Position: Head of Procurement
Location: LATAM
Primary Role – (overview and overall purpose of job)
The role is responsible for the development and execution of the LATAM sourcing strategies that deliver year-over-year productivity, extended pay terms, reduced lead times, improved delivery/quality performance, reduced risk, increased sustainability in the supply chain and support a broad business strategy driving Procurement Functional Excellence.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Leads LATAM productivity initiatives across sites.
- Serves as key interface between the business in the Region and Global Procurement ensuring the function is maximizing value contribution to the Region. Conversely supports communication and escalation of Procurement priorities within LATAM.
- Interfaces across sites to drive cost improvement and project execution. Liaison with other project resources to ensure proper focus and progress on initiatives. Influence cross functionally to secure support for procurement initiatives from key stakeholders such as engineering, quality and product management.
- Work with LATAM leadership to develop group and business wide supply transformation plans which both respect and influence category strategy.
- Works alongside Category Leaders and Procurement Leaders to develop and implement sourcing/supply chain strategies to harness economies of scale, drive economic value, and enable business growth in LATAM.
- Leverages supplier management/ commodity management/ total cost principles to manage the supplier selection process and encourage productive relationships with strategic suppliers that drive meaningful value to the organization in compliance with global and regional commodity strategy.
- Supports strategic initiatives within LATAM and Procurement to include make/buy analysis, M&A activity, VAVE and others.
- Assists operating sites in analyzing and understanding strengths / weaknesses in supply chain area, creating and implementing improvement plans to achieve world class standards.
- Coaches, mentors, and develops sourcing talent within LATAM. Collaborates with other group and corporate leaders to enable robust career paths. Builds a diverse, high performing supply sourcing organization.
- Supports the LATAM Procurement Leaders in complex and critical negotiations utilizing extensive professional knowledge and experience of principles and techniques of negotiation in the purchasing cycle.
- Builds and leverages relationships and networks across the organization. Uses personal influence skills to persuade others and gain support.
- As required, leads monthly and yearly tactical and strategic presentations and progress reports to the LATAM Leadership Team.
- Create and develop key partner relationships to enhance profitability, resilience and sustainability.
- Strive to continuously improve to world class the supplier performance in terms of delivery, quality, inventory and lead times
Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License/Certification:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or a related technical field; MBA preferred;
- Minimum of 15 years of sourcing and procurement leadership experience within the Chemicals industry, supporting large global and multi-site organizations;
- Proven track record leading change management initiatives and operational improvements aligned with business strategy;
- Experience managing large-scale purchasing operations and procurement activities within global matrix organizations;
- Demonstrated experience influencing senior executives, strengthening organizations, and developing talent;
- Strong experience managing complex projects;
- Excellent collaboration, analytical, presentation, and consultative skills;
- Strong organizational and business communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
- Experience with business systems and eSourcing platforms is considered a plus.
Skills: Behavioral & Technical (add any Behavioral or Technical skills that apply to this position)
- Ability to multi task, and good time management skills
- Analytical skills and abilities
- Ability to work effectively in a geographically distributed organization
- Hands on and problem solving mentality.
- Good team player
- Strong organization capabilities and project management skills;
- Strong written, communication, and presentation skills
- Proven track record of driving results, ability to influence and work collaboratively in cross-regional and cross-functional teams
- Adaptable to change (management)
- High ethical skills
About Solenis
We are a chemical company committed every day to solving complex challenges in water treatment, process improvement, and hygiene for customers in the consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets—through people, expertise, and technology. We are a global leader in the production and application of specialty chemicals, focused on delivering sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries, including consumer, industrial, institutional, food and beverage, and pool and spa water markets.
Our missionis to be a trusted partner and deliver value by solving operational and sustainability challenges with the right people, the right expertise, and the right technology—providing solutions that help preserve natural resources and promote cleaner, safer environments.
At Solenis, you will find an excellent work environment with autonomy, challenges, and growth opportunities. We value diversity and are on a continuous journey to become a more diverse and inclusive company every day, which is reflected in our recruitment processes.
We emphasize that everyone is welcome, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or any other characteristic. The selected candidate must demonstrate exemplary work ethics and high standards of integrity.
Come join the Solenis team!
