Tolling Leader

Partnering with the Best Our North America Land chemicals business relies on third‑party manufacturing partners to safely and reliably deliver products to our customers. The Tolling Lead provides operational leadership across the tolling network, driving performance, capacity, supply reliability, cost competitiveness, and continuous improvement.

Fueling Your Passion As the Tolling Lead
- North America Land, you will be responsible for the operational management and development of third‑party manufacturing partners. You will work closely with toll manufacturers and internal stakeholders to ensure safe, compliant, reliable, and cost‑effective supply while developing the external manufacturing capabilities needed to support future business requirements.

• Leading operational governance and performance management of assigned toll manufacturers across HSE, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and capacity.
• Establishing performance reviews, operating rhythms, escalation processes, and corrective actions with tolling partners.
• Partnering with Planning and Supply Chain teams to align manufacturing capacity, production schedules, raw materials, inventory, and logistics with business demand.
• Identifying supply, capacity, and operational risks and developing appropriate mitigation and business-continuity plans.
• Managing tolling economics and identifying productivity, cost-reduction, and network-optimization opportunities.
• Supporting commercial negotiations and ensuring operational execution aligns with contractual requirements.
• Leading manufacturing readiness for new products, technology transfers, localization, and manufacturing transitions.
• Coordinating toller qualification and performance with Technology, Quality, HSE, Regulatory, Sourcing, Product Management, and Commercial teams.
• Driving resolution of manufacturing, quality, inventory, delivery, and supply-reliability issues.
• Developing tolling capability and capacity to support business growth and long‑term supply requirements.
• Driving continuous improvement and accountability across the external manufacturing network.

• Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related discipline.
• Have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in chemical manufacturing, plant operations, supply chain, or external manufacturing.
• Have experience managing manufacturing performance, operational priorities, or external manufacturing relationships.
• Have an understanding of manufacturing operations, including HSE, quality, production planning, inventory, logistics, cost, and supply reliability.
• Have demonstrated strong analytical, problem‑solving, and project‑management skills.
• Have strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to lead across functional and organizational boundaries.
• Have demonstrated the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive issues through resolution in a dynamic operating environment.

• Have experience with third‑party or contract chemical manufacturing.
• Have experience with toller qualification, technology transfer, localization, or new product introduction.
• Have strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Have experience working across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Technology, Quality, HSE, Sourcing, and Commercial organizations.
• Have demonstrated ability to drive accountability, continuous improvement, and operational performance through influence.

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