What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Category Manager I - Distribution Chemicals and Industrial Gases position at The Chemours Company?
As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world.
CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS
At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry.
Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible. In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure-sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry.
Chemours is seeking an Associate Category Manager I to join our growing team. This position will be available at our Wilmington, DE location.
Associate Category Manager I is an entry-level position in the procurement category management team and assists in the development of the overall strategy for distribution chemicals and industrial gases including the sourcing, selecting, and purchasing goods or services by researching potential suppliers, negotiating prices, and ensuring quality standards. An Associate Category Manager works cross-functionally under the guidance of a Category or Senior Category Manager to evaluate and select suppliers in terms of quality, service, cost and capability. This role collects, analyzes, summarizes, organizes the data to manage the spend, ensuring sourcing process compliance, allocating the supply base, developing plans for procurement, managing transportation, and expediting or troubleshooting delivery of quality materials and services.
The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Category Strategies: Develop an understanding of strategic sourcing methodology and manage less complex category/sub-categories of spend to deliver reliable, cost advantaged, and sustainable supply.
- Data analysis: Monitor spend data and trends, analyze buying patterns, and identify opportunities to optimize product portfolio within assigned category. Utilize data analytics to identify purchasing trends and inform decision-makers.
- Market Research: Stay current on the industry and competition. Observes local/global market/competing companies and adapts supply strategies to remain competitive in the market.
- Vendor Management: Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, negotiating pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules.
- Reporting and communication: Prepare regular reports on category performance, key insights, and actionable recommendations to senior managers.
- KPIs: Supports department KPIs goals
- Negotiations: Helps gather commercial data, such as pricing, pay terms, key contract clauses, etc. to develop a negotiation target
- Contract management: Review and manage supplier contracts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions, drive value on new and existing contracts, by authoring Contracts with firm KPIs that enhance Compliance.
- Savings: Drive cost savings/avoidance, and working capital improvements through collaborative efforts with suppliers, internal customers and procurement category managers. Engage with the Site Procurement Leads (SPLs) to leverage learning and cost improvement opportunities.
- Bidding: Assist in RFX and competitive bids, including bid tab creation, and other Go To Market activities
- Other Operational Duties: Expedite documentation and deliveries of orders to maintain on-time delivery requirements. Effectively use SAP to create and maintain supplier agreements, pricing, or commodity analytics in a timely manner. Perform other procurement duties, as needed, maintain PO / Proposal logs and folders, and supplier setup.
The following is required for this role:
- A bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or engineering, or 8 years of equivalent work experience in a manufacturing or chemical environment.
- Must have 5 years of buying experience; 2-3 in procuring or managing spend related to raw materials or industrial gases.
- Strategic Sourcing or Supply Chain Management domain experience (buying, vendor management, supplier evaluation, regulatory compliance, segmentation/taxonomy).
- Proficiency in ERP business system and exposure to bidding software.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications and be able to create and interpret key reports.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; self-motivated with ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously, with attention to detail, deadlines, and reporting
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning).
Benefits:
Competitive Compensation
Comprehensive Benefits Packages
401(k) Match
Employee Stock Purchase Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Commuter Benefits
Learning and Development Opportunities
Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives
Company-paid Volunteer Day
We’re a different kind of chemistry company because we see our people as our biggest assets. Instead of focusing just on what our employees do each day, we look at how they do it—by taking a different approach to talent development, employee engagement, and culture. Our goal is to empower employees to be their best selves, at Chemours and in life.
Learn more about Chemours and our culture by visiting Chemours.com/careers.
Chemours is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non-discrimination, and we comply with all applicable laws.
Chemours is an E-Verify employer
Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation
Immigration sponsorship (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status) is not currently available for this position
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Chemours we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities
In our pursuit to be the greatest place to work, we know that a critical element to enhancing our employee experience is to assure we’re operating with a solid foundation of trust. At Chemours, this means being transparent about how we pay our employees for the work that they do.
Pay Range (in local currency):
$93,184.00 - $145,600.00
Chemours Level:
25
Annual Bonus Target:
8%
The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only and not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.
At Chemours, you will find sustainability in our vision, our business and your future. If you want to work on the leading edge of your field and have a desire to make a difference, join Chemours and discover what it means when we say "We Are Living Chemistry."
Salary : $93,184 - $145,600
