About The Role

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!

Job Requirements (Principal Responsibilities)

Develops and implements purchasing strategies that incorporates contracts, purchasing tools and supplier management techniques. Partners with others to identify opportunities, aggregate and standardize goods and services as required to leverage purchasing power and optimize working capital. Develops strategy, selects appropriate purchasing tools and validates with users.
Selects suppliers and negotiates large volume contracts for assigned portfolio of goods and services. Contracts can be negotiated at local, regional or global level .
Communicates, implements and executes purchasing strategies, policies and procedures . Shares information and supports “best practice” sharing within Purchasing and ensures interface and communication with inter-related Cabot groups.
Ensures the development and review of market intelligence for assigned portfolio of goods and services.
Assembles, participates and may lead cross-functional user teams to identify internal requirements, promote functional need definition, and validate strategies.
May manage or lead Purchasing staff within a region. Effectively practices Performance Based Management by coaching and developing employees, direct as well as matrix reports, and assuring effective alignment with the matrix functions. May provide input to development of department budgets.
Reviews reports and trend analyses related to commodity specific spending and current status vs. goals. Recommends and implements changes to achieve cost reductions and efficiencies.
Ensure compliance with Purchasing Ethics, Sarbanes-Oxley 404, ISO and Corporate Standards, Values, audit rules, laws, etc.
Builds and maintains positive business relationships with suppliers and users.
Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Behaviors)

Strong knowledge of Purchasing profession within multinational industry. Strong understanding of contract language terms and conditions as well as contract design. Understanding of marketplace relating to a particular portfolio of goods and services. Solid understanding of business issues and financial principles.
Computer skills; knowledge of office and purchasing applications. Full understanding of purchasing and inventory systems and interfaces with Finance, project, job costing, planning and forecasting.
Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing, in local language as well as English. Ability to articulate ideas convincingly, negotiate contracts and solutions to complex problems. Ability to provide feedback and direction to others. Ability to make presentations and address varied audiences.
Leadership skills. Ability to motivate and engage team members. Problem solving and decision making skills.

Education/Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Science, Engineering or equivalent experience. Purchasing certification or equivalent required.
8-10 years industry-related purchasing experience.

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.