Innovate high-purity, high-performance chemicals and materials
the it strategic sourcing lead will establish and drive procurement of it software, services and hardware in alignment with business leadership for your it category globally as per the annual operating plan and overall category strategic plan. You will have responsibility for driving competitive category supply strategies to achieve lowest total cost and highest quality for your category, reduced working capital via negotiation planning and execution, high growth region sourcing, value engineering, consumption reduction and sole / single source elimination. You will also manage supplier performance to support your category and ensure supply continuity. You will be managing several projects in dynamic but fun work environment. You will ensure compliance with company business policies and procedures.
key responsibilities
- drive and execute procurement and category strategies as relates to the overall it category
- manage supplier selection, rfq and rfi process, negotiation, contracting and supplier performance processes
- execute on purchasing projects assigned through the procurement intake tool from it input to contracting, finance approval, purchase requisition to purchase order
- drive master service agreements and statements of work from templates through redline process to execution
- drive savings through understanding and modeling of various supplier savings plans, reserved instances and enterprise level discounts
- manage supplier quarterly business reviews and drive a rigorous supplier scorecard process
- assist in tactical procurement escalations, reconciliations and reporting as required
- improve working capital through negotiation of payment terms extensions, payment cycle optimization, vendor managed inventories inventory and lead time reductions
- understand objectives of it service owners in the area of software, cloud, services, data center infrastructure and translate into supporting supplier strategies
- manage information technology category strategies including spend analysis, benchmarking, cost, market analysis and global technology / economic trends
- formulate and execute on annual and strategic plans
- ensure relationship development and management with key supplier leaderships
- inventory and lead time reductions
you must have
- extensive experience (6+ years) in contract management and negotiations
- bachelors degree in supply chain management, information technology, business
- strong contract management experience
- experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain
- experience with it commodity management, for example engineering and enterprise software (siemens, sap, oracle, microsoft)
- experience in rfps/rfqs/rfis
- demonstrated impact savings and improving working capital
we value
- master's degree in supply chain or business administration
- extensive experience in sourcing & procurement
- working and/or guiding in matrix and complex team environments
- project management and/or contract management experience
- 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
- 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._
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additional information
- * job id*:req
- * category*:procurement
- * location*:av. Santa fe no 94,torre "a" piso 1,mexico city,ciudad de mexico,01210,mexico
- exempt