Indirect Sourcing Manager

Join our team at our Greensboro, North Carolina location, where we work on diverse and challenging projects in a modern, innovative, and creative environment. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of superabsorbents, we value the knowledge, dedication, and commitment of our employees. Together, we shape our future with a performance-based compensation approach, support for personal development, and professional training.

Responsibilities

• Operational Management
  • Daily review of Stores Material requisitions from MRP RunProcess
  • Convert Requisitions to Purchase Orders
  • Update Purchase Orders, including pricing, delivery dates, and order confirmation
  • Expedite orders for Stores to ensure delivery dates are met
  • Negotiate best payment terms
  • Set up new suppliers based on Procurement Guidelines/Integrity Next
  • Manage service contractors and tier agreements
  • Conduct and lead inventory reviews with the Maintenance Group
• Strategic Sourcing
  • Manage key supplier relationships, including contract and price negotiations for self-assigned categories
  • Prepare and evaluate bid documents
  • Negotiate optimization or extension of existing contracts and catalogs, including generating new ones
  • Negotiate purchases of goods and/or services to ensure highest quality and cost effectiveness
  • Ensure Stockhausen protection regarding supplier quality management, licensing, insurance, taxes, financial stability, and schedules
  • Evaluate supplier and contractor performance; recommend additions or removals from the approved bidders/suppliers list
  • Manage and maintain electronic catalogs for e-Procurement to enhance process efficiency, productivity, cost savings, and contract price compliance
  • Provide training and troubleshooting for the requester user community
  • Identify and document savings potential, particularly in sustainability and EBIT relevance
  • Support compliance standards for Stockhausen policy and commercial contracts
  • Support the vendor prequalification process

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree strongly preferred (Technical Degree a plus) with 6-10 years of purchasing experience in a related field of expertise
• Alternatively, experience in other fields with a focus on internal and/or external customers, or a minimum of 15 years’ experience in the Chemical Industry
• Knowledge of business law, accounting principles, and state tax laws
• Demonstrated sense of urgency, strong commitment, accountability, and sound decision-making to achieve goals
• Outstanding negotiation skills
• Sense of ownership and pride in performance and its impact on Stockhausen’s success
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Good time-management skills
• Strong teamwork and communication skills to deliver with clarity
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office software solutions
• High level of quality and safety awareness
• SAP experience and knowledge of E-Commerce tools
• Grit and resilience

Benefits

• Intensive on-the-job training
• Opportunity to actively shape the company’s future during an exciting growth phase
• Comprehensive benefits and compensation package, including:
  • Medical and dental coverage
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • 401k retirement plan