As a Sr Strategic Sourcing Specialist, you will play a crucial role in driving the procurement of materials and services in alignment with the business goals. You will be accountable for establishing and executing procurement strategies to achieve the lowest total cost, reduced working capital, and ensure supply continuity. This role requires strong negotiation skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic global environment.
In this role, you will impact the company by driving performance-driven commodity and category supply strategies, managing supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. You will also contribute to the growth and success of the business by identifying cost-saving opportunities, implementing value engineering initiatives, and eliminating sole/single sources.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
· Drive and execute annual and strategic plan with assisting strategies
· Right and fast execution of strategies to align with business growth and New Product Introductions
· Supporting assigned category and commodity strategies including spend thoughtfulness, benchmarking, cost, market thoughtfulness, and global technology/economic trends
· Build new relationships with key supplier guide
· Work with cross functional teams including sales, marketing, technology, business, operations, finance, and quality and other Advance Material businesses
· Guide Supplier selection, RFQ and RFI process, negotiation, contracting, and supplier performance processes
· Maintain data integrity & accuracy with prompt update
· Apply effective sourcing supplier risk assessment methodologies to ensure supplier continuity
· Improve Working Capital through payment terms extensions, payment cycle optimization, vendor managed Inventories
· Inventory and guide time reductions
This position is intended to convey to the new, independent company, to be named Solstice Advanced Materials when the separation occurs. This is expected to occur in late 2025 or early 2026.
At Advanced Materials, we are committed to offering the highest value-add specialty solutions in the advanced materials sector. Our goal is to solve our customers' most complex challenges through a robust and innovative product portfolio and by doing so, deliver exceptional value to our stakeholders. We have identified actionable strategies to grow by expanding into new products and markets and through strategic acquisitions, while keeping our top operating margins.
Joining our team means becoming part of an organization which leverages its long-standing reputation to capture growth trends by investing in innovation and manufacturing enhancements and maintaining deep customer relationships.
We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that values contributions and supports professional development. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, the team is dedicated to delivering value and making a meaningful impact in advancing our customers' success. Let’s make that impact together.
YOU MUST HAVE
· Extensive experience (4+ years) in Contract Management and Negotiations
· Extensive experience in sourcing & procurement
· Proficient in Data analytics tools such as Power BI, Excel,
· Working and/or guiding in Matrix and complex Team Environments
WE VALUE
· Professional Certifications in Project/Supply Chain/ Procurement/Contract Management
· Team guide experience in Supply Management/Sourcing/Procurement/Business
· Demonstrated Business and financial acumen
· Experience with SAP, E Sourcing Platforms, Request for Quotation Tools, Project
· Self-starter able to work independently
· Degree in supply chain supply chain or business administration or engineering
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Additional InformationJOB ID: req486259Category: ProcurementLocation: Av. David Alfaro Siqueiros No. 104,Monterrey,NUEVO LEON,66269,MexicoExempt