Sr Strategic Sourcing Manager
Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager – Specialty Chemicals
Job Function: Procurement / Supply Chain
The Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for leading the development and execution of sourcing strategies for critical raw materials, intermediates, packaging, and services required for specialty chemical manufacturing. This role owns category strategies, supplier relationships, and contract management to ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, risk mitigation, and compliance with quality, regulatory, ESG, and safety requirements. The Senior Manager partners closely with Operations, R&D, Quality, EHS, Legal, and Finance and may lead or mentor sourcing team members.
Category Strategy & Value Creation
- Develop and execute multi-year category strategies aligned with business objectives, demand forecasts, and market dynamics.
- Analyze global supply markets, cost structures, and risk profiles to inform sourcing decisions.
- Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) improvements through negotiation, supplier collaboration, value engineering, and demand optimization.
- Lead make/buy assessments and sourcing decisions supporting new product development, scale-up, and process changes.
Supplier & Contract Management
- Identify, qualify, and segment suppliers to support supply assurance, innovation, and sustainability objectives.
- Lead RFx processes, commercial negotiations, and supplier selection decisions for strategically important categories.
- Negotiate and manage contracts, including pricing mechanisms, service levels, allocation terms, and risk-sharing provisions.
- Establish and review supplier performance metrics covering cost, quality, delivery, innovation, and EHS compliance.
- Drive supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives.
Risk Management & Supply Resilience
- Proactively assess and mitigate supply risks, including capacity constraints, regulatory exposure, geopolitical risk, and single-source dependencies.
- Develop and maintain contingency plans, dual-sourcing strategies, and inventory risk mitigation approaches.
- Lead sourcing response efforts during supply disruptions and business continuity events.
Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Serve as a trusted business partner to Operations, Planning, R&D, Quality, EHS, Finance, and Legal.
- Provide governance and guidance to Buyers and Strategic Sourcing Specialists on execution against sourcing strategies.
- Support organizational change initiatives related to procurement processes, systems, or policies.
- Communicate sourcing strategies, risks, and performance to senior stakeholders.
Compliance, Governance & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure sourcing activities comply with internal procurement policies, ethical sourcing standards, and applicable regulatory requirements (e.g., REACH, TSCA).
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance sourcing effectiveness, data quality, and digital procurement adoption.
- Support ESG, sustainability, and responsible sourcing initiatives across assigned categories.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
- 7–12 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing or procurement, preferably within specialty chemicals, materials, or regulated manufacturing.
- Demonstrated success in category strategy development, contract negotiation, and supplier management.
- Strong financial, analytical, and commercial acumen.
- Experience managing supply risk in complex, global supply markets.
Preferred Qualifications
- Direct experience sourcing specialty chemicals, custom/intermediate materials, or toll manufacturing services.
- Familiarity with chemical industry quality, regulatory, and EHS requirements.
- Experience leading or mentoring procurement professionals.
- Professional certifications such as CPSM, CSCP, or CIPS.
- Experience with ERP and e-sourcing tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba, Coupa).
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking with a results-oriented mindset
- Leadership and mentoring capability
- Advanced negotiation and influencing skills
- Risk management and decision-making under uncertainty
- Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
- High ethical standards and accountability
- Executive-level communication
PAY RANGE
The annual base salary range for this position is $164,613-205,766. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS
In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.
Solstice Advanced Materials is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.