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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the key link between Indirect Procurement and assigned sites, business units, and functions
- Drive early procurement engagement, demand shaping, governance, and value creation
- Partner with stakeholders to identify cost optimization opportunities and improve compliance
- Align procurement activities with business needs and support procurement strategies for Interface & Polyurethane Additives, Catalysts, Coating Additives, and Crosslinkers
- Act as the primary point of contact between Indirect Procurement and assigned sites
- Build partnerships with site leadership and cross-functional teams
- Support cost-saving opportunities, demand optimization, value creation initiatives, and site-level cost improvement plans
- Deploy category strategies through preferred suppliers, contracts, sourcing initiatives, and supplier transitions
- Promote procurement policies and processes and reduce non-standard, unmanaged, or after-the-fact purchasing
- Coordinate business requirements, specifications, and timelines with Category Managers
- Support resolution of supplier performance, availability, and operational issues
- Monitor procurement KPIs, stakeholder satisfaction, compliance, and value realization
- Identify opportunities to improve procurement effectiveness and business partnership
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, or a related field
- 5–8 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, or a related operational role
- Experience supporting Indirect Procurement within a manufacturing, industrial, chemical, pharmaceutical, or similar environment is preferred
- Strong understanding of procurement processes, sourcing governance, supplier management, and contract adoption
- Experience partnering with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Finance, and site leadership
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills
- Ability to drive alignment and challenge requirements constructively
- Ability to identify cost optimization opportunities, support procurement initiatives, and improve compliance and process effectiveness
- Experience with procurement transformation, category strategy deployment, or additional language skills (Spanish, Portuguese, or German) would be considered an asset
- On-site presence required four days per week
- Approximately 20–40% travel required to support assigned sites and business stakeholders
Benefits
Comp & perks- Global chemical company environment
- Employee benefits are offered; details provided at https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html
- Equal Employment Opportunity approach