Job Title: Procurement Operational Excellence Manager

Job Location: Brecksville, Ohio or Wickliffe, Ohio

Job type: Full-Time

Type of role: Hybrid

 

About Lubrizol  
The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a specialty chemical company whose science delivers sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Founded in 1928, Lubrizol owns and operates more than 100 manufacturing facilities, sales, and technical offices around the world and has about 8,000 employees. For more information, visit www.Lubrizol.com.

We value diversity in professional backgrounds and life experiences. By enabling a consistent, unbiased, and transparent recruitment process, Lubrizol seeks to create a positive experience for candidates so we can get to know them at their best. We recognize unique work and life situations and offer flexibility, ensuring our employees feel engaged and fulfilled in every aspect of life.   

 

Join Our Thriving Team at Lubrizol as a Procurement Operations Excellence Manager

Unleash Your Potential. At Lubrizol we're looking for exceptional talent to join us. If you are ready to join an international company with talent around the world, and want to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

 

What You'll Do:

As a Procurement Operations Excellence Manager, you'll be at the forefront of our innovation, managing a team of individuals supporting the Global Procurement Organization You'll collaborate with a diverse group of passionate individuals to deliver sustainable solutions to advance mobility, improve wellbeing and enhance modern life. Along with their team, you are responsible for managing processes, policies, programs, and training to support Procurement efforts such as strategy execution, risk mitigation, compliance, onboarding, sustainability, and E-sourcing. This role is accountable for leading the development and implementation of Best-in-Class Procurement processes and procedures. This role collaborates with global Procurement management, planners, finance, sourcing managers, IT, and others to support and leverage various initiatives and objectives.

 

What We're Looking For:

Manage a team comprised of business analysts, process owners, and process change champions. Drive the implementation of Best-in-Class Procurement practices, including support of Lubrizol’s digitalization efforts. Create and maintain a robust global Procurement training program to build the organization’s capabilities. Develop and implement improvements to existing processes. Ensure best practices are established and utilized globally. Possess an in-depth knowledge and understanding of all Direct, Indirect, 3PM, and Logistics Procurement processes to optimize efficiency, productivity, and compliance. Define project requirements with stakeholders such as scope, objectives, and deliverables to ensure timely project completion by the team. Drive strategic initiatives, communicate status, and monitor progress through metrics and KPIs. Effectively communicate project related updates and present solutions to project sponsors and Procurement leadership. Successfully manage multiple projects and managerial tasks simultaneously. Diligently prioritize the team’s work while keeping in mind importance, value creation, global reach, and time commitment. Build and maintain relationships with internal and external customers. Train and coach team members, including Performance and Career Management. Ability to lead and work effectively in cross-functional, global teams.

Skills That Make a Difference:

Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, or a technical degree.  Minimum of 3 years of experience in Procurement or Business Process related fields. Demonstrated ability to lead a team. SAP experience.  Strong verbal and written communication skills and comfortable presenting to a variety of audiences. Demonstrated project management skills – defining scope, developing a plan, and timely execution. Strong understanding of the Source to Pay process. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple, competing projects within resource constraints. Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills. Excellent PC skills in Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and SharePoint.

Considered a Plus:

Experience managing direct reports. Strong Azure Data Lake, Sirion, or Ariba knowledge. Experience leading large Procurement transformation, business operations, or technology process improvement projects. Project experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.

Perks and Rewards That Inspire:

Competitive salary with performance-based bonus plans 401k Match plus Age Weighted Defined Contribution Competitive medical, dental and vision offerings Health Savings Account Paid Holidays, Vacation, Parental Leave

 

Learn more at benefits.lubrizol.com!

 

 

Ready for your next career step? Apply today and let's shape the future together! 

It’s an exciting time to be part of Lubrizol. Lubrizol is not staying put. We are continually learning and evolving. Our passion delivers our success — not only for Lubrizol but for those who count on us every day: our employees, customers and communities. 

We work with a relentless commitment to operate safely and responsibly, keeping safety, sustainability, ethics, and compliance at the forefront of everything we do. The well-being of our employees, customers and communities is paramount to our culture and in the way we approach our work.

As a diverse, global team, we work together to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. We impact everyday lives through science only Lubrizol can deliver, and we never stop pushing to do it better.

One of the founding principles of The Lubrizol Corporation more than 90 years ago was treating every employee with dignity and respect. That same commitment is only stronger today. 

More than that, we are committed to providing an environment where every employee can be the best they can be, no matter their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic. 

 

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