POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Americas Regional Road Sourcing Manager is the liaison between Supply Chain Deliver, Supply Chain Planning, and the Regional Road suppliers. This position is responsible for the procurement of high quality, timely and cost-effective services. Make decisions based on long term strategies and use of carriers, resolves escalated performance issues, and develops and executes any new supply chain procurement plans. Drives productivity (cost reduction/avoidance) to achieve optimized cost to serve while maintaining necessary service levels. The elected candidate ensures suppliers comply with government regulatory requirements, and Celanese’s safety standards and on-time performance. Works with team to develop and execute strategies to ensure maximum leverage of buy.
Have a broad insight into over the road modes of transportation sourcing and use that knowledge to bring value and opportunities to Celanese. Collaborate closely with the Supply Chain Planning and Supply Chain Deliver functions to maintain alignment and considering the regional/local needs from a corporate perspective as well as individual business needs/strategies.

QUALIFICATIONS EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Logistics related field
• 7-10 to years relevant work experience in Logistics, Planning, or Procurement
• Experience with negotiating contracts
• Petrochemical industry experience preferred

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Knowledge of the mode (daily operations, carriers, service lanes, quality and service standards, negotiation techniques, and follow-through, etc.)
• Knowledge of product specifications and appropriate method of shipment.
• Knowledge of how carriers operate and ability to judge their performance.

NECESSARY FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to deal with cultural differences and regional issues.
• Knowledge of regional regulatory requirements.
• Strategy development and implementation of strategic plans.
• Knowledge of sourcing/purchasing methods and negotiation skills.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Excellent relationship building skills, both internally and externally.
• Good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Detail oriented and proactive to ensure maximum value captured.
• Financial and Business Acumen: interpreting and applying the understanding of key financial indicators to make better contractual decisions.
• Tech savvy: ability to navigate the technical needs of Microsoft suite tools, SAP, TMS, Ariba, & other technical transportation solutions.
• Cultivates innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
• Understanding and execution of escalation procedures to appropriate stakeholders in managing the supplier relationship.
• Working knowledge of Legal and Risk concepts and clauses in contracting
• Project Management skills to drive timely and cost-effective results on corporate initiatives and projects.
• Crisis Response support by mode to provide expertise and prompt resolution to market and environmental issues as they arise.
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