Manager External Manufacturing

 Principal Accountabilities

• Manage all aspects of the relationship with the external manufacturers to deliver reliable product supply while meeting or exceeding all cost, compliance and product(s) requirements
• Participate in the negotiation of contracts for products and services, facilitating execution of legally binding supply agreements formalizing arrangements between Huntsman TE and contract manufacturers
• Develop programs to improve partner site performance and product supply and ensuring commitments for product availability are met
• Develop business continuity plans as a means to ensure continued supply in an emergency situation and develop supply market intelligence within key processing technologies to enable rapid benchmarking and accelerated selection of alternative Contract sites
• Works in partnership across multiple organizations to support several teams including Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Purchasing and EHS.

 
 
 Significant Working Relationships Internal ·Procurement, Director Integrated Planning, Regional Operations Director, Global and Regional Commercial and Technical Resource Leadership, Global and Regional Product Managers,   External ·Suppliers, External Manufacturers, JV partners, Relevant Industry and Government organizations  
 Background Knowledge Required for Position Education/Experience

• University degree in engineering, chemistry or business administration
• Over 10 years experience in identifying and managing suppliers, negotiating contracts and working on supplier agreements
• Industrial chemical, and/or pharmaceutical background
• Strong analytical/technical aptitude & competence, project management skills and prior experience leading cross-functional projects
• Experience in country/regional leadership positions in manufacturing as well as supply chain will be advantageous.  China experience preferred
• An entrepreneurial self-starter with strong oral and written communication skills, comfortable communicating across functional levels is required. 
• Experience with Six Sigma/Process Excellence tools, training and/or certification and prior knowledge of advanced planning systems such as ERP, MRP, and SAP is preferred.
• Experience managing Process safety in specialty chemical environment

 

Know-how/skills
 

• Solid basis in finance and operations. Strong leadership capability. Proven strategic thinking and decision-making ability. Sound business acumen. Ability to drive business through matrix organization. Strong negotiation skills are required.
• Fluency in English is required. Chinese are a strong asset.  

 Competencies

• Achieving Valuable Results
• Innovative Thinking
• Using Resources
• Analytical thinking
• Customer Focus
• Influencing
• Organizational Perspective
• Corporate Principles
• Building Relationships
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  Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2013 revenues of approximately $13 billion including the acquisition of Rockwood’s performance additives and TiO2 businesses. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 100 manufacturing and facilities in more than 30 countries and employ approximately 15,000 associates within our 5 distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.