Regional Procurement Manager

Are you ready to lead a strategic procurement category, shape sourcing strategy across volatile raw material markets, and develop a high-performing regional team? Are you commercially minded, analytical, and looking to take the next step in Procurement? Then you might be the new Regional Procurement Manager at Nouryon.

About the job

Raw material markets are changing and evolving rapidly, bringing significant challenges and exciting opportunities. This is a highly strategic role: your central challenge is to secure the best possible position for Nouryon in these markets while contributing directly to the execution of our business strategy.

You will lead a team of 4–6 PR Category Managers (direct reports) to secure commercial excellence across the region, drive performance improvements through the supply chain, and ensure all procurement deliverables within projects are delivered on time and to a high standard. In parallel, you will act as the dedicated procurement Business Partner to the Renewable Fibers business, translating their priorities into aligned sourcing plans that support growth and profitability.

In your future role as Regional Procurement Manager you will

• Own the key strategic categories for Nouryon categories – developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing key supplier relationships, and securing competitive, resilient supply positions.
• Act as the procurement Business Partner to the Renewable Fibers business, agreeing cost targets, aligning procurement activity with Business Line priorities, and ensuring strong communication and collaboration with the Business Unit and other procurement regions.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of 4–6 PR Category Managers – setting challenging objectives and creating opportunities for learning, development and personal growth.
• Drive the organization to identify improvement areas, explore cost reduction opportunities, and embed a total cost of ownership approach internally and with external suppliers.
• Deploy the category management organization with the relevant tools, metrics and follow-up to establish an efficient supplier management process in collaboration with other procurement regions.
• Work actively with key stakeholders across Business Lines and within manufacturing, engineering, finance and other functions to build alignment around targets and shape common execution plans that support business growth and profitability improvement.
• Manage the overall budget for the category scope and develop the annual plan with key milestones, activities and target settings.
• Represent Nouryon both internally and externally, building and maintaining a network of business contacts in support of organizational objectives, and conducting business in a responsible and ethical manner.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for products and services in line with the Global Procurement strategy.

We believe you bring 

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration or Science.
• At least 10 years of working experience in procurement, of which 5+ years with raw materials.
• Experience in the petrochemical industry is highly valued and preferred. Strong candidates from adjacent industries are also encouraged to apply.
• A proven ability to think and operate strategically in volatile, fast-moving markets.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to influence and inspire people internally and externally.
• The ability to run procurement projects independently.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written.

Great if you have

• Affinity with procurement systems such as SAP and Ariba

We believe you are

• Highly effective with stakeholder management and have the capability to build strong relationship internally and externally
• Focused on value creation and performance management
• Highly numerate with great analytical skills

We offer you

You will have the chance to work with various stakeholders across all levels of the organization. Amongst them is a mature procurement team, senior management teams and several site functions, and of course also suppliers all over Europe or in other regions. Our employment package comprises:

• A permanent contract with a probationary period of 2 months.
• A gross basic annual salary including holiday allowance based on your knowledge and experience between EUR 132.000 and EUR 145.000.
• 30 vacation days
• An end-of-year bonus.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Good growth and training opportunities.

Good to know 

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, based in Amsterdam. You will be reporting to the PR Procurement Director EMEA who is also based in Amsterdam.

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!

About Nouryon

Explore careers and life at Nouryon   

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team 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.

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Contact

For additional information about the vacancy please contact Kevin Prins; Talent Acquisition Partner. kevin.prins@nouryon.com

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