Procurement Manager

Company: Element Solutions Inc
Location: New Haven
Posted on: April 4, 2025

Job Description:

MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, a business of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI), is renowned worldwide for its commitment to revolutionizing the electronics industry. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have continually set new benchmarks for excellence, reliability, and sustainability in electronic materials.Who are we looking for?The Procurement Manager is the site lead in executing the local, site-specific purchase strategy. The role leads and works with site management personnel as well as other stakeholders to implement purchase projects and identify and drive savings projects. The role manages the purchase of goods, materials, and services to ensure site operational needs, taking into account purchase strategies, price, quality, and delivery to ensure continuity of supply. Manage supplier relationships and interface between internal departments and suppliers, resolving elevated sourcing issues. This includes providing assistance to the Supplier Quality Manager to improve supplier quality. The role provides leadership to resolve elevated sourcing issues and reports to a Global Director of Procurement MAES, working closely with other stakeholders in the region as well as Regional Sourcing Managers across the MAES Global Supply Chain.What will you be doing?Execution of the MAES Procurement Strategy at the Site Level:

• Source goods, materials, components, or services for the site in line with specified sourcing strategy, cost, quality, and delivery targets; assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers.
• Deliver briefs, updates, and reports upon request.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies and ideas for improvements to operational efficiency, add value, aid in business performance, and work towards continuous improvement.
• Power user for the Esker system for processing non-Inventory items, services, etc. Primary contact for the site on non-inventory purchasing.Supply Base Management:
  • Proactively scan the local marketplace for spend consolidation opportunities and initiate first-level engagement with potential local suppliers.
  • Drive and proactively maintain strategic partnership development with new and existing critical suppliers and tollers.
  • Identify, evaluate, and implement opportunities which optimize costs at the site level, and drive projects in coordination with supervisor and sourcing managers.
  • Ensure that contracts with vendors are actively managed in terms of commitment to terms, pricing, rebates, quantities, etc., including the negotiation of supply agreements, encompassing commercial terms and conditions (T&Cs); must assure contract periods are tracked and maintained.
  • Lead negotiations for local contracts, prices, and terms of business with local suppliers.
  • Participate in regional contract negotiations, providing site-specific input.
  • Review supplier performance report tracking key metrics such as quality, delivery timelines, pricing consistency, and compliance with agreed terms. Provide clear feedback to stakeholders and suppliers to ensure alignment with business objectives, identify areas for improvement, and foster continuous improvement in supplier relationships.
  • Engage with suppliers to resolve elevated supply or quality issues, including assisting in resolving Supplier Corrective Action Reports (SCAR).Who are You?
    • Possess strong chemical purchasing experience of 5-7 years, preferably in a multi-national manufacturing setting.
    • Possess a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Finance, or related fields.
    • Business analysis and presentation skills required, market and economic analysis skills a plus.
    • Demonstrated negotiation skills and experience in establishing and maintaining influential relationships with suppliers.
    • Positive attitude, self-starter, and proven ability to work in a team environment.
    • Fluency in verbal and written English is mandatory; multiple languages a plus.
    • Experience with SalesForce SRM, PowerBi, Team Guru, Esker, SAP, and/or JDE a plus.What competencies will you need?
      • Possess keen commercial savviness, intellectual and emotional maturity, analytical thinking, and excellent business acumen to identify and exploit opportunities as they arise.
      • Ability to contribute to strategic, long-term goals while achieving short-term operational goals.
      • Work effectively across all functions in the Company.
      • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, as well as demonstrated strong interpersonal skills to communicate with all levels.
      • Accomplished Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.We are Offering...As part of the MAES Team, you will have opportunities for career growth, competitive compensation (including base salary and performance-related bonus plan), and benefits packages (health, dental, and vision insurance, Wellness Program, PTO/Holidays, as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match). You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative team that promotes continuous improvement through cross-functional partnerships to achieve our mission.Equal Opportunity EmployerAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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