Stepan is seeking a Strategic buyer to join our Procurement team in Paris or Voreppe (38). In this role, you will report to the Procurment Director. You will s trengthen procurement capabilities on key chemical categories by bringing deeper market understanding and supporting supply security and value creation across Europe. Your spend is around 100MM$.
Key responsibilities :
* Lead strategic sourcing activities on selected chemical categories
* Develop strong market intelligence (supply/demand dynamics, cost drivers, supplier landscape)
* Secure supply in a constrained environment and manage supplier relationships at a senior level
* Identify and deliver savings and cost avoidance opportunities
* Contribute to structuring and prioritizing procurement activities across strategic and long-tail categories
* Work closely with business stakeholders (operations, sales, technical teams)
* 8–12 years of experience in procurement, ideally in chemicals or industrial environment
* Strong exposure to commodity markets and/or technically driven categories
* Technical background (engineering) or solid experience managing complex chemical categories
* Ability to engage with suppliers on both commercial and technical aspects
* Structured, pragmatic, and solution-oriented
* Comfortable operating in an international environment
What we are looking for
* Someone who can own complex categories beyond sourcing processes
* Strong business acumen combined with market understanding
* Ability to operate in dynamic / constrained supply environments
Stepan Company's vision is to create innovative solutions for a cleaner, healthier, more energy efficient world. We want to accomplish that vision by partnering with you. As a publicly-traded, international manufacturer of specialty and intermediate chemical products, we collaborate with our customers to bring high-quality products that drive growth in the consumer space and functional markets such as construction, oilfield, agriculture, paints and coatings.
Since 1932, Stepan continues to be a mainstay in the industry, committed to developing sustainable practices and products that reflect our core values: responsibility, integrity and innovation. By always putting you – the customer – first, we bring continuous improvement to the chemical industry and our global community.
Stepan is headquartered in the Greater Chicagoland area (Northfield, IL). We provide timely customer support anywhere in the world by utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing, and research and development facilities, along with a robust distribution network throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia.
