What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Manager, AI - Supply Chain & Procurement - US Remote position at Hexion Inc.?
Company Overview
Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.
At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.
This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.
We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.
We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.
Your Future Starts Here.
If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.
Anything is possible when you imagine everything.
Role Mission
Own the end-to-end AI product strategy and delivery for Hexion’s Supply Chain and Procurement functions, turning operational data into competitive advantage. Define, prioritize, and drive the AI use case roadmap across planning, logistics, procurement, and supplier management — from AI-driven spend intelligence and supplier risk sensing to Digital Bulk predictive delivery and SC Command Center orchestration .
This role sits at the heart of Hexion’s supply chain andprocurement transformation. Owning six procurement AI initiativesand the SC Command Center, the Senior PM will turn operationaldata into durable cost advantage, resilience, and serviceexcellence
Job Responsibilities
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.
In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years of age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies.
Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role for 18 months.
Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet, or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.
Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.
At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.
This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.
We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.
We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.
Your Future Starts Here.
If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.
Anything is possible when you imagine everything.
Role Mission
Own the end-to-end AI product strategy and delivery for Hexion’s Supply Chain and Procurement functions, turning operational data into competitive advantage. Define, prioritize, and drive the AI use case roadmap across planning, logistics, procurement, and supplier management — from AI-driven spend intelligence and supplier risk sensing to Digital Bulk predictive delivery and SC Command Center orchestration .
This role sits at the heart of Hexion’s supply chain andprocurement transformation. Owning six procurement AI initiativesand the SC Command Center, the Senior PM will turn operationaldata into durable cost advantage, resilience, and serviceexcellence
Job Responsibilities
- Own and sequence the AI product roadmap across Procurement (Spend Intelligence, Contract Intelligence, Category Strategy Copilot, Guided Sourcing, Intake-to-Procure Orchestration, Supplier Risk Sensing) and
- Supply Chain (Digital Fulfillment, Command Center, demand sensing, logistics optimization).
- Serve as business owner for each AI initiative from discovery through deployment and adoption — writing requirements, running sprint reviews, managing go/no-go decisions, and tracking value realization for each use case.
- Lead buy/build/co-develop decisions for SC & Procurement AI: evaluate vendors (GEP, Coupa, Icertis, Keelvar, Resilinc, Everstream, Zip) against internal build options with clear total cost-of-ownership and capability analysis.
- Embed AI into SAP S/4HANA, APO, and TMS workflows; partner with IT and data engineering to connect AI outputs to procurement and logistics execution systems with reliable, auditable data pipelines.
- Build AI fluency and drive adoption across Supply Chain and Procurement teams — training playbooks, communities of practice, and reinforcement mechanisms so planners, buyers, and logistics managers act on AI-assisted insights.
- Champion responsible AI governance: ensure demand sensing, pricing, supplier risk, and logistics models are explainable and auditable; maintain KPI dashboards and report value realization to executive sponsor
- 7 years in product management, supply chain, or procurement; 3 yearsleading AI/analytics products in B2B industrial or manufacturing settings.
- Strong grasp of supply chain planning and procurement, including demandsensing, S&OP, inventory, logistics, sourcing, contracting, and suppliermanagement.
- Able to convert business workflows into AI product requirements, including userstories, MVP scope, acceptance criteria, and KPI frameworks tied to value.
- Familiar with AI/ML in supply chain and procurement, including forecasting,optimization, contract intelligence, and risk sensing.
- Experience assessing and managing SaaS AI vendors using structuredbuy/build/co-develop decisions.
- Proficient in SAP and planning environments (SAP IBP, S/4HANA, APO, TMS,o9, Kinaxis), with the ability to connect AI outputs to execution systems and datapipelines.
- Change management capability to drive adoption with planners, buyers, andoperations teams. (Preferred)
- Financial acumen to build ROI cases, track realized value, and justify AIinvestments. (Preferred)
- Supply chain-first product thinker — connects AI capability to operational outcomes: cost, service level, resilience, and procurement efficiency.
- Commercially curious and analytically sharp — equally comfortable in a vendor demo, a planner’s S&OP meeting, and a data science sprint review.
- Execution-focused and delivery-driven — moves use cases from idea to production without losing sight of adoption, change management, and measurable ROI.
- Collaborative and credible — earns trust with supply chain directors, procurement leaders, and data scientists alike through deep domain knowledge and intellectual honesty.
- 10 years of progressive product management or supply chain/procurement operations experience; at least 3 years directly owning AI, analytics, or optimization products in B2B industrial settings.
- Proven record delivering AI/ML products in supply chain or procurement contexts — from demand forecasting and logistics optimization to spend analytics and contract intelligence — with quantified cost or service-level outcomes.
- Experience in specialty chemicals, bulk chemicals, or industrial manufacturing strongly preferred; familiarity with multi-plant logistics networks, bulk delivery optimization, raw material procurement complexity, and SAP/APO a significant plus.
We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law.
In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years of age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies.
Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.
If currently an employee of the Company, you must have current satisfactory work performance and in most cases, have been in your current role for 18 months.
Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet, or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.