Senior Director, Global Procurement Inorganic Chemicals

This position has the global responsibility for directing the development of a strategic vision and management of multiple categories & suppliers consisting of high profile & high complexity materials.

Responsibilities include directing the development & strategic Procurement execution of strategies, monitoring market movements and negotiating agreements, working with a broad base of business groups, and resolving issues with suppliers.

This position will work directly with senior executive leadership to develop and execute global long-term material strategies in support of Group growth initiatives and independently lead and execute through cross-functional strategic project teams.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and / or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised.

The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company's staff, employees, and business relationships."

Essential Functions : This position has total responsibility for directing

• The global Procurement activities of TiO2, Pigments and Extenders for all business units in concert with Global Procurement's strategic plan
• Development and implementation of Regional & Global Category strategies and strategic Procurement alliances resulting in the best value (i.

e., total cost, quality, service, innovation, sustainability & technical support).

• Developing & implementing policies and procedures which enhance and simplify the managing of the Procurement function at the headquarters, field and global level
• Coordinate the continuous improvement program of Supplier Performance
• Support all Sherwin-Williams Business Unit Clients in the purchases of TiO2, Pigments and Extender products at each of their facilities
• Likely may need to support one of the PCG BUs' and Architectural BU as a critical POD representative. In this capacity will likely need to serve as main Procurement contact for designated BU Client, facilitate BU Client / Global Procurement business strategy alignment, provide Procurement centric information (FIM, market conditions, strategy shifts, etc.

and "Voice of Procurement" into BU Client organization, as well as, advocate for the BU Client into Procurement Department for key projects and initiatives

This position is responsible for staffing, budgeting, organizing, and controlling the US Global Procurement TiO2, Pigment and Extender commodity areas.

This position will have direct responsibility to develop, train and motivate subordinate personnel.

POSITION CHALLENGES :

• Working cross-culturally and communicating with differing languages.
• High category complexity, SKU count and multiple single-sourced situations
• Volume and scope of issues that arise
• Changing priorities
• Limited direct resources and working through matrixed organization
• Delivery dependency on other divisions / functions
• Complexity and speed of everchanging business requirements across diverse, global business units

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL EDUCATION : Required :

Required :

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Engineering / Sciences / Business Management

Preferred :

Master's Degree from an accredited institution in Engineering / Sciences / Business Management

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE :

Required :

• Strong work experience, with a breadth of knowledge and multi-functional expertise.
• Proven track record of independent thinking, cost savings, technical expertise, and ability to drive change within the scope of their duties
• Proven track record of successful delivery of strategic business transformation through a number of large-scale, high profile, strategic business projects or programs in a complex organizational setting.
• Minimum of fourteen (14) years post college experience

Preferred :

• Minimum of fourteen (14) years successful Procurement, Marketing, Technical, Operations, Supply Chain, or related experience is desirable.
• Must be a self-starter with an ability to work with minimal direction / supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Successful track record Procurement high profile, high complexity materials & supplies.
• Track record of increasing responsibility with strong performance and focus on cost savings and security of supply.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite : Excel, Word, Power Point and Access.

TECHNICAL / SKILL REQUIREMENTS :

Required :

• Absolute integrity in protecting confidential Company information.
• Ability to manage disagreements with tact and professionalism to arrive at appropriate business decisions.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to influence others.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills, with absolute attention to detail.
• Proven ability to build relationships.
• Proven ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas and technologies quickly.
• Strong systems / process orientation.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking, organization and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment while having a practical approach to share the work between the local organization and external expertise.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, and have the confidence to lead and influence cross-organizationally with and without direct authority.
• Ability to effectively move forward on tasks even with ambiguous or changing requirements.
• Proficient in taking new concepts from initiation to implementation.
• Ability to acquire, develop and retain talent in accordance to meet organizational requirements

Preferred :

Multi-Lingual

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS :

Required : 25%