Our Catalyst Technologies division is currently on the hunt for a new Procurement Category Specialist at our Conshohocken, PA location. 

The Procurement Category Specialist is responsible for sourcing and procuring materials, services, andequipment to support the overall operational efficiency of our global productionteams, working closely with the engineering department. This person must beable to handle multiple tasks simultaneously while being able to effectivelycollaborate with multiple departments, such as operations, engineering, finance,sales, marketing, R&D, and supply chain. In addition, this person willinteract with all levels of the business from associates to the President ofthe company. This role is key in supporting the overall initiatives and goals ofEcovyst.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development, implementation, management, and performance of capital project sourcing and developing sourcing strategies for Indirect materials. The ability to assist with Direct as needed to meet business goals and objectives is also critical.
• Manages the assessment, selection, and development of suppliers (strategic and tactical) to meet cost, schedule, and performance goals.
• Managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analyses and implementing solutions, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans.
• Establishes a strong network and fosters collaboration with internal customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and team members.
• Be knowledgeable of current commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, customer requirements and logistics/supply/demand challenges, and how these might impact project purchases and maintenance supplies/maintenance services.
• Responsible for contracting as needed, including the management of cost, schedule, and performance parameters. Developing contract specifications, statements of work, and terms & conditions.
• Develops bid packages, participates in bidders’ conferences with engineering team, evaluates bids/proposals, negotiates contract provisions, selects or recommends contractors, writes award, and manages resulting contracts.
• Maintains vendor performance (direct and indirect) metrics and reports results to Global Procurement Manager.
• Educate company employees on Procurement policies and procedures while providing periodic training.
• Connecting with plant personnel to discuss and offerproblem solving techniques to improve overall performance from an operationaland cost perspective.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Procurement,Supply Chain, or Business Administration. MBA is a plus.
• APICS or ISM certification is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years proven procurement experience ideally in the chemical industry.
• The ability to gather, analyze, and interpret transactional data and communicate business information (oral, written or graphical) to the team.
• Demonstrated track record of effective negotiation skills and strong business acumen.
  Experience in developing strategies to effectively lead and consolidate spend categories is required.
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation communications skills.
  Data driven with a very high level of analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Exceptional experience in leading and executing end-to-end procurement projects.
  Demonstrated success in leading and handling change while taking business objectives into account.
• Strategicproblem solver with ability to prioritize multiple projects. 
• Strong knowledge and proficiency with navigating and creating purchase orders / reports within SAP.
  Requiresexpertise in operating Microsoft Office programs and demonstrates experiencewith advanced Excel functions such as VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and pivot tables
• Travelrequirement (Up to 5-15% or as needed).