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Procurement Category Specialist

4 months ago

Conshohocken, United States Ecovyst, Inc. Full time

Ecovyst is a materials science, catalyst, and services company dedicated to creating innovative technologies that play a critical role in supporting ecological health and help our customers solve complex challenges.


Energized by an over 200-year history, we have positioned ourselves to be responsive and fast adapting to rapidly changing economic environments and support our customers with solutions that grow and extend their business growth and sustainability goals.

Our cutting-edge solutions span across two industry-leading businesses, Ecoservices and Advanced Materials and Catalyst.


  • Ecoservices is dedicated to services that have a positive impact on our planet. Our Ecoservices business provides specialty grade high purity virgin sulfuric acid for a number of diverse and growing end uses.
  • Advanced Materials and Catalyst specializes in silica supports and catalysts. This business allows us to develop innovative technologies that enable our customers and value chain partners to create sustainable products.


At Ecovyst, we are ready for change, and we believe that each of our team members can be a catalyst for positive change. Our cornerstone values of integrity and fairness, diligence and service, learning and imagination are reflected across our people and our company culture. Our dynamic and inclusive working environment is one where all opinions are valued and the culture of family is fostered. This culture and our strong spirit of teamwork directly benefit our customers, our suppliers, our employees, our planet, and the communities where we live and work.


Our Advanced Materials and Catalyst division is currently on the hunt for a new Procurement Category Specialist at our Conshohocken, PA location.


The Procurement Category Specialist is responsible for sourcing and procuring materials, services and equipment to support the overall operational efficiency of our global supply chain team. This person must be able to handle multiple tasks at a time while being able to effectively collaborate with all different departments such as finance, sales, marketing, R&D, and supply chain. In addition, this person will interact with all levels of the business from associates to the President of the company. This role is key in supporting the overall initiatives and goals for the global supply chain team.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the development, implementation, management and performance of sourcing strategies for Indirect & CapEx while having the ability to assist with Direct (as needed), to meet business goals and objectives
  • Manages the assessment, selection and development of strategic suppliers to meet cost and performance goals
  • Managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolutions, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans
  • Establishes a strong network and fosters collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders and team members
  • Research and benchmark current commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, product knowledge, customer requirements and supply/demand challenges
  • Responsible for the procurement of contracts including the management of cost, schedule and performance parameters. Developing contract specifications, work statements and terms and conditions.
  • Develops bid packages, conducts bidders' conferences, analyses, and evaluates proposals, negotiate subcontract provisions, selects, or recommends subcontractors, writes awards, and manages resulting subcontracts.
  • Maintains vendor performance (direct and indirect) and reports metrics to Global Procurement Manager
  • Educate company employees on Procurement policies and procedures while providing periodic training
  • Connecting with plant personnel to discuss and offer problem solving techniques to overall performance from an operational and cost perspective.


Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years proven procurement experience ideally in the chemical industry
  • Indirect spend experience--specifically purchasing services.
  • Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret transactional data and communicate business information (written or graphically) to the team
  • Demonstrated track record of effective negotiation skills and strong business acumen
  • Experience in developing strategies to effectively lead and consolidate spend categories is required
  • Excellent oral, written and presentation communications skills
  • Demonstrated track record of effective negotiation skills and strong business acumen
  • Data driven with a very high level of analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Exceptional experience in leading and executing end-to-end projects
  • Demonstrated success in leading and handling change while taking business objectives into account
  • Strategic problem solver with ability to prioritize multiple projects
  • Strong knowledge and proficiency with navigating and creating purchase orders/reports with SAP
  • Requires expertise in operating Microsoft Office programs and demonstrates experience with advanced Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP and pivot tables
  • Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain or Business Adminstration. MBA is a plus
  • APICS or ISO Certified is a plus
  • Travel requirement up to 15% or as needed