Associate Procurement Manager

Ecolab has an opening for a Procurement Manager for assigned direct chemical categories and subcategories with our Regional Procurement Team. This role will be responsible for selecting suppliers and negotiating over $150 million per year in purchases specific to contract manufacturing and tolling.

The strong performer will be recognized as procurement strategy expert and will collaborate with supply chain, RDE, quality, planning, logistics, and suppliers in order to identify and drive total delivered cost savings, security of supply, innovation and process improvements. This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company, offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career growth.

Position open to working out of our office locations in Naperville, IL or St. Paul, MN while following Ecolab's hybrid work model of 3 days in office/ 2 days remote

What you will do:

• Identifies, develops, and implements global and regional sourcing strategies to reduce total delivered cost, mitigate headwinds, and improve security of supply.
• Provides leadership, coaching and feedback on the Total Delivered Cost sourcing process to build capability and mature practices across a global team
• Effectively communicates strategies, results, and metrics to leadership teams as required.
• Develops contract strategies and effectively negotiates key commercial and supply positions for to the benefit of Ecolab business requirements and goals.
• Stays abreast of industry trends for assigned categories. Provides guidance and recommendations to business units in order to support margin and top line growth.
• Effectively implements strategic supplier strategies and initiatives to achieve maximum value at both a regional and global level.
• Develops, aligns, and drives strategic projects to improve procurement processes, tools, and efficiencies

Minimum Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or related field

* 4+ years of experience in procurement, marketing, RDE, finance, or supply chain

* Immigration Sponsorship is not offered for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

- SAP and Microsoft Excel expertise

* Demonstrated history of leadership, teamwork, and project management skills

* Demonstrated competitive drive and strong orientation for results and achievement

* Demonstrated skills in clear communication and presentation

* Demonstrated professionalism and strong presence in interactions with others

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