Purchasing Sourcing Manager

Sherwin-Williams • Brecksville, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Procurement Manager – Additives is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for a portfolio of chemical additives used across Sherwin-Williams businesses. This role focuses on cost competitiveness, supply continuity, risk mitigation, and supplier performance, while partnering closely with technical, quality, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders. The additives portfolio includes performance and formulation additives such as dispersants, rheology modifiers, defoamers, waxes, biocides, adhesion promoters, and specialty intermediates, many of which are technically complex and supply‑constrained. This role is expected to operate independently within defined category strategies and to lead commercial negotiations, RFQs, and contract execution, while escalating strategic or high‑risk issues as appropriate.

Requirements

• The travel for this position is 20%.
• Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised.
• A review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing sourcing strategies for a portfolio of chemical additives.
• Focusing on cost competitiveness, supply continuity, risk mitigation, and supplier performance.
• Partnering closely with technical, quality, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders.
• Leading commercial negotiations, RFQs, and contract execution.
• Escalating strategic or high‑risk issues as appropriate.

Benefits

• Bonus and long-term incentive compensation awards based on performance.
• Health benefits, such as medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Disability coverage.
• Security, retirement and saving benefits.
• Generous time away from work package, including personal leave, paid parental leave, medical leave, vacation, and holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees