The Company
Nouryon is a leading global specialty chemicals company with $5+ billion in revenue, 7,600+ employees, and 60+ factories and sales locations across 80+ countries. Nouryon was formed in 2018 when AkzoNobel sold its specialty chemicals business to the private equity firm The Carlyle Group. The company has its global headquarters in Amsterdam, US headquarters near Philadelphia, and integrated services office based in Houston. Nouryon produces a wide array of specialty chemicals with diverse applications, including agriculture & food, home & personal care, paints & coatings, building & construction, oil & gas, paper & packaging, and polymers. Their unique product portfolio includes cellulosic, organic peroxides, bleaching chemicals, expandable microspheres, and surfactants with leading brands such as Eka, Dissolvine, Trigonox, and Berol.
The Role
The Americas Procurement Director – Product-Related (PR) will transform the PR group from a reactive buyer mindset to a strategic and technically competent category management organization. The Director will establish regional category management plans with local execution and deliver the best cost & performance supply to the integrated supply chain organization, while leveraging SAP, Ariba, and Coupa for optimal efficiency. This role will be responsible for a spend of $1.5 to $2 billion in specialty chemicals, additives, and commodities The Director will lead a team of 4 direct reports and a total organization of ~20.
Experience & Requirements
• 10+ years work experience of strategic, project and operational procurement, including 5+ with direct procurement leadership
• Chemical/petrochemical technical background preferred; knowledge of raw materials.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence and inspire to change
• Comprehensive experience of project procurement and category management and related best practices (including process development and change management)
• Strong negotiating skills and business acumen
• Fast and flexible and the ability to prioritize
• Effective communication skills with the ability to engage people at all levels
• Ability to prioritize efficiently and strong decision-making skills
• Highly effective with stakeholder management and capability to build strong relationships internal and with suppliers
• Analytical and excellent problem-solving skills
• Process minded and experience in continuous improvement
• Project management skills
• Ability to resolve conflicts and building organizational alignment
• Knowledge and experience in Guided Buying and Cataloging in Ariba and Outline Agreements in SAP
• High knowledge and experience of legal terms & conditions
• Skills (soft & hard) to motivate and accelerate teams by growing talent and increase output and results
• Cultural awareness and experienced in how to manage decision making processes (all colors of the Lewis triangle)
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, PowerBI) and SAP & Ariba
