LEAD PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS

Overview Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications.
Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders.
We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand.
We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams.
Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately employees worldwide with net sales of $10.
billion.
Responsibilities Position Summary.
Running the day to day management of all aspects of Procurement operations.
Lead the local team that executes transactions for Raw Materials, MRO, and Corporate Services – to ensure reliable supply of goods a service Work together with the regional leaders to develop and integrate the local team with the Americas Strategic Sourcing Team.
Help develop and execute a strategy for Procurement Operations and how it integrated with Accounts Payable and Strategic sourcing Support the Procurement Operations manager in executing the departmental strategy, work on improvement and automation ideas.
Reporting to the Manager Procurement Operations   Areas of Responsibility.
Ensure that team executes procurement transactions and data maintenance in SAP with good quality Ensure compliance with BCP, and Celanese Policies and Procedures Standardize Procurement Ops processes and improve efficiency and effectiveness Work with Strategic Sourcing Leaders on relationship management and issue resolution needs with key suppliers Ensure proper staffing and development of personnel Lead the improvement / development of departmental policies and training documents Deliver according to agreed service requirements Lead department process and system improvement initiatives Qualifications Requirements.
3-5 Procurement experience Familiarity with SAP transactions Experience in leading a team of individual contributors Ability to lead projects Excellent problem solving and communication skills Ability to liaise with other Departments and Business Stakeholders Pro-active attitude, great coordination skills Fluent English Understanding of P2P (purchase-to-pay) process is an advantage