- Communication with SC and other conduits to business as appropriate
- Part of escalation chain for vendor performance issues and crisis management
- Collaborate with rate auditing on freight payment & improvement; ensures E2E thinking is applied to the entire procure 2 pay process.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree required in Engineering Supply Chain Finance Procurement or related field
- Masters Degree preferred
- 5 years of sourcing and procurement experience preferred
Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law.
Eastman is committed to creating a powerfully diverse workforce and a broadly inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
