Hexion-posted 2 months ago
Remote • Columbus, OH
1,001-5,000 employees
Chemical Manufacturing

This is a remote position and can be located anywhere in the US. We are seeking a strategic and commercially focused Indirect Commodity Manager - Professional Services to lead the global sourcing and supplier management of key third-party services across HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Consulting, and Contractor Services. With global responsibility for approximately $100M in indirect spend, this role is instrumental in delivering cost savings, optimizing supplier performance, and enabling best-in-class service partnerships across multiple corporate functions. This individual will operate as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and functional leaders, managing sourcing initiatives from planning through contract execution. The role includes ownership of selected supplier relationships and requires strong commercial, analytical, and interpersonal skills to influence and deliver in a complex, centralized enterprise environment.

  • Develop and execute a global category strategy for professional services, covering HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Consulting, and contractor labor.
  • Conduct global spend analysis, supplier segmentation, and market intelligence to identify cost reduction, performance improvement, and consolidation opportunities.
  • Build and maintain multi-year sourcing roadmaps aligned to functional priorities and procurement objectives.
  • Lead RFx processes using Coupa, ensuring transparency, competitiveness, and business alignment.
  • Support stakeholder teams as a commercial advisor throughout supplier selection, proposal evaluation, and negotiation phases.
  • Structure pricing models and contracting approaches to reflect the nature of services (e.g., fixed fee, hourly, milestone-based).
  • Partner closely with corporate stakeholders in HR, IT, Legal, and Finance to drive early engagement, budget alignment, and sourcing planning.
  • Own and manage key supplier relationships where appropriate, driving performance, accountability, and value delivery.
  • Facilitate quarterly business reviews and performance evaluations with high-priority suppliers and internal sponsors.
  • Use Icertis to manage the contract lifecycle, including contract drafting, redlining, execution, and renewal tracking.
  • Collaborate with Legal and stakeholders to negotiate and execute robust contracts with clearly defined deliverables, SLAs, pricing, and risk terms.
  • Ensure supplier compliance with contract terms and manage escalations or disputes as needed.
  • Identify and execute cost savings opportunities through competitive sourcing, vendor rationalization, rate benchmarking, and demand management.
  • Define and track supplier performance metrics and ensure alignment with service-level expectations.
  • Support annual budgeting, cost forecasting, and function-level savings target tracking in collaboration with Finance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or a related discipline
  • 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or category management with a strong focus on professional services
  • Proven experience managing global categories such as legal, consulting, HR services, IT services, and contractors
  • Strong understanding of service contract structures, pricing models, and risk terms
  • Experience with Coupa (for sourcing) and Icertis (for contract lifecycle management)
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across centralized corporate functions
  • Strong analytical capability, including cost modeling and supplier performance analysis
  • MBA or master's degree in Procurement, Finance, or Business
  • Experience operating in a global or matrixed environment with centralized procurement governance
  • Familiarity with SOW development, contingent labor compliance, and vendor performance management
  • Knowledge of supplier consolidation strategies and professional services procurement best practices
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