Category Manager 1 Job at Nouryon, Chicago, IL

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  • Nouryon
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you?

Global Strategic Category Manager – Direct Materials

About The Job:

Nouryon’s Houston, TX location is looking for top candidates to fill the key role of Global Strategic Category Manager – Direct Materials. This position is essential to:

Developing procurement strategies at a regional and/or global category level for a total annual spend of 50-100 million USD of direct materials.

In Your Future Role as a Global Strategic Category Manager, You Will:

  • Have a good understanding of complex market dynamics and the ability to apply critical thinking to develop effective procurement strategies that balance value with risk mitigation.
  • Build and manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring smooth collaboration internally and externally.
  • Demonstrate good communication skills with the ability to engage people at all levels of the organization in a multicultural setting.
  • Resolve conflicts and build organizational alignment.
  • Be proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

We Believe You Bring:

  • Bachelor or Master's Degree in a business-related area or industry, or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum 5 years experience in strategic and operational procurement.
  • Fluency in English. Additional languages are an asset.

Good to know:
This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the Regional PR Procurement Manager based in Houston, TX.

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/

We look forward to receiving your application!

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team of Changemakers in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.

We have already chosen our sourcing channels for this recruitment and kindly ask not to be contacted by any advertisement agents, recruitment agencies or staffing companies.

Nouryon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Job Tags

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