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CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS 

At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry. 

Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible.  In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry. 

Chemours is seeking a Senior Buyer - North America to join our growing Procurement team. This position will be available at our Wilmington, DE (hybrid) and reports directly to the Senior Category Manager.

A senior buyer position involves sourcing, selecting, and purchasing goods or services by researching potential suppliers, negotiating prices, ensuring quality standards. Buyer's goal is to acquire needed materials/services at the most competitive price while maintaining vendor relationships. Buyers provide input into to the development of strategic sourcing and logistics planning. this role collects, analyzes, summarizes, organize and audit data in support of managing the spend, ensuring sourcing process compliance, allocating the supply base, developing plans for procurement, managing transportation, and expediting or troubleshooting delivery of quality materials and services. May resolve supply or system/process problems. May ensure alignment with relevant site and/or supplier compliance related to specific aspects of contracts, sourcing and logistics systems/processes, including government regulations, safety, quality, pricing and service delivery. Attends to country and site needs for buyers with focus on specific geographic external spend. The role is responsible for preparing, negotiating, managing and coordinating agreements supporting the procurement of assigned materials or services. Evaluates and selects suppliers in terms of quality, service, cost and capability and responsible for developing procurement strategies in conjunction with the businesses or commodity teams. Ensures competitive pricing service versus industry trends and marketplace dynamics. Resolves quality, service, supply and invoicing issues with suppliers. Identifies and drives continuous improvement. Oversees contract implementation and supplier performance/interaction; involved with resolving operational issues.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

Market Research: Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and customer demand to identify potential products /services and suppliers. Understands supply market – production routes, supplier share, market price, alternatives.

Vendor Management: Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers, negotiating pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules.

Understanding and aligning with the goals and requirements of the stakeholders and sharing progress and results of dashboards, metrics, KPI’s and benchmarks.

Product selection: Evaluate quality of materials or services against required specification to optimize cost.

Identifying and mitigating supply risk, especially on single and sole sourced materials, critical path supplies and services and helping monitor/manage related site inventory of critical items. Proactively develop and implement effective risk mitigation strategies for key materials.

Collaborating with category managers and subject matter experts to understand and disseminate commodity strategies, facilitate the rollout of corporate category initiatives geared to bring value and assisting on the introduction and/or exit strategies of new corporate suppliers.

Be the procurement conduit for sharing relevant information to stakeholders. Help with the rollout, training, and/or adoption of new procurement tools, policies & procedures.

Pricing negotiations to achieve best possible TCO pricing while maintaining set quality standards. Negotiates, prepares and executes procurement agreements

Contract management : Review and manage supplier contracts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions, drive value on new and existing contracts.

Facilitate new supplier introductions; Manage, consolidate, and drive lower tail spend where feasible.

Drive cost savings/avoidance through collaborative efforts with suppliers, internal customers and procurement category managers.

Utilize data analytics to identify purchasing trends and inform decision-makers.

Develop, collaborate and execute procurement strategies, global category strategy, and supplier strategies.

Strategic thought partner that fosters strong cross-functional engagement and working partnerships to enable strategic planning

and forecasting.

Understands customer requirements such as volume, price, quality, delivery mode, supply risk and supply chain impacts

Executes requests for proposals and competitive bids

Conducts negotiations, documents agreements in contract terms and conditions, conducts contract legal and financial reviews, obtains internal approvals, implements contracts, reviews contract/supplier performance after implementation. Authors Contracts with Firm KPIs that enhance Compliance.

The following is required for this role:

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration or 8 years of relevant work experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree

5 years of professional experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales, Business, or Operations, preferably in the Chemical Industry

Experience developing, socializing, and executing sourcing strategies with clear goals and priorities.

Experience in strategic sourcing methodologies and implementation

Proven negotiating and contract authoring experience.

Demonstrated Strategic business and financial acumen.

Ability to work in Ariba and SAP or alternate ERP systems

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and PowerBI.

The following is preferred for this role:

Strong Procurement Leadership background with 8+ years leading Procurement Projects.

Chemistry or Chemical Engineering background

Procurement or Supply Chain certification

Six Sigma Greenbelt+ Certification(s)

Benefits:

Competitive Compensation

Comprehensive Benefits Packages

401(k) Match

Employee Stock Purchase Program  

Tuition Reimbursement

Commuter Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Strong Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives

Company-paid Volunteer Day

We’re a different kind of chemistry company because we see our people as our biggest assets. Instead of focusing just on what our employees do each day, we look at how they do it—by taking a different approach to talent development, employee engagement, and culture. Our goal is to empower employees to be their best selves, at Chemours and in life.

Learn more about Chemours and our culture by visiting Chemours.com/careers.

Chemours is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, color, gender, disability, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. Jurisdictions may have additional grounds for non-discrimination, and we comply with all applicable laws.

Chemours is an E-Verify employer

Candidates must be able to perform all duties listed with or without accommodation

Immigration sponsorship (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status) is not currently available for this position

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Chemours we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

In our pursuit to be the greatest place to work, we know that a critical element to enhancing our employee experience is to assure we’re operating with a solid foundation of trust. At Chemours, this means being transparent about how we pay our employees for the work that they do.

Pay Range (in local currency):

Chemours Level:

Annual Bonus Target:

The pay range and incentives listed above is a general guideline based on the primary location of this job only and not a guarantee of total compensation. Factors considered in extending a compensation offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on business results and individual performance and subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.

At Chemours, you will find sustainability in our vision, our business and your future. If you want to work on the leading edge of your field and have a desire to make a difference, join Chemours and discover what it means when we say "We Are Living Chemistry."