Procurement Head

Experience: 15 - 20 Years

Location: Houston, Texas, USA

Mandatory Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, or other related fields.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience working in the Chemical field.
• Must have experience in procurement of liquid chemical
• Ability to learn and work with Chempax ERP and have strong computer skills.
• Procurement and Supply chain Experience
• Vendor Management
  
  

Responsibilities

• Develop a corporate procurement strategy based on operational and sales requirements.
• Develop strong relationships with the Company’s Vendors
• Negotiate price of chemicals and operational spend to a achieve company goals and expectations
• Develop and administrate the procurement of all inventories, supplies, products, and parts related to operation, including all vendor contracts.
• Develop and manage the maintenance and update the approved supplier’s list and the Supplier Evaluation and Supplier Performance.
• Conduct Vendor audits as required.
• Research and evaluate potential vendors and suppliers.
• Develop and manage the RFQ for products, raw material, equipment and other spend items.
• Request quotes and compare prices for maximum ROI.
• Estimate and establish cost parameters and budget for purchases.
• Lead and develop strategic supplier relationships at the executive level
• Communicate with QA Manager if a supplier must be removed from the approved supplier list.
• Negotiate appropriate contracts for pricing and supply.
• Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability.
• Monitor monetary savings and cost comparison by setting/implementing correct lead times, min and max stock for maximum inventory efficiencies.
• Discuss defective or unacceptable goods or services with quality control personnel, users, suppliers, and others to determine source of trouble. Initiate Supplier Corrective Action.
• Supervises, or delegates supervision, of maintenance of purchasing related documents and records.
• Controls or delegates the control, that raw materials are received in time and according to purchase order requirements.
• Monitor pricing trends of key raw materials.
• Review that purchasing documents contain all necessary data, clearly describing the products or services to be supplied if necessary.
• Communicate with Receiving to verify that all received material(s) is in conformance with purchase order requirements.
• Responsible to contact vendors in case of non-conformance and/or delayed deliveries.
• Negotiate with outside supplier(s) regarding suitability, quality, and cost of products to be purchased.
• Work with Corporate India on collaborative sourcing efforts and consolidation if warranted.
• Communicate with the Management Team for purchasing requirements.
• Communicate with Sales and Supply Chain to secure supply to meet demand.
• Communicate with Sales on pricing.
• Work within confidential environment as it relates to company policies, production procedures and technical specifications
• Manage a team of Buyers and other personnel as required.
• Performs additional duties, responsibilities, and special projects as required.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, or other related fields.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience working in the Chemical field.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and develop innovative and strategic solutions.
• Experience with managing projects with multi-disciplined team members.
• Well-developed leadership skills required to lead a diverse team.
• Ability to learn and work with Chempax ERP and have strong computer skills.
• Financial analysis skills and knowledge or legal documents.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Significant experience interacting with customers, including executives.
• Strong administrative skills, well-developed management skills, principles, and people.
• High energy, clear goal orientation, and strong work ethic, ‘can do’ attitude.
• Ability to work independently, self-motivated, and interact collaboratively with multiple levels of staff.
• Demonstrate exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Must have strong negotiating skills for contract management.
• Must be able to establish relationships with the Company’s Vendors
  
  

Skills: supply chain management,purchasing,vendors,problem solving,contract negotiation,management,vendor management,communication,leadership,organizational skills,chempax erp,supply chain,supply,financial analysis,procurement