Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Company Overview

Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.

At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future. This is where bold thinkers, problem‑solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you’re engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark.

We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward. We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger. We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.

Your Future Starts Here. If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong. Anything is possible when you imagine everything.

We’re looking for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist who can bring structure, discipline, and results to a portfolio of direct raw materials and packaging critical to manufacturing operations. You will own sourcing execution and supplier performance, driving cost competitiveness, supply reliability, and strong commercial outcomes. This role translates business requirements into actionable sourcing strategies, leads competitive sourcing events, and manages supplier relationships to deliver measurable value.

Operating within Hexion’s Strategic Sourcing Process (SSP), you will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Legal and Commercial teams as required to ensure sourcing decisions are market‑informed, risk‑managed, and commercially sound. Success in this role requires an innovative mindset, strong critical thinking, and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions. You will be expected to challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, and work across teams to develop solutions that improve performance and drive meaningful business impact.

This role offers significant ownership and visibility, with the opportunity to directly impact production continuity and overall business performance.

• Lead sourcing events (RFQs/RFPs) for assigned direct material categories
• Analyze spend and market conditions to identify cost reduction and value optimization opportunities
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and contracts aligned to total cost of ownership
• Execute sourcing activities in alignment with Hexion’s Strategic Sourcing Process (SSP)
• Build and manage supplier relationships, including onboarding, performance management, and issue resolution
• Monitor supplier performance against key metrics, including delivery, service, and cost adherence
• Ensure consistent contract coverage and preferred supplier utilization
• Track and evaluate market dynamics and key cost drivers impacting assigned materials
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Legal to align sourcing strategies
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance sourcing efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensure sourcing decisions meet safety, regulatory, and contractual requirements

• Consistently demonstrates excellence in driving value through Business Services contract program
• Consistently executes contracts, or aligns changes of contracting intent with stakeholders
• Mentors, consults and engages with others on various levels of contracts and demonstrates commercial diligence
• Proficient in multiple types of contracts and complexity
• Develops contracts with long-term strategic value
• Creatively adjusts clauses benefit ting the company
• Has insights of best-in-class contracts available in the market and organization
• Viewed by stakeholders as strong in contract writing…