Regional Purchasing Manager Job

Arkema • Radnor, PA

177d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Arkema N.A. Goods and Services Purchasing team has an opening for a Regional Purchasing Manager based out of Radnor, PA. This is a full-time professional role eligible for the Hybrid Work policy (maximum two days work from home). The Regional Purchasing Manager (RPM) will be responsible for Indirect Purchasing for eight (8) sites, overseeing category responsibility and accountability for designated categories of spend for goods and services including but not limited to MRO, capital projects, and maintenance. The RPM will facilitate aligning their assigned sites with strategic & capital procurement teams and other regional category strategies as part of the central led procurement team, and departmental objectives. They will develop site-based and regional strategy and implement these strategies for assigned sites, working collaboratively with internal customers to achieve savings and optimize value for Arkema. The role includes ongoing supplier management and contract ownership, identification of cost savings opportunities, and managing supplier performance metrics.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering (preferred); or BS or BA in Business or Supply Chain or related field
• Four Plus Years of Procurement, Strategic Sourcing Or Supply Chain Experience
• Two plus years in industrial goods and services procurement
• One Year Category Management
• Plant (chemical) experience (preferred)
• SAP knowledge and experience a plus
• Multiple site management experience
• Buyer - personnel management (preferred)

Nice To Haves

• Experience in plant (chemical) environments
• Experience with SAP systems
• Experience in managing multiple sites

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leadership to identify relevant sourcing strategies for site, region and category
• Perform supply market research for relevant category and strategy
• Analyze and execute sourcing strategy for regional categories
• Develop and implement cost improvement programs and report savings and other metrics
• Develop cross functional teams to assist in category strategy and implementation
• Manage multiple suppliers for long term relationships and continuous value add
• Develop and execute contracts and manage service level agreements
• Communicate to stakeholders, customers and project teams on progress, barriers, results, and new opportunities
• Identify relevant sourcing strategies for small to mid-size capital projects at assigned sites
• Obtain stakeholder buy-in prior to initiation of CAPEX strategy and award of work
• Manage supplier complaints and site or regional specific supplier performance issues
• Liaison between Goods and Services Purchasing (Indirect), BU's and plants
• Participate and support internal audits as needed
• Ability to travel up to 30%

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree