Director, Direct Procurement

8 months ago

Employment Information

Industry Supply Chain Manager

Experience 2 Year

Location Billerica, MA 01821, Billerica, United States of America

Here at Entegris, we use advanced science to enable technologies that transform the world, and we are seeking employees who have the drive to continue that mission.

The Role:

Entegris is seeking a dynamic leader to fill the role of Director, Direct Procurement supporting over $800M+ in spend covering the categories of chemicals, mechanical fabrication, resin, plastic fabrication, polymers, packaging, and contract manufacturing. The position will ideally be based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

The ideal candidate will have the expertise to shape the global sourcing strategy in collaboration with Materials Quality Engineering, BU leadership, R&D, and Operations. This candidate will enable a high performing global supply base and drive total cost decisions in a growth business while ensuring supply.

This high-profile position will enable Entegris’ global supply chain and business objectives to be achieved, while satisfying some of the world’s largest and most demanding semiconductor and life sciences customers.

In this role you will:

Develop and execute advanced negotiation strategies, including structuring and negotiating complex contractual agreements;
Right size the supply base for each category through alternate sourcing, insourcing or consolidation;
Proactively evaluate supply risks and develop business continuity plans;
Lead a team of global category managers for direct material, supporting Divisions and plants in delivering savings and ensuring effective operations;
Lead a cross-functional effort to reduce lead times, cost, improve quality and reduce financial exposure;
Guide the team in development of multi-year sourcing strategies;
Lead cross-functional supplier qualification and sourcing activities for global categories;
Strategic planning for contract manufacturing sources and implement improvements that enhance customer satisfaction and accelerate supply chain;
Use data, statistics, industry benchmarking, and business experiences to make recommendations that optimize the supply chain and strategy and negotiate supplier related contracts;
Analyze and deliver strategic communication to suppliers about performance and expectations while developing corrective action plans;
Align supplier selection, agreements, processes to meet cost-saving goals; 
Manage suppliers’ effectiveness and productivity by measuring supplier performance and success against agreed upon metrics, KPIs, and SLAs;
Prepares and presents executive summaries about strategy, diversity, cost-reduction, budgets, performance, innovations, bid, or RFX awards to senior leadership team, and stakeholders;
Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned
Engage early with R&D on new product development to enable a robust and scalable supply chain
Develop standards, guidelines, and policy compliance requirements at a category level;
Travel globally to supplier, business, and customer sites

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree at a minimum, with an advanced technical and/or business degree preferred;
15+ years of experience leading a world class organization delivering value added capabilities and accelerated results;
Demonstrated track record of developing and leading teams;
Direct knowledge of the raw materials categories, with technical expertise to enable new solutions;
Outstanding collaboration skills, including managing across functions and companies with the objective to achieve optimal results;
Demonstrated ability to effectively engage suppliers' senior management, build relationships and drive suppliers to improve their performance;
Strategic negotiation skills leading to continued cost reductions which support product margins;
Experience in supplier assessment, ranking, supply chain health, sustainability and risk mitigation;
A passion for winning as a team, achieving results and a desire for continued success in a growth environment.

What We Offer

At Entegris, we invest in providing opportunity to our employees and promote from within. The new hire in this role will have the potential to grow and create relationships across the organization and be recognized for demonstrated success and adherence to company PACE values.

Our total rewards package goes above and beyond just a paycheck. Whether you’re looking to build your career, improve your health, or protect your wealth, we offer generous benefits to help you achieve your goals.

Generous 401(K) plan with an impressive employer match
Excellent health, dental and vision insurance packages to fit your needs
Flexible work schedule and 11 paid holidays a year
Paid time off (PTO) policy that empowers you to take the time you need to recharge
Education assistance to support your learning journey
Values-driven culture with colleagues that rally around People, Accountability, Creativity and Excellence.

At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status.

Entegris strongly encourages all of its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. At Entegris, COVID-19 vaccination is preferred but not required at this time.

Job Type: Full-time

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