Procurement Category Specialist - Conshohocken, United States - Ecovyst Inc.

Ecovyst Inc. Conshohocken, United States

2 weeks ago

Description

Ecovystis a materials science, catalyst, and services company dedicated to creatinginnovative technologies that play a critical role in supporting ecologicalhealth and help our customers solve complex challenges.

Energizedby an over 200-year history, we have positioned ourselves to be responsive andfast adapting to rapidly changing economic environments and support ourcustomers with solutions that grow and extend their business growth andsustainability goals.

Ourcutting-edge solutions span across two industry-leading businesses, Ecoservicesand Advanced Materials and Catalyst.

Ecoservices

is dedicated to services thathave a positive impact on our planet. Our Ecoservices business providesspecialty grade high purity virgin sulfuric acid for a number of diverseand growing end uses.
Advanced Materials and Catalyst

specializes in silica supports and catalysts. This business allows us todevelop innovative technologies that enable our customers and value chainpartners to create sustainable products.

AtEcovyst, we are ready for change, and we believe that each of our team memberscan be a catalyst for positive change.

Our cornerstone values of integrity andfairness, diligence and service, learning and imagination are reflected acrossour people and our company culture.

Our dynamic and inclusive workingenvironment is one where all opinions are valued and the culture of family isfostered.

This culture and our strong spirit of teamwork directly benefit ourcustomers, our suppliers, our employees, our planet, and the communities wherewe live and work.

Procurement Category Specialist

Our Catalyst Technologies division is currently on the hunt for a new Procurement Category Specialist at our Conshohocken, PA location.

The Procurement Category Specialist is responsible for sourcing and procuring materials, services, andequipment to support the overall operational efficiency of our global productionteams, working closely with the engineering department.

This person must beable to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while being able to effectivelycollaborate with multiple departments, such as operations, engineering, finance,sales, marketing, R&D, and supply chain.

In addition, this person willinteract with all levels of the business from associates to the President ofthe company. This role is key in supporting the overall initiatives and goals ofEcovyst.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for the development, implementation, management, and performance of capital project sourcing and developing sourcing strategies for Indirect materials. The ability to assist with Direct as needed to meet business goals and objectives is also critical.
Manages the assessment, selection, and development of suppliers (strategic and tactical) to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals.
Managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analyses and implementing solutions, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans.
Establishes a strong network and fosters collaboration with internal customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and team members.

Be knowledgeable of current commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, customer requirements and logistics/supply/demand challenges, and how these might impact project purchases and maintenance supplies/maintenance services.

Responsible for contracting as needed, including the management of cost, schedule, and performance parameters. Developing contract specifications, statements of work, and terms & conditions.

Develops bid packages, participates in bidders' conferences with engineering team, evaluates bids/proposals, negotiates contract provisions, selects or recommends contractors, writes award, and manages resulting contracts.

Maintains vendor performance (direct and indirect) metrics and reports results to Global Procurement Manager.
Educate company employees on Procurement policies and procedures while providing periodic training.
Connecting with plant personnel to discuss and offerproblem solving techniques to improve overall performance from an operationaland cost perspective.

Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Procurement,Supply Chain, or Business Administration. MBA is a plus.
APICS or ISM certification is a plus.
Minimum5 years proven procurement experience ideally in the chemical industry.
Theability to gather, analyze, and interpret transactional data andcommunicate business information (oral, written or graphical) to theteam.
Demonstratedtrack record of effective negotiation skills and strong business acumen.
Experiencein developing strategies to effectively lead and consolidate spendcategories is required.
Excellentoral, written, and presentation communications skills.
Datadriven with a very high level of analytical skills and attention todetail.
Exceptionalexperience in leading and executing end-to-end procurement projects.
Demonstratedsuccess in leading and handling change while taking business objectivesinto account.
Strategicproblem solver with ability to prioritize multiple projects.
Strong knowledge andproficiency with navigating and creating purchase orders / reportswithin SAP.

Requiresexpertise in operating Microsoft Office programs and demonstrates experiencewith advanced Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and pivot tables
Travelrequirement (Up to 5-15% or as needed).

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