Procurement Representative

Ecolab Company has an opening for a Procurement Representative in our Global Procurement Team located in St. Paul, or Naperville. If you are a passionate professional that is seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career we invite you to apply. This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career growth. Job Overview: The Procurement Representative will provide category support and engage in Total Delivered Cost (TDC) sourcing activity within the Directs-Chemicals Team. This position will report to Procurement Manager. The strong performer can expect further career advancement with Ecolab and will have the opportunity to move into other procurement and supply chain leadership roles within the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career with a stable-growing company! What You Will Do: Provide support and implements Total Delivered Cost process, tools and skills to execute sourcing initiatives with specific focus on: Optimize purchasing strategies by optimizing MOQs, Packaging sizes, etc. Tail spend management Implements and monitor savings projects and reporting to include pipeline development, project execution, headwind/tailwind reporting & tracking, supplier approvals, and financial validation. Engages supplier organization and internal stakeholders to achieve project milestones and action plans Supports local/ regional negotiations and go-to-market activities Leads, manages, and communicates the status of alternate supplier approval projects. Collaborates across manufacturing, quality, planning, logistics, and suppliers to ensure project milestones and action plans are met Works with business to address questions & needs surrounding suppliers, markets, materials, and services Leads procurement work stream in quality problem resolution. Identifies, evaluates, recommends and implements quality improvements along with corrective actions Investigates, develops and drives actions to remedy supply disruptions and constraints. Effectively communicates updates to internal stakeholders Owns monitoring of vendor reliability and service levels. Engages with supplier and stakeholder contacts as needed to escalate and resolve concerns. Manages processes critical to the efficient functioning of the procure-to-pay process Implements procurement systems and process improvements to drive efficiency and effectiveness Leads the procurement engagement in new Supplier/Carrier introduction, approval, and setups. Ensure assigned spend is fully documented, categorized and reproducible in the procurement system(s) Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Business, Finance or related field 2+ years of professional experience Immigration Sponsorship is not offered for this role Preferred Qualifications: Experience in Procurement Experience in the chemical/petrochemicals industry Experience with eProcurement tools such as GEP, PowerBI, Cirtuo, etc. Demonstrated skills in clear communication and good presentation skills Demonstrated competitive drive and strong orientation for results and achievement You will ENJOY and OUTPERFORM in this role if you: Enjoy striving to do your best and are never satisfied. Have the tenacity to see things through. Are comfortable creating and navigating healthy tension to drive differentiated results. Have a natural curiosity and are excited & enthused by new possibilities, including leveraging digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI). Have the ambition to develop new skills and take on new responsibilities. Annual or Hourly Compensation Range The pay range for this position is $65,800.00 - $98,700.00. Many factors are taken into consideration when determining compensation, such as experience, education, training, geography, etc. We comply with all minimum wage and overtime laws. Benefits Ecolab strives to provide comprehensive and market-competitive benefits to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Click here to see our benefits. If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website, view our benefits at jobs.ecolab.com/working-here. Potential Customer Requirements Notice To meet customer requirements and comply with local or state regulations, applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to: - Undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing. - Be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including a booster if eligible, unless a religious or medical accommodation is requested by the applicant and approved by Ecolab. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (NYSE:ECL) is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on a century of innovation, with an annual sales of $15 billion and more than 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. When you come to work at Ecolab, you get to take on some of the worlds most meaningful challenges and have the opportunity to learn and grow, shape your career, make an impact and quickly see the importance of your work. 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