Procurement Director Europe

il y a 1 semaine

Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Stepan Company Temps plein

Job Description

Stepan Europe is hiring his Procurement Director for Europe. The Procurement Director will lead Procurement in Europe (direct, indirect, transportation, CAPEX) to deliver sustainable procurement solutions that maximize stakeholder value, competitive advantage, risk management and innovation. She / he will contribute to Stepan Global Procurement initiatives as Area lead.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure continuous efficient operating of Stepan's European businesses, by seamless supply of materials, goods and services, from approved suppliers.
  • Ensure effective management of all Stepan EU entities controllable spends, aiming to achieve more favorable results, leading to lowest total cost of ownership while securing competitive advantage for the company.
  • Sponsor robust category management from EU procurement team to align to Business needs and secure a long-term sustainable strategy for key spending areas (Direct, Indirect, Transportation, CAPEX).
  • Ensure relevant tools are being deployed & monitored to support quality standards whilst achieving Procurement goals.
  • Ensure adequate EU procurement support to Regulatory/Trade compliance needs whilst balancing resource involvement vs other procurement tasks
  • Support set-up and approval of procurement contracts through the contract management system in place
  • Lead the European procurement team, both for direct and indirect spend, as it pertains to talent selection, performance management, employee development and motivating employees to achieve high performance results.
  • Build a positive team spirit and promote team effectiveness and harmony

Qualifications and Education

  • Ideally a
    master or chemical engineering degree
    (or directly related technical degree). In addition, the ideal candidate would have a business degree such as an MBA
  • Minimum of 15 years' of industry experience that includes 5-8 years' experience required in Procurement and experience in at least 2 other functions of Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Business or Commercial. Candidate must also have at least 3 years of management experience.
    Experienced in the Procurement of chemicals is strongly preferred
  • Fluent in English
  • Sound knowledge of the economics of the supply-side of the chemicals, indirect materials, transportation, and utilities.
  • Mobile, and experienced traveler
  • Negotiating skills excellence, persuasive, team player
  • Proven successes delivering significant savings

The position could be based in Paris (Nation) or Grenoble (38).

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in Europe.

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