Senior Sourcing Manager
Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.
Description
The Senior Sourcing Manager will lead strategic sourcing for multiple chemical raw material categories, with an initial/primary focus on Catalysts, Acids, Bases, Salts, and Solvents, with managed spend >$75M. The scope and breadth of this position may evolve as business needs change and the role may be asked to support other chemical categories as required. This position will develop deep market insights and deliver progressive total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) reductions while maintaining or improving product quality and supplier service levels. A strong engineering, chemical,l or extensive chemical sourcing background is preferred to drive all aspects of the strategic procurement effort and to provide actionable market intelligence on supply, demand, and pricing trends to cross-functional teams.
This role will be located on-site in Kingsport, TN or Mexico City.
Responsibilities
- Leverage commercial and technical levers to achieve best cost and service outcome for responsible Categories
- Assess and address category or product and supplier risk
- Implement and develop mitigation and supply contingency plans
- Work closely with key stakeholders, ensure alignment with Business, Technology, and Manufacturing stakeholder needs, and develop effective category strategies and implementation plans
- Develop and maintain deep market insights and expertise into assigned categories
- Must be familiar with overseeing sourcing strategy, development and execution
- Drive sustainable procurement and risk management objectives
- Oversee process to select suppliers and own relationship and performance
- Negotiate and execute supply contracts in line with the product and category strategies
- Collaboration with key business and functional partners to ensure alignment of strategies with business needs
- Measure and track internal performance within each spend category
- Drive annual productivity improvements in each spend category
- Forecast raw material pricing for primary products
- Collaborate with Technology to qualify new materials and suppliers
- Balance commercial and sustainable aspects to make sourcing decisions aligned with company and business strategies
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Business or related field required
- Master’s degree a plus
- 8+ years of experience either within Procurement or similar commercial experience required
- Experience with direct raw material sourcing
- Chemical industry experience strongly preferred
- Negotiation experience with customers or suppliers
Eastman Chemical Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected classes as designated by law.
Eastman is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.
Nearest Major Market: Asheville
Nearest Secondary Market: Knoxville
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