What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Raw Materials position at Celanese?
Overview:
This pivotal role has full accountability for the global sourcing of the PA66 value chain materials (HMD, adipic acid, PA66 polymer), supporting our manufacturing facilities.
Responsible to develop advantaged long-term strategies and maximize short-term opportunities through ‘make vs. buy’ analysis by working closely with key business stakeholders and cross-functional teams, to support and strengthen the overall Celanese Business.
The role also requires the skillful management of long-term strategic partnerships with key suppliers, whilst ensuring the development of new supply opportunities by identifying and onboarding alternative suppliers.
Responsibilities:
- Work with business stakeholders, regional Sourcing colleagues, and other functions, to develop in-depth, advantaged, long term sourcing strategies, for the PA66 value chain materials.
- Maintain deep knowledge of the global PA66 value chain market, including regional/global market dynamics, key market player profiles, capacities and technology development, supply chain, sustainability, and regulatory issues. Utilize this knowledge to help inform key business decisions and contribute to business strategy development.
- Lead the ‘make vs. buy’ process for PA66. Work with key stakeholders and relevant functions to continue to develop the process and enable speed and accuracy of decision making.
- Lead the global raw material category teams (from a functional perspective) for the PA66 value chain materials. Drive productivity savings across the value chain, whilst ensuring supply reliability, quality, and general risk management.
- Develop, negotiate, implement, and manage, global and regional sourcing contracts for the PA66 value chain materials. Maintain in-depth knowledge of the sourcing contracts, with associated constraints and opportunities, to maximize benefits for the business.
- Develop and lead Supplier Relationship Management programs for critical suppliers. Work with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and other functions to ensure suppliers deliver high performance levels, with a continuous improvement mindset.
Required Experiences:
- A university degree (technical or business based preferred)
- Approximately 10-15 years of relevant career experience for the role (Sourcing/Business/Commercial/S&OP).
Skills Required:
- Strategic thinking and problem solving. Align initiatives with Enterprise strategy.
- Deep business acumen.
- Strong negotiation/influencing skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. Align teams across regions, bringing global supplier insights to drive a global strategy.
- Excellent communication and relationship skills (internal clients, external suppliers); Build collaborative relationships to deliver value.
- Data analysis skills: Ability to analyze complex problems & ambiguous situations and design/implement solutions.
- High level of understanding of Supply Chain fundamentals.
- Good understanding of Finance fundamentals.
- Agility to move quickly as a team and make bold decisions when the context changes.