Director Procurement Raw Materials

Reporting to the VP of Procurement europe, this director role will have an european leadership for Ecolab’s procurement operations and drive high impact initiatives across assigned spend, key raw materials, and strategic supplier relationships to deliver operational efficiencies, net structural savings and strong OI improvements through internal collaboration with stakeholders. A proven track record of strong leadership, business acumen, and strategic thinking in conjunction with outstanding ability to drive results are essential. The role will be based in our Procurement Center of Excellence in Barcelona.

**Responsibilities**:

- Leads by example the Ecolab and Global Supply Chain Safety initiatives.
- A role model for compliant and ethical behavior with 100% compliance to the Ecolab Code of Conduct
- Responsible for total delivered cost (TDC), security of supply, accelerated supplier innovation and procurement process improvements across the organization in their respective category
- Develops and drives the overall strategy of respective categories in alignment with Ecolab, functional, and business unit objectives
- Lead and develop strategic supplier relationships at the executive level
- Attract, hire, and retain top talent to ensure appropriate succession planning.
- Demonstrate strong leadership in the Procurement Center of Excellence by supporting the broader team in identifying and executing engagement bolstering initiatives
- Coach, mentor, and develop direct/indirect reports within assigned European procurement team to improve skills, execution, and results.
- Develops and deploys organizational structure to support functional strategies. Drives to achieve 100% engagement with the right talent, right people, in the right place.
- Develop global sourcing strategies and drive execution within the Raw Material area using TDC Sourcing Principles.
- Establish and update processes and metrics to deliver optimum Total Delivered Cost (TDC) in order to maximize net structural savings
- Maintain awareness of global macro-economic factors that directly impact Ecolab’s procurement costs including global raw material costs, labor cost, transportation cost and foreign exchange. Develop alternate sourcing strategies as these factors begin to negatively impact Ecolab’s purchasing operations
- Contribute to Ecolab acquisitions through participation in due diligence teams, plant consolidation reviews, supplier and material simplification reviews.

**Minimum Qualifications**:

- Bachelors Degree in Related Field (Supply Chain, Business, Technical, Finance)
- 10 years of relevant experience
- MBA Preferred

**Responsibilities**

**Strategy development & Category Leadership**
- Responsible for total delivered cost (TDC), security of supply, accelerated supplier innovation and procurement process improvements across the organization in their respective category
- Develops and drives the overall strategy of respective categories in alignment with Ecolab, functional, and business unit objectives
- Lead and develop strategic supplier relationships at the executive level

**Hiring, team management & development**
- Attract, hire, and retain top talent to ensure appropriate succession planning.
- Coach, mentor, and develop direct/indirect reports within assigned global procurement team to improve skills, execution, and results.
- Drives to achieve 100% engagement with the right talent, right people, in the right place.

**Subject matter/market expertise**
- Maintain awareness of global macro-economic factors that directly impact Ecolab’s procurement costs including global raw material costs, labor cost, transportation cost and foreign exchange. Develop alternate sourcing strategies as these factors begin to negatively impact Ecolab’s purchasing operations
- Contribute to Ecolab acquisitions through participation in due diligence teams, plant consolidation reviews, supplier and material simplification reviews.

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At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

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