Americas Operational Team Lead

O que oferecemos

Na Evonik, você faz parte de uma empresa química que atua globalmente e trabalha nas interfaces das tecnologias e indústrias mais importantes. Seja em alimentação saudável, mobilidade com baixo impacto climático ou energia verde — nossos produtos melhoram a vida das pessoas, hoje e amanhã.

De acordo com a nossa convicção, o sucesso não surge sozinho, mas sim por meio da diversidade de ideias e do trabalho em equipe. Seja nas ciências naturais ou na engenharia, no início da carreira ou com experiência profissional, seja nos negócios, na produção ou em qualquer área em que atuemos — motivamo-nos mutuamente, independentemente do tamanho do desafio. Faça parte disso, seja “Part of Something Special.“!

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (from highest to lowest priority)

• Ensure compliance with Evonik’s Code of Conduct, Responsible Care Program, Quality, Environment, Health & Safety Management Systems, internal procedures, and ISO 9001/14001 standards (when applicable).
• Provide operational and strategic leadership to the Operational Procurement team in the Americas region.
• Manage pricing, terms, and conditions for procurement processes up to USD 30,000 for Indirect and USD 60,000 for Raw materials.
• Lead negotiations and finalize supplier contracts up to USD 30,000.
• Identify and anticipate market trends and disruptions, defining strategic objectives aligned with evolving business needs.
• Increase transparency in the supply chain and optimize data management, ensuring integrity and accessibility.
• Maintain strong compliance and process harmonization across all activities.
• Take ownership of risk mitigation by implementing efficient and user-friendly procurement processes.
• Provide tools and resources to achieve high levels of automation and digitalization.
• Develop, document, and implement procurement strategies aligned with internal customer needs.
• Support departmental managers with technical guidance and act as an escalation point for all operational procurement tasks.
• Define and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Operational team.
• Manage procurement process documentation to ensure compliance with purchasing policies.
• Oversee supplier registration management in SAP.
• Manage supplier qualification, onboarding, and continuous evaluation via SAP (IAF), IntegrityNext, and EcoVadis platforms.
• Collaborate with regional and global SPO teams.
• Develop team members to support professional growth.

SPECIFIC DIMENSIONS

• Coverage of central Procurement purchasing orgs in the Americas, including US, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina.
• Approx. annual managed spend: USD 700 million

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Direct reports: up to 17
• Indirect reports: —
• Personnel cost (payroll + charges): —
• Department budget: —
• Third parties/external: —

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (required)
• MBA in Project Management, Supply Chain, or Procurement (preferred)

Experience

• Experience in procurement of materials and technical/corporate services
• Experience in team and project leadership

Specific Knowledge & Skills

Works without supervision and provides technical guidance and team leadership when required on the following tasks:

Your Application
 

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html. 

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