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Purpose/Introduction

The Category Specialist – Plant Materials or Plant Services will provide strategic sourcing, contract ownership, supplier management, and overall category management of select materials categories within the Global Procurement organization. Examples of materials sourced are pipe/valves/fittings, rental equipment, rotating equipment, repair parts, hoses, MRO and safety supplies. Examples of services contracted are inspection, civil services, industrial cleaning and elevator repair services. While implementing sourcing strategies, this position ensures accurate definition of requirements, negotiates, and develops commercial contracts, proactively improves existing agreements, pursues savings opportunities, and seeks to progress the overall impact of Global Procurement.

Responsibilities

• Provides training and guidance to less experienced category personnel as the situation may require. T
• Serve as “Gatekeeper” for Approved Vendor List (AVL) and assist customers in using existing vendors and minimize writing new contracts (i.e. exposes to company to increased risk and exposure).
• Becomes the Sourcing Expert in defined category spends by keeping abreast of market conditions and trends, best practices, and leading contractors/suppliers within the category.
• Responsible for executing complex local, regional, national, and global service agreements, contract amendments, renewals, and extensions as well as managing their effective administration in accordance with Purchasing Policy, Procedures and Controls.
• Effectively negotiates commercial pricing, labor rates, equipment rental rates, materials/equipment mark-ups, and terms and conditions with suppliers to develop contracts that provide optimal business and legal provisions for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the Category Manager
• Develops and deploys the procurement strategy
• Responsible for leading the RFP process including definition of stakeholder requirement, performing spend analysis, financial due diligence, analysis of corporate compatibility, preparing and issuing bid proposals/packages, acting as the single point of contact for communications, leading supplier evaluations and scoring process, and final supplier selection in conjunction with stakeholder and subject matter experts
• Develops and implements supplier relationship management programs with key suppliers including the use of scorecards to gauge performance and the health of the relationship with periodic meetings to optimize the relationship and generate value for both parties

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in sourcing goods and/or services, commercial and contract negotiations, contract management, and demonstrated value creation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement, Contract Management, Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
• Demonstrated knowledge of price analysis, and labor rate negotiating techniques, risk mitigation and common purchasing processes required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification (i.e., C.P.M., CPSM) or MBA
• Minimum of 5 years prior commercial experience in the petrochemical or petroleum refining industries preferred.
• SAP and Ariba experience
• TRACK experience

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Travel Requirements: Up to 10%

Eligibility for Relocation: Yes

Closing Date: 07/12/2023