Associate Procurement Manager

As an Associate Procurement Manager on the Global Procurement Team, you will have the opportunity to lead and manage sourcing execution, cross-functional collaboration, security of supply, and continuous improvement for over direct category spend. You will partner closely with the global sourcing, supply chain, marketing, and research & development teams to implement procurement strategies, drive year-over-year cost reduction, enable growth opportunities, mitigate supply risk, and increase operational efficiency. This take-charge leader will drive transformation for how raw materials are sourced, handled, and used in Ecolab’s operations. A proven track record of strong leadership, business acumen, influencing skills, and an outstanding ability to drive results are

essential.

Why Join Us

If you are a passionate professional seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career, we invite you to apply. This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career development.

What You Will Do

• Promote the highest standards of safety, diversity, inclusion, and ethical practice in the organization.
• Identify, develop, and implement Global sourcing strategies to reduce total delivered cost, mitigate headwinds, and improve security of supply.
• Partner with procurement peers around the world to understand and align on global sourcing strategies, and drive implementation across the regional supply chain team.
• Develop relationships and leverage market intelligence and digital tools to influence internal and external stakeholders, and optimize the lowest Total Delivered Cost (TDC).
• Create and implement best practice procurement vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
• Ensure that purchasing strategies and processes are in place to deliver optimized costs while meeting business objectives and operational needs.
• Support sustainability and environmental strategies that impact future ways of operating.
• Maintain a close working relationship with supply chain, operations business leaders, and R&D leadership teams to support their strategic growth objectives and identify and implement cost-savings and efficiency opportunities for gross margin improvement.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of work experience, with 3 years of procurement experience (direct and indirect).
• Strong leadership, influencing, and collaboration skills.
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Bachelor’s degree in purchasing, engineering, chemistry, supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.
• Immigration Sponsorship is not offered for this role.
  
  

Annual Or Hourly Compensation Range

The base salary range for this position is $96,700.00 - $145,100.00. This position is eligible for annual bonus pay based on performance, per plan terms. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws.

Benefits

Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits.

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Potential Customer Requirements Notice

To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to:

• Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.
• Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab.
  
  

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.

Nuestro compromiso con una cultura de inclusión y pertenencia

Ecolab está comprometido con el trato justo e igualitario de todas las personas colaboradoras y postulantes, y con la promoción de los principios de igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo. Reclutaremos, contrataremos, promoveremos, transferiremos y brindaremos oportunidades de desarrollo con base en las calificaciones individuales y el desempeño laboral, en todos los aspectos relacionados con el empleo, la compensación, los beneficios, las condiciones laborales y las oportunidades de crecimiento. Ecolab no discriminará a ninguna persona colaboradora ni postulante por motivos de raza, religión, color, credo, nacionalidad, estado de ciudadanía, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad y expresión de género, información genética, estado civil, edad o discapacidad.