Associate Procurement Operations

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

Position Summary:

A procurement Operations is responsible for ensuring that the company has the right materials and equipment necessary to function. Responsible for purchase order creation, order tracking, manage vendor relationships and oversee order placement (MRO/RAW Material/Corporate Service) who can also identify and implement cost saving and operational improvement opportunities.

Areas of responsibilities:

• Receives, examines and processes purchase requisitions. Ensure full compliance with Celanese processes and policies.
• Creates purchase orders and follows up on approval and acknowledgement of them.
• Follow up on purchase orders to ensure products are delivered in a timely manner.
• Maintain purchasing master data
• Manages day-to-day interactions with suppliers and Strategic Sourcing Managers/Leaders to resolve transactional and invoice related issues.
• Use and coordinate Quality Notifications for issue resolution and process improvements
• Work within the team for the success of the objectives
• Work on automatization of raw material and MRO orders
• Diagnose process gaps and work on process improvements
• Identify saving opportunities, generate savings based on that

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Procurement-related or other relevant experience (Purchasing, expediting, or other order entry experience preferred)
• Solid knowledge of SAP transactions
• Problem solver attitude
• Good communication both written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills, ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders