Strategic Sourcing Manager for Natural Gas

1 week ago


Kingsport, Tennessee, United States Eastman Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager for Natural Gas & Industrial Gases to join our Global Procurement Organization at Eastman. This critical role involves acquiring, managing price risk exposure, and ensuring a reliable supply of natural gas to our manufacturing facilities in North America.

Key Responsibilities
  • Negotiate short-term and long-term contracts for natural gas and industrial gases in compliance with Eastman's policies.
  • Acquire physical natural gas and industrial gases; manage existing pipeline capacity agreements to support manufacturing facilities.
  • Continuously monitor cost, usage, and tariffs to ensure a low-cost and reliable supply of natural gas.
  • Develop long-range strategic plans for future sourcing, transportation, and storage agreements.
  • Support finance organization in the development of hedge strategies to decrease the impact of natural gas price volatility.
  • Develop modeling to forecast natural gas indices based on changing market fundamentals.
  • Support corporate decarbonization efforts and strategy.
  • Support advocacy efforts through industry associations.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in business administration/engineering/supply chain or a related field; MBA highly desirable.
  • Minimum of 10 years of operational/commercial experience in the energy industry specifically within procurement/category management related roles involving both natural gas and industrial gases is preferred but not required.
  • Understanding of Southeast/Mid-Atlantic natural gas indices and interstate pipelines is preferable.
  • Strong planning/analytical skills including proficiency in spreadsheet analysis tools like Excel are essential.
  • Excellent oral/written communication skills with ability to influence/negotiate effectively at all levels internally/externally.
  • Ability to manage internal/external client relationships effectively.
  • Capable of meeting deadlines working under pressure while maintaining high attention-to-detail.
  • Willingness/ability to travel domestically/internationally up 10%-time typical trips last 2 - 3 days as well as work non-traditional workdays if required.
  • Knowledge or interest in clean energy sectors is a must.


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