About Lubrizol
The Lubrizol Corporation a Berkshire Hathaway company is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility improve wellbeing and enhance up-to-date life. Founded in 1928 Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities sales and technical offices around the world and has about 8000 employees. For more information visit .
We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent unbiased and transparent recruitment process Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognise unique work and life situations and offer flexibility ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.
How Youll Make an Impact
As the DirectorProcurement IMEA you will help translate enterprise procurement strategy into regional execution across India Middle East and Africa while delivering measurable business value strengthening supplier partnerships and advancing procurement capabilities across the this role you will:
- Develop and execute multi-year indirect procurement and category strategies aligned with enterprise and regional priorities.
- Drive cost savings cost avoidance working capital improvement supplier innovation and process efficiency across indirect spend categories.
- Lead and develop the regional indirect procurement organization and provide matrix leadership across Direct Logistics and Third-Party Manufacturing procurement activities.
- Lead strategic supplier relationships complex negotiations risk mitigation initiatives and long-term commercial agreements.
- Partner with Operations Finance IT Engineering Legal and Commercial teams to deliver procurement solutions and change initiatives.
- Champion governance digital enablement source-to-pay adoption analytics and continuous improvement across IMEA.
Required Qualifications that Enable Your Success
- Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management Engineering Finance or a related field.
- 15 years of progressive procurement strategic sourcing category management supply chain or commercial experience in a complex industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated success leading regional procurement strategies and teams across multiple countries and cultures.
- Expertise in indirect procurement supplier relationship management contract negotiation category management and procurement governance.
- Strong financial acumen including cost modeling total cost of ownership analysis business case development and value tracking.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and deliver results through direct and matrixed teams.
- Experience assessing and mitigating supplier market geopolitical regulatory and operational risks.
- Experience leading change and driving adoption of enterprise standards systems and processes.
- Proficiency with Enterprise Resource Planning systems source-to-pay platforms procurement analytics and dashboards.
- Excellent communication skills and willingness to travel regionally and internationally as needed.
- High standards of ethics integrity compliance and accountability.
Preferred Qualifications that Drive You Forward
- Master of Business Administration or other advanced degree in a related discipline.
- Experience mentoring and coaching senior procurement professionals.
- Leadership of procurement transformation initiatives operating model changes or governance improvements.
- Experience building and executing enterprise-wide procurement strategies.
- Exposure to sustainability Environmental Social and Governance programs or responsible sourcing initiatives.
- Advanced experience with SAP Ariba Coupa Power BI or Business Objects platforms.
- Formal training in strategic negotiation change leadership or advanced procurement methodologies.
Ready for your next career step Apply today and lets shape the future together!
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As a diverse global team we work together to solve some of the worlds most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver and we never stop pushing to do it better.
One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today.
More than that we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be no matter their ethnic origin religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or any other characteristic.