Procurement Excellence Lead

Procurement Excellence Lead

At Nouryon, our global team takes positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future. 

Our approximately 8,200 employees worldwide help to provide 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. We forge and foster long-term customer partnerships and operate in more than 80 countries around the world. Here at Nouryon, we partner with some of the most innovative companies in the world to create essential chemistry for a sustainable future

About the job

The Procurement Excellence Lead supports the design, maintenance, and optimization of processes and related systems. This role ensures smooth operations, compliance, and continuous improvement by working closely with procurement, finance, and IT teams to resolve issues, implement enhancements, and drive digital adoption.

In your future role as Procurement Excellence Lead, you will

• Monitor process performance and implement corrective actions to address gaps.
• Identify opportunities for automation and lead implementation.
• Project management, drive adoption of tools and analytics to enhance P2P efficiency.
• Support risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies.
• Interface with Finance and IT team to resolve cross-functional issues.
• Manage urgent invoice process on behalf of sites, ensure adherence to SOX controls.
• Lead training development and accessibility to end-users.

We believe you bring

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years’ experience in supply chain.
• Expertise in technology implementation and innovation.
• Leadership skills in mentoring and guiding teams.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage change effectively.

Have we got your interest?

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the Procurement Excellence 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!

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.

Visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn. 

#WeAreNouryon #GrowWithUs

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.