- Be accountable for managing direct material spend of $100+ MM.
- Achieve Y-o-Y cost savings and Variable Margin Improvement (joint metrics with technology).
- Evaluate our current purchasing approaches and propose improvements where needed.
- Utilize e-technologies (e.g. e-sourcing, contract lifecycle and vendor management).
- Lead commercial resins procurement from strategy to sourcing to ensure quality on-time delivery of materials and services at a competitive cost and in compliance with all company guidelines.
- Perform market analysis, benchmark analysis, and develop "should cost" models at a commodity level.
- Manage supplier relationships and contract negotiations to identify suppliers capable of meeting product and service requirements for both current and future business needs.
- Execute agreements as the Buyer of Record (where legally allowable).
- Lead cross-functional qualification projects for alternate or second source suppliers.
- Monitor and resolve major disconnects within the order to pay process.
- Develop and maintain productive relationships with both suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Bachelor's Degree, master's degree a plus
- 5+ years of Procurement experience
- Raw Materials sourcing experience
- Strategic category management experience
- Experience working in global team Environment
- Chemical industry experience strongly preferred
- Understanding of chemical manufacturing process & feedstocks market dynamics
- Experience in coatings industry of great advantage
- Understanding of the global chemical supply base
- Procurement experience in resins a plus (epoxy, acrylics, polyester)
- Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
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Category Manager - Glen Mills, United States - Axalta
Description
Job Description:The Category Manager Resins sets the organizations' procurement strategy for Resins commodities within Axalta. This includes the formal development and execution of strategies using best practices associated with the formal RFP process's, process improvement, negotiations, and supplier development. As a Category Manager you will act as the link to suppliers translating the needs of our business in a way that encourages them to provide products of superior quality and value to enable us to reproducibly supply only excellent quality finished products to our customers.
In this role you will:
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Axalta has remained at the forefront of the coatings industry by continually investing in innovative solutions. We engineer technologies that protect customers' products - whether they are battling heat, light, corrosion, abrasion, moisture, or chemicals - and add dimension and beauty with colorful finishes. We have a vast and ever-evolving portfolio of brands primed to play an important part in everything from modernizing infrastructure around the world to enabling the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles.
Axalta operates its business in two segments: Performance Coatings and Mobility Coatings, which serve four end markets, including Refinish, Industrial, Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle, across North America, EMEA, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Our diverse global footprint allows us to deliver solutions in over 140+ countries and coat 30 million vehicles per year. We've recently set an exciting 2040 carbon neutrality goal, in addition to 10 other sustainability initiatives, and we take pride in working with our customers to optimize their businesses and achieve their goals.
