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At Nouryon, our global team of Changemakers takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?

About the job:

We are currently looking for a highly skilled Regional Procurement Manager-Direct Materials based in our Houston, TX office.

In your future role as a Regional Procurement Manager-Direct Materials, you will:

Lead a team of Category Managers to secure commercial excellence across the regions, drive performance improvements within the supply chain, and ensure that all project procurement deliverables are provided on time at a high quality.
Act as the Business Partner to one or more regional business teams to agree on cost targets, secure alignment between PR procurement activities and BU Business priorities as well as securing a strong communication and collaboration overall with the BU and with the other procurement regions.
Develop and drive the organization to identify improvement areas, explore cost reduction opportunities, and establish a total cost of ownership approach internally and with external suppliers. Actively work to improve commercial terms with suppliers, identify ways to minimize spending, and reduce cost to support the company’s financial objectives.
Deploy the new category management organization with the relevant tools, metrics, and follow-up to establish an efficient supplier management process in collaboration with other procurement regions.
Lead the regional team to develop the regional organization by setting challenging objectives, and providing opportunities for learning, development, and personal growth for the teams.
Work actively with key stakeholders across BUs and within manufacturing, engineering, finance, and other functions to build alignment around targets and establish common execution plans to support business growth and profitability improvement.
Manage the overall budget for the region and develop an annual plan with key milestones, activities, and target settings.
Represent the Business both inside and outside Nouryon; build and maintain a network of business contacts in support of organizational objectives; conduct business in a responsible and ethical manner.
Develop and implement sourcing strategies for products and services to support the identified business needs and in line with the Global Procurement strategy.

We believe you bring:

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a business-related area or industry, or equivalent work experience
Minimum 10 years’ experience in strategic and operational procurement, of which 5+ is with direct materials.
3+ years’ experience of people management, ideally in a multinational company.
Fluent in English. Additional languages are an asset.
Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence and inspire; Ability to prioritize efficiently and make sound decisions.
Focus on value creation and performance management.
Deep understanding of external business trends
Strong analytical skills: highly numerate, structured, organized, and accurate; Analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving skills.
Experience in change management and of working in a multinational environment.
Comprehensive experience in category management; Strong negotiating skills and business acumen
Good communication skills with the ability to engage people at all levels of the organization; Ability to resolve conflicts and build organizational alignment.
Highly effective with stakeholder management and the capability to build strong relationships internally and externally.
Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Good to know:

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis.
This position will be based out of our Houston, TX location.
Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/