Direct Materials Manager

Ingevity•North Charleston, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Manager of Direct Materials plays a critical, highly visible role on the Procurement Team with responsibility for defining and delivering on procurement strategy for both current business operations and new product development initiatives. We’re looking for a collaborative, results-producing leader to deliver significant value and mitigate risk for Direct Materials (chemicals and packaging categories) while working as part of the Global Procurement organization. Success in this role is attained by fostering a collaborative team environment with responsibility for sourcing, procurement, negotiations, contracting, quality assurance, supplier development and supplier relationship management to deliver on corporate financial and quality expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, supply chain, business or related field required.
At least seven (7) years or more of sourcing experience or equivalent experience in relevant business categories with two years’ minimum experience leading large global sourcing initiatives in the assigned categories for a mature sourcing organization.
Must be a results-focused team player and adapt well to a multitasking, fast paced environment with changing priorities and challenges
Experience and knowledge of the markets and suppliers for chemicals and materials (examples include: amines, bio-based fatty acids, maleic/fumaric and phosphoric acid)
Successfully lead negotiations for global, multi-year, multi-million-dollar contracts in direct categories.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal senior/executive stakeholders and influence through effective communication
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills are necessary to work across all levels of the organization
Strong business acumen is required
General knowledge of enterprise software is required

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) certification is preferred.
Project management skills highly desired
SAP and/or Coupa experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Manage the direct sourcing team and have global responsibility for raw materials and packaging across Ingevity.
Guide direct reports and lead the team on developing multi-year category strategies to improve cost, working capital and reliability, while also addressing day-to-day category needs.
Gain alignment from senior leadership on implementation of category strategies
Bring industry leading sourcing and procurement practices to execute upon the developed strategies.
Deliver year over year hard savings while working with internal stakeholders to mitigate risk and ensure continuity of supply.
Develop and maintain an understanding of direct markets, leading trends, internal/external drivers and keys to success in strategically managing categories for long term value and be able to simply communicate relevant information to internal stakeholders
Develop, implement and champion effective methods for prioritization and team resource allocation across multiple categories.
In-depth knowledge of legal as well as commercial terms and conditions with the ability to effectively negotiate and draft legal language to mitigate risk.
Lead, manage, mentor, and develop category managers and analysts.
Develop and manage supplier relationship management opportunities to maximize value.
Drive a continuous improvement and innovation mindset across the team.
Develop global sourcing solutions with counterparts in various geographical regions.
Drive cost improvement programs to deliver year-on-year cost improvement and avoidance.