Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist

The Lead Strategic Sourcing Specialist, UOP In organics Portfolio, develops and executes global category strategies for inorganic raw materials, chemicals, minerals, catalyst and adsorbent inputs, and other process-critical materials supporting UOP manufacturing and technology businesses.

This role drives value through supplier partnerships, market intelligence, cost and working-capital optimization, innovation, risk management, and supply continuity. The position partners with Integrated Supply Chain, Operations, Technology, Engineering, Quality, Finance, Legal, Product Management, and Commercial teams to support growth and operational excellence.

This position reports to the Director of Strategic Sourcing on a Hybrid work schedule.

Note:

New Hires may need to work 100% onsite Monday – Friday for the first 90 days

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

Develop multi-year global strategies for aluminas, clays, zeolites, silica products, specialty minerals, chemical intermediates, and related inorganic materials.

Analyze spend, feedstock economics, cost drivers, capacity, market trends, and supplier capabilities to identify savings, resilience, and value-creation opportunities.

Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, supplier selection, implementation, and benefits realization using transparent, fact-based processes.

Optimize total cost of ownership through negotiations, value engineering, specification alignment, supplier consolidation, and supply-network improvements.

Supplier Relationship & Commercial Management

Build executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers and lead negotiations covering pricing, long-term agreements, capacity, service levels, payment terms, and risk allocation.

Implement supplier segmentation, scorecards, KPIs, governance routines, and business reviews for critical suppliers.

Partner with suppliers to improve productivity, innovation, quality, sustainability, responsiveness, and supply reliability.

Develop market-based pricing models; manage contracts, renewals, amendments, obligations, and complex commercial or performance issues.

Market Intelligence, Risk & Continuity

Monitor global inorganic-material, energy, logistics, trade, regulatory, and supply-demand developments and translate insights into category actions.

Assess supplier financial health, capacity, geographic exposure, quality risk, and single-source dependencies.

Develop business-continuity plans, dual-source strategies, safety-stock recommendations, and other mitigation actions for critical materials.

Provide timely risk updates, scenarios, and decision recommendations to business and supply-chain leadership.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Partner with UOP Technology and Engineering on qualification, innovation, product development, and commercialization priorities.

Lead cross-functional sourcing, productivity, localization, supplier-transition, working-capital, and supply-continuity initiatives.

Provide sourcing leadership during product transitions, capacity expansions, footprint changes, and supply-chain transformation.

Influence senior stakeholders through market insight, financial analysis, scenario evaluation, and data-driven recommendations.

Sustainability, Compliance & Financial Impact

Advance responsible sourcing, transparency, resource efficiency, waste reduction, emissions performance, and supplier compliance.

Ensure adherence to applicable trade, environmental, quality, ethical sourcing, procurement, and delegated-authority requirements.

Deliver annual productivity, cost reduction, cash, and value-creation objectives; track savings, inflation, cost avoidance, and contractual value.

Improve working capital through inventory strategy, lead-time reduction, payment terms, and supply-chain efficiency;…