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This role can be done in a hybrid working model.

Your role:

As a Sourcing Manager specializing in Indirect Sourcing, you will be part of the international Surface Solutions Sourcing Team and will report directly to the Head of Sourcing for Surface Solutions in Germany. You will oversee and select 3rd party spend and category management for Surface Solutions globally as well as for selected international sourcing projects and categories. The main task of your position is to build up an Indirect Sourcing organization for Surfaces Solution for the time after the transforming into a new company.

This position will set up all indirect sourcing processes, managing services contracts and being focused on a professional sourcing process of all needed indirect materials and services.

The Surface Solutions business unit, a mid-sized multinational leader in the pigments industry, is subject to a planned divestment to the company Global New Materials International (GNMI), headquartered in China, as of August 1st 2025. This role will be part of the divestment.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain, or operations management or other related discipline or equivalent experience and knowledge in lieu of education
• 5+ years’ experience in Sourcing or in materials businesses, supply chain, logistics or commercial business environment
• 20% Domestic and International travel required
• Results oriented and experienced in collaborating internationally
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Professional negotiation and contracting skills, considerate of legal and regulatory requirements
• Independent problem solving/decision making and the ability to handle multiple, opposing priorities
• Willingness to travel within US and abroad
• Experience in indirect sourcing (logistics / maintenance, repair & operations, utilities, …)
• Solid understanding of purchasing processes and ERP systems (SAP/ARIBA preferred)

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