Packaging Category Manager

As we create a colorful capable and cleaner world through chemistry we invite you tojoin our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

• Category Strategies: Drive strategic sourcing process and document category strategies. Gathers inputs/requirements/business objectives and develops the category strategies of assigned categories to deliver reliable cost advantaged and sustainable supply.
• Data Analytics: Works efficiently between internal data (spend contract data) and external intel and market trends analyze local and macro markets and identifies opportunities to optimize category portfolio to drive maximum value. Utilize data analytics to identify purchasing trends identify timing for commercial action and inform decision-makers.
• Market Research: Analyze market trends competitor activity and customer demand to identify potential products /services and suppliers. Understands supply market production routes supplier share market price alternatives.
• Mentorship: Mentors/coaches Associate Category Managers on category management Supplier Management Supply Risk and Stakeholder engagement
• Vendor Management: Build and maintain relationships with suppliers negotiating pricing payment terms and delivery schedules. Facilitate new supplier introductions; Manage consolidate and drive lower tail spend where feasible.
• Reporting and communication: Develop category/sub-category sourcing strategy and align with business and stakeholders. Prepare regular reports on category performance key insights and actionable recommendations to senior managers.
• KPIs: Develop metrics and work with digital to automate. Understand and align with the goals and requirements of the stakeholders and share progress and results of dashboards metrics KPIs and benchmarks.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate supply risk critical path supplies and services and help monitor/manage related site risks. Proactively develop and implement effective risk mitigation strategies for key materials
• Negotiations: Defines negotiation targets: most desired outcome best alternative least acceptable outcome. Develop negotiation plans gain alignment from stakeholders lead cross-functional negotiation teams and drive commercial negotiations to achieve best possible TCO pricing while maintaining set quality standards. Negotiates prepares and executes procurement agreements
• Contract management: Conducts negotiations documents agreements in contract terms and conditions conducts contract legal and financial reviews obtains internal approvals implements contracts reviews contract/supplier performance after implementation. Review and manage supplier contracts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions drive value on new and existing contracts. Authoring Contracts with Firm KPIs that enhance Compliance.
• Savings: Drive cost savings/avoidance and working capital improvements through collaborative efforts with suppliers internal customers and procurement category managers.
• Partnership: Strategic thought partner that fosters strong cross-functional engagement and working partnerships to enable strategic planning and forecasting. Understands customer requirements such as volume price quality delivery mode supply risk and supply chain impacts and incorporated into category strategies
• Bidding: Lead bidding strategy and executes RFX requests for proposals and competitive bids Drive use of bidding optimizations/automation.

• A bachelors degree in business supply chain or packaging engineering.

• 10 years of experience procuring or managing categories related to the Chemical industry which includes at least 3 years of packaging experience.

• Strong expertise in Strategic Sourcing or Supply Chain Management domain experience (Category Management Vendor management SRM Supply Risk Regulatory compliance segmentation/taxonomy).

• Proficiency in SAP S4/HANA or higher or an equivalent ERP business system.

• Strategic leadership skills in developing and nurturing strong working ties with site leadership and operations teams.

• Strong negotiation skills and experience managing and negotiating contracts to meet business needs and objectives. Negotiate contracts and purchase order terms and conditions with the inclusion of Legal Risk Management Business leadership and Finance as required.

• Strong expertise in Source to Pay (S2P) software such as GEP Ariba Coupa or similar.

• Good working knowledge of Go to Market strategies such as Reverse Auctions eSourcing etc.

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite Outlook & Internet applications and be able to create and interpret key reports.

• Strong working knowledge/experience in business analysis market research financial analysis cost models procurement/supply chain analysis and supplier performance management.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; self-motivated with ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously with attention to detail deadlines and reporting

• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization as well as internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis interpretation & reasoning).

• Business acumen creating positioning and negotiating commercial arrangements that deliver competitive advantage. Ability to build a strong business case with data and present it to senior management.

• Masters in business (MBA) or Supply Chain Certifications

• Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification(s)

Benefits:

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits Packages

401(k) Match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Commuter Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives

Company-paid Volunteer Day

Were a different kind of chemistry company because we see our people as our biggest assets. Instead of focusing just on what our employees do each day we look at how they do itby taking a different approach to talent development employee engagement and culture. Our goal is to empower employees to be their best selves at Chemours and in life.

Learn more about Chemours and our culture by visiting is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race religion color gender disability national or ethnic origin ancestry marital status family status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non-discrimination and we comply with all applicable laws.

Chemours is an E-Verify employer

Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation

Immigration sponsorship (i.e. H1-B visa F-1 visa (OPT) TN visa or any other non-immigrant status) is not currently available for this position

Dont meet every single requirement At Chemours we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace for our employees. So if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the position description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

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