Director of Sourcing / Global Category Manager

About the Role Buckman is seeking a Director of Sourcing/Global Category Manager to lead procurement for Buckman’s global chemical raw material spend. This senior leadership role will develop and execute global category strategies, align with Buckman’s leadership, and drive value and risk management across Buckman’s global footprint from our Memphis hub. What You'll Do

• Leads development and execution of sourcing strategies for major chemical raw material categories
• Aligns with Buckman leadership to analyze business plans and requirements to develop category strategies that maintain or improve competitive positions
• Communicates and coordinates with Buckman’s regional business units in development and execution of category strategies
• Develops risk management plans for key categories
• Negotiates procurement agreements aligned with category strategy and best practices
• Manages key relationships with Buckman suppliers as part of an integrated, cross-functional team
• Utilizes market, spend, demand, cost and other quantitative analyses
• Provides market intelligence updates to inform business plans and ensure strategy meets objectives
• Conducts global RFx processes
• Leads new supplier qualification and substitution initiatives
• Develops, mentors, and empowers less experienced team members in effective category management and procurement best practices What We're Looking For
• Strong communication skills and ability to build consensus and gain alignment within Buckman and outside organizations
• Collaborates with global business teams, supply chain, and operations; ability to have courageous conversations across all levels
• Assess market dynamics and competitive costs to develop/implement strategy
• Demonstrates business acumen in creating, positioning, and negotiating commercial arrangements delivering competitive advantage
• Demonstrated team leadership skills with excellent communications and relationship building across different global regions
• Strong skills and experience with diagnosing and resolving complex issues and opportunities within business sourcing models
• Able to make decisions with limited, but pertinent information to keep performance on track
• Demonstrated ability to create and lead a case for change including the ability to drive team engagement and deliver step-change performance
• Exceptional analytical decision-making skills
• Proven negotiating and project management skills
• Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent in supply chain, business, finance, mathematics, engineering or other quantitative discipline; minimum ten years of experience in procurement, commercial and/or supply chain
• MBA highly desirable; At least 5 years of experience managing global chemical categories; SAP and e-procurement software experience Nice to Have
• MBA
• At least 5 years of experience managing global chemical categories
• SAP and e-procurement software experience Compensation & Benefits Compensation details are not disclosed in the posting.