VP, Strategic Sourcing

Buckman International • Memphis, TN

12d • Remote

About The Position

VP, Strategic Sourcing Buckman – Memphis, TN Location: Memphis, TN or Remote Language: English Travel: 10%-15% Buckman is a privately held, global specialty chemical company with headquarters in Memphis, TN, USA, committed to safeguarding the environment, maintaining safety in the workplace, and promoting sustainable development. Buckman delivers exceptional service and innovative solutions to our customers globally in the pulp and paper, leather, and water treatment sectors to help boost productivity, reduce risk, improve product quality, and provide a measurable return on investment. Position Summary The VP, Global Sourcing is a strategic global leader responsible for setting and executing Buckman’s global sourcing strategies with business objectives across all regions, optimizing direct and indirect spend, strengthening supplier relationships and driving innovation and value creation. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, the VP, Global Sourcing plays a critical role in delivering market profit contributions, operating profit, and sustainable free cash flow through transformational sourcing leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, related chemistry, or equivalent chemical experience
• 10+ years Business and financial acumen
• Industry and Market Knowledge
• Operational Excellence
• Communication and Stakeholder Management
• Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Action Oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Business Insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
• Cultivates Innovation - Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful
• Strategic Mindset - Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a unified sourcing strategy that supports Buckman’s global business plans and transformation priorities.
• Organization-wide accountability for direct materials and outsourced products, ensuring supply continuity and cost optimization.
• Strategic supplier partnerships that deliver innovation, speed to market, and continuous improvement.
• Optimized indirect spend and a culture of performance accountability across the sourcing function.
• Create and maintain a sourcing ecosystem that fuels Buckman’s competitive edge through supplier-led innovation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees