Albemarle Corporation · 1 month ago
Procurement Category Manager - Corporate Services
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expAlbemarle Corporation is committed to transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for various sectors. The Category Manager – Corporate Services will collaborate with procurement leadership to develop category strategies, manage supplier relationships, and ensure alignment with business objectives to maximize value delivery.
ChemicalConstructionCustomer ServiceManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Work with key business stakeholders to set category strategy for the fiscal year and beyond (1-3 year timeframe) to manage key supplier relationships and/or projects to drive business value
Achieve and report cost savings as well as track other category improvements related to sourcing activities. Leverage spend and negotiate to achieve the best TCO for the business
Partner with Data Analysts to complete detailed spend analysis by category or subject matter to understand and manage complex areas of spend
Work with key functions such as Legal, HR, and Finance and business unit stakeholders to ensure that sourcing activities comply with applicable company policies and guidelines
Drive both global and regional RFI/RFQ/RFP projects as part of the organization’s competitive bidding strategy including vendor evaluation, selection and implementation activities through the use of Procurement technology platforms
Cross functional coordination to manage supplier relationships to mitigate risk and to ensure consistency of value and quality to the business
Work with Global Process Owners to drive and support adoption of Procurement processes, procedures, and technology
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sourcing, category best practices, and applicable market data
Drive and roll-out Procurement, Category Management, Supplier Relationship best practices across Regional Procurement Service teams
Qualification
Required
6-8 years + of strategic sourcing/category management and procurement showing increasing growth and responsibilities (Corporate Services procurement experience is a requirement)
Excellent influencing without authority skills
Creative thinking and strategic agility/perspective
Excellent data analysis skills
Experience understanding category management frameworks and supplier relationship management
Strongly understand the S2P (Source to Pay) process
Strong decision-making abilities and business acumen
Interpersonal skills and ability to partner with stakeholders and multiple functional groups on projects/programs
High learning agility, change agility, people agility, and results agility
Dealing with Ambiguity
Comfort around higher management
Priority setting
Negotiation and conflict management skills
Effective oral and written communications
Extensive knowledge with Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI and/or other advanced analytical tools; experience preferred in procurement platforms
Familiarity with sourcing events and savings methodologies preferred
Lean and Change Management experience
Preferred
Experience in Procurement spend data management and sourcing/contracting tools a plus
English – Proficient to conduct external and internal business
Other languages such as Spanish/German/Chinese a plus
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.
Company
Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle leads the world in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity and health.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.24BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseUS Department of Energy
2024-03-04Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2023-09-12Grant· $90M
2022-10-19Grant· $150M
Leadership Team
Jerry Kent Masters
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Mummert
Chief Operations Officer
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