Commodity Manager – Indirect Materials and Services, NA (Hybrid)

As a Commodity Manager- Indirect Materials and Services at Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today.

We’re Everywhere. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between.  With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands.

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World. 

It’s Better with Bakelite.

Commodity Manager- Indirect Materials and Services: The Impact You’ll Have On The Organization and World

• You will add value to our organization. You’ll focus on identifying indirect commodity supply market opportunities and leveraging spend for the selection and development of suppliers.
• You’ll help to shape our strategy. As a Commodity Manager, you will join in shaping the future of our procurement strategy, driving efficiency and innovation across our locations in North America and ensuring alignment with global business objectives.
• Your skills will make a difference. Your expertise in supplier selection and development will foster strong partnerships that elevate service quality and reliability, ensuring our operations run smoothly and effectively.
• You’ll help us become even better. You will provide insight by utilizing your knowledge of market trends and procurement best practices to proactively identify opportunities for improvement for more efficient procurement solutions.

It's Better with Bakelite: Our Commitment Back to You

• You’ll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you’re part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it.
• We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don’t just climb the career ladder – you pave your personal path through continued learning and development.
• Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet.
• Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow – for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities.
• We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Life in Atlanta: Atlanta is Georgia’s capital, largest city, and home to Bakelite’s corporate headquarters.

• The city offers lots of activities. In addition to restaurants and a bustling downtown area, you can explore Zoo Atlanta, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta Botanical Garden and more.
• Check out some of Atlanta’s famed sports teams, including the Braves, Falcons and Hawks.
• Atlanta is home to several the most colleges and universities in the southern U.S., including University of Georgia, Emory University, John Marshall Law School and others.
• Love to travel? You’ll be close to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the world.
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What Does a Typical Day Look Like? Here are your primary responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and implementation of commodity strategies for allocated sites, ensuring alignment of all sites.
• Develops, implements and executes procurement strategies for Indirect Materials and Services such as (but not limited to) MRO, Technical Services, IT Hard- and Software, Facility Goods and Services and Capex.
• Explores and identifies new opportunities in sourcing of the various Indirect commodities in the region. Conducts market and spend analyses, responsible for an estimated annual spend of around $50 million.
• Works closely with the Procurement Team in Europe and North America to develop and implement commodity strategies, manage supplier relationships and lead negotiations in alignment with global strategy and targets.
• Understands global market dynamics of assigned commodities/services and translate knowledge into effectively managing suppliers, mitigating risk and cost control.
• Develops and implements productivity plans, minimize working capital requirements and reliability of supply plans.
• Collaborates with local leadership, Supply Chain, Commercial teams, EHS, Projects, Maintenance and Engineering teams and other stakeholders to ensure business effectiveness and results.

What is Needed to be Successful in this Role (Required Skills/Abilities):

• A minimum of five years’ relevant Strategic Sourcing Management experience including exposure to operations management, Projects & Engineering and Maintenance within the manufacturing sector and ideally within the chemical industry.
• Comprehensive understanding of procurement/commodity management methodologies.
• Experience working in an organization committed to Health, Safety and Environment.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build key working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• SAP and M3 experience preferred.
• Understanding of and experience with Capital Project Life Cycle and Project Management methodologies.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (Up to 25% travel).
• Qualifications in Business, Engineering or Chemistry related studies preferred.
• Solid Microsoft Office skills especially PowerPoint and Excel.

Are you ready to help us build a better tomorrow and put your fingerprints on the world?  Apply for this exciting opportunity, and learn more about our hiring process, insights from our global associates, our robust benefits and more at Bakelite.com/careers.

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 or 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. This company participates in E-Verify.  For additional details, click HERE.

If currently an employee of the Company, you must have satisfactory work performance. Disclaimer: We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to an 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.