What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Sourcing Manager position at Sherwin?
The Procurement Manager – Additives is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies for a portfolio of chemical additives used across Sherwin-Williams businesses. This role focuses on cost competitiveness, supply continuity, risk mitigation, and supplier performance, while partnering closely with technical, quality, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders.
The additives portfolio includes performance and formulation additives such as dispersants, rheology modifiers, defoamers, waxes, biocides, adhesion promoters, and specialty intermediates, many of which are technically complex and supply‑constrained.
This role is expected to operate independently within defined category strategies and to lead commercial negotiations, RFQs, and contract execution, while escalating strategic or high‑risk issues as appropriate.