Regional Sourcing and Category Manager

• Develop and implement purchasing strategies incorporating contracts, purchasing tools, and supplier management techniques
• Identify opportunities, aggregate and standardize goods and services, leverage purchasing power, and optimize working capital
• Develop strategies, select purchasing tools, and validate them with users
• Select suppliers and negotiate large-volume contracts at local, regional, or global levels
• Communicate, implement, and execute purchasing strategies, policies, and procedures
• Share information and best practices within Purchasing and communicate with inter-related Cabot groups
• Ensure development and review of market intelligence for assigned goods and services portfolio
• Assemble, participate in, and potentially lead cross-functional user teams
• Potentially manage or lead Purchasing staff within a region
• Coach and develop direct and matrix reports and align with matrix functions
• Provide input to department budget development
• Review commodity spending reports and trend analyses against goals
• Recommend and implement changes to achieve cost reductions and efficiencies
• Ensure compliance with Purchasing Ethics, Sarbanes-Oxley 404, ISO and Corporate Standards, Values, audit rules, and laws
• Build and maintain positive business relationships with suppliers and users
• Support implementation and maintenance of the Responsible Care® Management System in line with RC14001® requirements, as applicable

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
• Purchasing certification or equivalent required
• 8-10 years industry-related purchasing experience
• Strong knowledge of the Purchasing profession within multinational industry
• Strong understanding of contract language terms and conditions and contract design
• Understanding of the marketplace relating to a particular portfolio of goods and services
• Solid understanding of business issues and financial principles
• Computer skills and knowledge of office and purchasing applications
• Full understanding of purchasing and inventory systems and interfaces with Finance, project, job costing, planning and forecasting
• Effective verbal and written communication in the local language and English
• Ability to articulate ideas convincingly, negotiate contracts and solutions to complex problems, provide feedback and direction, make presentations and address varied audiences
• Leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing purchasing strategies, supplier management, and contract negotiation while ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Possesses strong leadership and communication skills to effectively manage cross-functional teams and drive cost efficiencies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Purchasing Strategy Development
• Supplier Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Purchasing Certification
• Market Intelligence Analysis

Hard Skills

• Purchasing Tools
• Contract Language Understanding
• Inventory Systems
• Financial Principles
• Commodity Spending Analysis

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Leadership
• Problem-Solving
• Decision-Making
• Presentation Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• Purchasing Certification

Industry Keywords

• Sarbanes-Oxley 404
• ISO Standards
• Responsible Care® Management System
• RC14001® Requirements
• Multinational Industry

Tools & Technologies

• Office Applications
• Purchasing Applications