Innovate high-purity, high-performance chemicals and materialsestablish and drive sourcing and procurement of engineering services and contingent labor for the solstice advanced materials business globally as per annual operating plan and strategic plan.you will have responsibility for driving competitive category supply strategies to achieve lowest total cost for your category, reduced working capital via negotiation planning and execution, value engineering, consumption reduction and sole / single source elimination.you will manage supplier performance to support your category and ensure supply quality.you will be managing several projects in dynamic environment.you will ensure compliance with company business policies and procedures.in addition, you will have responsibility for managing a team of 4 direct reports covering the categories of it, finance, legal, hr, supply chain, travel, and marketing.key responsibilities- drive and execute strategic sourcing strategies for key professional services focusing on engineering services and contingent labor / staff augmentation and other corporate services categories working with direct reports- drive total cost of ownership optimization through a mix of levers such as competition, price, service design, consumption, ratios of sub contractors to contract service workers.- manage supplier selection, rfi and rfq process, eauction, negotiation, contracting and supplier performance processes.manage master service agreements (msas) and statements of work (sows) from inception through negotiation, completion and maintenance.- develop and manage category strategies including spend analysis, benchmarking, cost analysis, market analysis and global technology / economic trends tracking.- ensure rigorous management of key suppliers through processes such as scorecarding, business reviews, service level analysis and corrective actions.- align with key internal stakeholders to build sourcing strategy to support short-term and long-term engineering services needs.- improve working capital thru payment terms extensions, payment cycle optimization, and other initiatives.assist in operational procurement escalations, reconciliations and reporting as required.you must have- bachelor's degree.- experience in strategic sourcing of professional services and contingent labor (min. 5 years).- strong category management experience (min. 5 years).- experience managing a team of category managers / specialists /analysts.- strong contract negotiation experience (terms and conditions such as limitation of liability, warranty, indemnification, ip, security, pay terms, etc.).- experience in rfps/rfqs and statements of work.- demonstrated impact in achieving category savings and working capital goals.we value- master's degree.- demonstrated negotiation and sourcing experience for engineering services and has managed multi-million dollar categories.- extensive knowledge of the basic types of commercial agreement structures and the function and purpose of key legal terms.- demonstrate actionable results by delivering against targets for financial performance business impact.- strong experience assessing risk and concisely explaining complex issues to principal business owners.- extremely customer-focused and takes the time to understand the needs of the business.- experience working in a large, global, highly matrixed organization.- strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesize, distill and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data.- strong leadership skills and ability to direct a cross-functional team.- ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.- excellent written and oral communication skills.- passionate self-starter with the highest integrity and ethics.- professional certifications in project/supply chain/ procurement/contract management- experience with sap or site relevant erp systems, esourcing platforms, request for quotation tools, project management tools.- 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 * or early *._- 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 d