NAM Category Specialist, Efficiency and Process Improvement

Nouryon•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future. We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. In your future role as a NAM Category Specialist, you will Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies in areas of responsibility. Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques. Implement and improve the sourcing standard processes, the required culture and sourcing continuous improvement programs. Identify best practices and benchmarks and ensure deployment within areas of responsibility. Develop and maintain in-depth market knowledge within areas of responsibility. Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiation power of suppliers. Travel up to 5% within the region.

Requirements

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in procurement and / or operations roles.
Fluency in oral and written English.
University Bachelors or Master’s degree level, preferably in Business Administration, Engineering, Logistics, Supply chain.
Good understanding of the Supply Chain and Manufacturing functions: strategy, processes, systems and organization.
Experience (direct / indirect) dealing with sales and customer service organizations.
Change management: managing improvement programs with diverse teams as well as the cultural aspects of the change to be delivered.
Strong Project management experience with lean management methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma.
Experience in Sourcing including Strategic Sourcing Methodology and contract management.

Nice To Haves

Background in purchasing and/or manufacturing.
Background in developing procurement processes and putting in place best practices.
Excellent interpersonal relationship, networking and communication skills.
Proactive approach.
Problem-solving attitude.

Responsibilities

Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies in areas of responsibility.
Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques.
Implement and improve the sourcing standard processes, the required culture and sourcing continuous improvement programs.
Identify best practices and benchmarks and ensure deployment within areas of responsibility.
Develop and maintain in-depth market knowledge within areas of responsibility.
Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiation power of suppliers.