Global Senior Category Manager (all genders)

☞ Trinseo

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Update day: 25-04-2024

Location: Horgen Zürich ZH

Category: Marketing / PR Sales

Industry: Chemical Manufacturing

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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Global Senior Category Manager –
Global Butadiene Category Manager and European Styrene Category Manager (all genders)
About The Company
Trinseo is a global materials solutions provider and a manufacturer of plastics and latex binders with a focus on delivering innovative, sustainable, and value-creating products that are intrinsic to our daily lives. Trinseo is dedicated to making a positive impact on society by partnering with like-minded stakeholders, and supporting the sustainability goals of our customers in a wide range of end-markets including automotive, consumer electronics, appliances, medical devices, packaging, footwear, carpet, paper and board, building and construction. The Company’s global footprint consists of 26 manufacturing sites and one recycling facility around the world, and approximately 3,400 employees – allowing the ability to quickly respond to customers’ needs, no matter where they are in the world. For more information, please visit: www.trinseo.com
Career at Trinseo
Trinseo is a company with a proud history and an exciting future. Since our establishment in 2010, we have been a world leader in the production of plastics and latex binders. Today, we are in the midst of transformation, focused on our portfolio, processes, systems and culture. Our employees have the unique opportunity to create a new tomorrow, built on ownership and innovation while valuing the diverse perspectives of others. At Trinseo, our employees are at the center of all we do. A career at Trinseo presents an exceptional opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment that focuses on impacting our local communities while helping customers solve their most complex challenges through sustainable solutions – it’s the reason we come to work each day.
Overview (Scope of Role)
The Global Senior Category Manager – Global Butadiene Category Manager and European Styrene Category Manager leads the global Butadiene and Styrene sourcing strategy for Trinseo. He (she) is responsible for the oversight and improvement of the logistics and supply chain for Styrene and Butadiene monomer in Europe. This includes managing spend while navigating successfully through the challenging market environment. The person will have a key role and lead the recycled/bio supply markets activities for the respective products.
This position will be located in Horgen, Switzerland and reports to the Global Commercial and Procurement Director.
Responsibilities
  • Manage supply markets for the Styrene business, network with traders (including conference attendance) to enable Trinseo to navigate through challenges in the market supply; maintain forecasts for business profitability in the European energy market; rebuild and refine the logistics and supply chain of Styrene in Europe.
  • Manage the Butadiene markets in Europe, build relationships and work with supply base to meet the demand; lead the global Butadiene strategy for Trinseo for the next 5 to 10 years; be the point of contact for Trinseo in Butadiene markets; coordinate global Butadiene calls and publish updates on the markets; network with traders (including conference attendance); maintain forecasts for business profitability.
  • Lead Butadiene sourcing strategy globally by being Trinseo expert advising and strategizing.
  • Lead Trinseo’s sustainability contracts for Styrene and Butadiene supply; work with the global network to manage recycled streams and pricing; monitor market progress on Sustainability options; report progress and provide Bio and Circularity information on the market with the support of the Procurement Sustainability leads and Sustainability team.
  • Establish strong connections with Styrene and Butadiene European and global markets to be able to swap, sell, spot buy when needed.
  • Maintain strategy and risk work on the feedstocks into European crackers and cracker vulnerability; build this into our risk program, our strategy playbooks and our supplier relationship management.
  • Support the global Logistics and Supply Chain teams to resolve logistical, timing and swap needs for the key raw materials.
Qualifications
  • Master’s degree or MBA in commercial, engineering, finance, or other applicable area of study
  • Minimum of 7 to 10 years of experience in either commodity procurement or buying/trading of commodities
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Strong relationship building capabilities with customers/vendors
  • Ability to analyze and interpret data
  • Knowledge of contracts and contract language helpful
  • Familiarity with chemical index
  • Advanced in MS Excel for modeling
  • English mandatory; a second European language preferred
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Deadline: 09-06-2024

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