Procurement Business Partner Manager
Core
Key link between Indirect Procurement and assigned sites/business units, driving early engagement, demand shaping, governance, and value creation.
Role type
Senior Procurement Business Partner Manager
Builds
Procurement strategies, cost optimization plans, and sourcing effectiveness for Interface & Polyurethane Additives, Catalysts, Coating Additives, and Crosslinkers.
Domain
Chemical manufacturing / Industrial procurement
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Indirect procurement, demand shaping, stakeholder collaboration, cost optimization, procurement governance, supplier performance management, contract adoption, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Procurement transformation, category strategy deployment, additional languages (Spanish, Portuguese, or German)
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Act as primary contact for indirect procurement to understand business needs and shape demand; Build partnerships with site leadership and cross-functional teams to align procurement with priorities; Identify cost-saving opportunities and support value creation initiatives; Support execution of category strategies including preferred supplier adoption and sourcing initiatives; Promote procurement policies to reduce non-standard purchasing; Coordinate business requirements with Category Managers for sourcing activities; Support resolution of supplier performance and operational issues; Monitor procurement KPIs and stakeholder satisfaction to drive continuous improvement
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
