Lubricants Category Manager

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The Lubricants Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing sourcing & contracting strategies, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing commercial value for Phillips 66. The ideal candidate will be results-driven and lead procurement-related tasks and initiatives across the Lubricants business. This role requires close collaboration with third-party suppliers and Lubricants stakeholders to understand business needs, align on strategy, and drive an efficient procurement process in compliance with company policy.

Responsibilities May Include:

Stakeholder Collaboration & Engagement

Act as a procurement liaison to Lubricants stakeholders, ensuring clear alignment on procurement process, policy, and priorities.

Efficiently coordinate resolution for tactical issues related to invoicing, shipping, quality, and other operational matters.

Contracting & Risk Mitigation

Manage new and existing agreements throughout the contract lifecycle. This may include contract review, redlining, negotiation, and execution.

Ensure understanding of business operations and related requirements to effectively translate into agreements that manage risk and ensure balanced obligations.

Category Strategy & Management

Develop and implement category strategies aligned with business objectives to drive cost optimization. This includes market analysis, competitive assessments, and identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.

Partner with Lubricants leadership and stakeholders to anticipate future business requirements and align sourcing and contracting initiatives with respective roadmaps.

Supplier Management

Manage relationships with assigned suppliers to ensure optimal performance and value from these relationships. This involves managing supplier scorecards and tracking performance metrics.

Monitor supplier performance, contract adherence, and compliance with agreed service levels.

Conduct regular business reviews to ensure supplier alignment and performance with organizational and Lubricants objectives.

Leadership:

Promotes compliance with P66's code of conduct, ensuring by personal example and coaching that P66 staff and our partners understand and practice ethical business behavior, and using reasonable care to monitor suppliers and contractors working for P66 to ensure they work in a manner consistent with the code.

Champions Phillips 66 vision, values, strategy, and Our Energy In Action.

Required Qualifications:

Legally authorized to work in the job posting country

High School Diploma or GED

Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate category strategies, negotiate contracts, and manage relationships with stakeholders

3 or more years of procurement or lubricants/industry experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Working knowledge of procurement processes, procedures, practices, & techniques

Proven ability to negotiate favorable terms and conditions with suppliers to achieve cost savings and performance improvements

Knowledge of the Lubricants Business Unit

5 or more years of procurement experience negotiating contracts and optimizing costs

Experience with ERP and procurement systems (i.e., SAP, iCertis)

Working knowledge of procurement processes, procedures, practices, & techniques

Proven ability to negotiate favorable terms and conditions with suppliers to achieve cost savings and performance improvements

Total Rewards

At Phillips 66, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus

8% 401k company match

Cash Balance Account pension

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP

Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

Learn more about Phillips 66 Total Rewards (http://hr.phillips66.com) .

Phillips 66 has more than 140 years of experience in providing the energy that enables people to dream bigger and go farther, faster. We are committed to improving lives, and that is our promise to our employees and our communities. We are sustained by the backgrounds and experiences of our diverse teams, which reflect who we are, the environment we create and how we work together. We have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign, U.S. Department of Labor and the Military Times for our continued commitment to inclusive practices and policies in the hiring and retention of those in the LGBTQ+ community and military veterans. Our company is built on values of safety, honor and commitment. We call our cultural mindset Our Energy in Action, which we define through four simple, intuitive behaviors: We work for the greater good, create an environment of trust, seek different perspectives and achieve excellence.

Learn more about Phillips 66 and how we are working to meet the world's energy needs today and tomorrow, by visiting phillips66.com.

To be considered

In order to be considered for this position you must complete the entire application process, which includes answering all prescreening questions and providing your eSignature on or before the requisition closing date of 10/14/2025 .

Candidates for regular U.S. positions must be a U.S. citizen or national, or an alien admitted as permanent resident, refugee, asylee or temporary resident under 8 U.S.C. 1160(a) or 1255(a)(1). Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Phillips 66 is an Equal Opportunity Employer