Director, Procurement - Global Portfolio Lead - Solvents, Surfactants & Raw Materials (Finance)

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ABOUT THE ROLE

As Director, Procurement - Global Portfolio Lead - Solvents, Surfactants & Raw Materials you will lead the overall management of Global Procurement for the categories of Solvents & Surfactants & Other Raw Materials. These key categories represent $400MM in spend and encompass a high level of technical and supply complexity.

In this role, you will develop and lead a global Procurement strategy to deliver on cost & working capital improvements, innovation, supply resiliency, and sustainability. You will lead strategic relationships with suppliers to facilitate and influence cross-functional interaction with suppliers for business value creation and growth.

You will partner with R&D, Marketing, and other enterprise stakeholders to drive the preferred status in the presentation of new technologies and other product opportunities, while creating an advantaged cost position for SCJ.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Owns and leads the Global Strategy for Solvents & Surfactants & Others Raw Materials. Develops and executes Global strategy through:
  
  • Development of key levers and global strategies taking into consideration regional needs
  • Cost modelling
  • RFI/ RFP processes
  • Negotiations
  • Global Supplier Sourcing and New Product (Innovation) support
  • Supplier evaluation and selection
  • Contract negotiation/execution
• Lead Top to Top meeting between SC Johnson and Sr stakeholders from key suppliers to drive value creation for both sides
• Engage with key business stakeholders to achieve alignment on long-term strategies to deliver business growth through Innovation and delivered profit margin optimization
• Manage supplier relationships to drive product innovation, sustainability, speed to market, supply assurance and other business objectives
• Lead the development of robust resiliency supply plan to support business growth while navigating dynamic global factors, such as geo-political instability and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Deliver committed cost savings, working capital improvement, sustainability, and other value creation goals for the global spend
• Lead the creation of should cost models, clean sheets, total cost of ownership, and supply& demand analysis to drive global strategy, supplier selections and delivered profit margin improvement.
• Update strategies based on market trends keeping stakeholders informed on regular basis
• Unlock resources and prioritize tasks to allow Team manages special projects in support of long-term business plans, e.g., commodity harmonization or standardization programs, spec optimization, complexity reduction, new product launches etc
• Influences and partners cross-functionally with R&D and Commercial business in the development of new formulas, specifications, to better manage cost, supply risk, etc
• Develops internal team to drive results in all the strategic levers (such as cost, working capital, sustainability, innovation, supply assurance)

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Science, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related business discipline
• 10+ years of relevant experience within Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, and/or RD&E

PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

• 3+ years of experience in Procurement Leadership role
• MBA
• Experience in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry
• Global People Management experience
• Business experience in Manufacturing, Engineering and/or RD&E in a supplier facing role
• Strong Financial Acumen and Influencing Skills
• Ability to collaborate cross functionally and interface with multiple levels of both internal and external organizations
• Knowledgeable in current and future policies, trends, tech and information impacting the business and organization
• Constructs compelling development plans, executes them and encourages people to take roles which expand their career development

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Full-time, office environment with regular calls off-hours with global partners
• Open office setting, collaborative team-based environment
• Remote work is available once a week for eligible employees
• This role is eligible for domestic or international relocation

Inclusion & Diversity

We're a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.

We're committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion .

Better Together

At SC Johnson, we strive to create a positive, inclusive and unique workplace. We strongly believe SCJ people are able to achieve their best when they can collaborate and work together in person.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The policy of the Company is to ensure equal opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, citizenship, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in any active or reserve component of the U.S. or state military forces, genetic history or information or any other category protected by law.

Accommodation Requests

If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please call our Human Resources department at 262-260-3343 or email your request to SCJHR@scj.com . All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. Download the EEO is the Law poster for more information.