Senior Procurement Manager- Site & Maintenance Category
About The Position
As Senior Procurement Manager – Site & Maintenance, you will drive end-to-end sourcing strategies across key indirect categories — including facilities management, MRO, utilities, energy, and fluids — ensuring Clariant's production sites and offices operate at peak efficiency. Working at the intersection of strategy and execution, you will deliver measurable P&L impact through savings initiatives, supplier development, and value transformation projects, while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and global procurement teams. This is a high-visibility role that offers the autonomy to shape category strategy, challenge the status quo, and elevate procurement as a true business partner — making it an ideal opportunity for an ambitious, agile procurement professional looking to make a tangible impact at a leading global specialty chemicals company.
Requirements
- Experience in facilities management, MRO, utilities, energy, and fluids categories
- Proficiency in procurement analytics tools, commodity forecasts, and market intelligence
- Experience with Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach
- Experience in supplier base management and development
- Experience in supplier base simplification and tail spend management
- Experience in leading value transformation projects
- Strong relationship management skills with strategic suppliers and stakeholders
- Experience in participating in performance management forums
- Ability to simplify and automate procurement activities
- Agile mindset, sense of urgency, and results-driven approach
- Ability to deliver tangible, quantifiable outcomes
Responsibilities
- Define and regularly review category strategies for Site & Maintenance (facilities management, MRO, utilities, energy, and fluids) in alignment with the regional Head of Indirect Spend, leveraging procurement analytics tools, commodity forecasts, and market intelligence
- Implement site & maintenance sourcing best practices using a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) approach to drive efficiency and cost optimization
- Deliver business objectives against clear financial and non-financial KPIs, ensuring measurable P&L impact across the organization
- Manage and optimize the existing supplier base while proactively identifying, developing, and onboarding new suppliers to challenge and improve current performance
- Drive supplier base simplification and tail spend management to reduce complexity and increase procurement efficiency
- Lead value transformation projects in close coordination with regional and global stakeholders, from ideation through to execution
- Build and manage strong relationships with strategic suppliers and key stakeholders across all business units and locations
- Actively participate in regional and global performance management forums, including the Indirect Spend SteerCo
- Simplify and automate non-value-added procurement activities to free up capacity for higher-impact initiatives
- Execute multiple sourcing initiatives simultaneously with an agile mindset, sense of urgency, and a results-driven approach
- Elevate the value perception of procurement within each business unit by consistently delivering tangible, quantifiable outcomes
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
