Senior Manager, Procurement

Location: Houston, TX, US, 77034 Wickliffe, OH, US,

Location: Deer Park, TX or Wickliffe, OH

Job Type: Full-time / On-site (4 days in office, 1 from home)

How You’ll Make an Impact

As a Sr. Manager, Procurement you'll be at the forefront of our innovation, driving specialty chemical solutions forward. You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing, and enhance modern life.

The Senior Manager, Procurement provides strategic leadership for a defined portfolio of spend and suppliers, delivering measurable value through category strategy, sourcing excellence, and supplier partnership. This role is accountable for developing and executing category strategies aligned with business objectives, optimizing total cost of ownership, managing supplier risk, and driving continuous improvement across procurement processes.

Reporting to Regional Director, the Senior Manager operates with a high degree of autonomy, serves as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, and leads complex commercial initiatives across a global, matrixed organization. While this role may include people leadership, success is driven primarily through strategic ownership, cross‑functional influence, and enterprise‑level execution.

• Develop and execute procurement strategies supporting capital investment projects, plant expansions, reliability initiatives, and manufacturing infrastructure improvements.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Project Management, and Finance teams to support project planning, budgeting, sourcing, and execution.
• Lead sourcing activities for capital equipment, engineered systems, construction services, automation solutions, and engineering service providers.
• Negotiate commercial agreements for capital projects, including equipment purchases, construction contracts, engineering services, warranties, and long‑term service agreements.
• Drive total cost of ownership (TCO), value engineering, and lifecycle cost optimization initiatives across capital investments.
• Evaluate supplier capabilities, project risks, schedule impacts, and market conditions to support sound sourcing decisions and project execution.
• Establish and manage strategic relationships with OEMs, EPC firms, contractors, construction providers, and technical service suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance across capital projects, ensuring delivery, quality, safety, cost, and schedule commitments are achieved.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, operational, contractual, supply continuity, and project execution risks associated with capital investments.
• Track and report project savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance, and procurement value delivered through capital programs.
• Lead complex negotiations and establish commercial agreements that balance cost, service, risk, and flexibility.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, including approvals, compliance, renewals, and performance obligations.
• Partner with Legal and internal risk stakeholders to ensure appropriate terms, conditions, and protections.
• Manage ongoing supplier performance through governance routines, scorecards, and continuous improvement actions.

• Serve as a strategic procurement partner to internal stakeholders, translating business needs into effective sourcing and supplier solutions.
• Advise senior leaders on market trends, commercial strategies, and sourcing trade‑offs.
• Drive alignment across cross‑functional teams to ensure timely execution and business impact.

• Lead, coach, and develop procurement professionals when applicable, fostering a collaborative and…