Supply Chain Manager

ChampionX has an immediate opening for a Supply Chain Manager located in Houston, TX. This is your opportunity to join a growing company offering a competitive base pay and benefits.

This role will lead the strategic and tactical procurement activities while managing relationships with internal customers and supply chain stakeholders and external suppliers.

What’s in it For You:

- The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth

- The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

- Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety-focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement

- The chance to Improve Lives in our community with regular outreach and volunteerism opportunities

- The chance to join a learning and problem-solving culture

- Comprehensive benefits package starting day 1 of employment- medical, dental, vision, matching 401k, company paid life and disability insurance, health savings account with company provided funds, paid vacation & personal time and so much more!

What You Will Do:

- Leading SIOP and supply chain areas in daily production meetings

- Optimize inventory position of the business without sacrificing service quality and delivery

- Managing suppliers and supplier relationships

- Achieve annual procurement cost savings targets

- Manages the purchasing efforts to include building and maintaining strong supplier relationships, supplier score cards and all-encompassing domestic and global supplier management.

- Acts as the company’s representative in negotiations with suppliers

- Manages the sourcing and development of suppliers and contract negotiations locally and globally

- Collaborates with other departments and leadership to identify and develop needs and requirements for equipment, materials, products, and acceptable substitutions.

- Assesses current material availability; reasonably predicts future availability based on the market, delivery systems, and other variables.

- Prepares and presents market conditions and materials cost reports.

- Prepares Key Performance Indicators on a monthly basis, attend weekly leadership team staff meetings, and attend quarterly strategy meetings.

- Prepares and processes purchase orders and requisitions for materials, supplies, and equipment.

- Drafts, explains, and implements instructions, policies, and procedures for purchasing and contract management.

- Attend 7 am daily production meeting to understand stock-outs and urgent production needs and root causes of any purchasing issues.

- Evaluates and approves conditions for issuing and awarding bids.

- Resolves grievances with vendors, contractors, and suppliers.

- Maintains and/or implements purchasing and recordkeeping systems.

- Coordinates removal or disposal of surplus materials.

- Participate in inventory management activities, including knowing when materials are received, ensuring inventory is counted, appropriate storage, and transportation of materials.

- Manage supplier relationships and performance against established contracts and processes

- Manage all commodity team projects

- Collaborate with other departments to integrate strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management

- Manage supply chain productivity savings initiatives and activities

- Lead the purchasing team members both exempt and non-exempt, including performance management, career development, time and attendance, and identifying and attracting top talent, etc.

- Develop, propose, and/or implement improvements to sourcing policies

- Manage Purchase Order processing and establish key metrics for tracking commitments of materials delivery to supermarket group

- Handle special supply chain and operations projects as assigned including continuous improvement initiatives

- Participate in Lean events with active involvement in CI initiatives to continue to foster the continuous improvement culture

- Report unsafe acts or conditions to supervision immediately as noticed

Position Details:

- Candidate must reside in Houston, TX or surrounding areas

- Regular attendance expected at the 7:00 AM daily meeting onsite

- The role is located in Houston and can be hybrid; 4 days Monday through Friday in office and one day remote

- Compensation package offered: competitive bi-weekly paid salary and eligibility for annual incentive plan bonus

- New hire training provided including onboarding, orientation, business systems, processes, procedures, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, supply chain, procurement, or equivalent experience and 5 years in sourcing and/or purchasing, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment

- Experience in managing Supplier Development Programs to improve OTD, Quality and Service

- Previous experience negotiating with domestic and international suppliers

- Must be able to mitigate Single Source Suppliers by identifying alternatives in the industry

- Broad commodity sourcing knowledge

- Demonstrate ability to visualize and manage the implementation of creative solutions and respond appropriately and timely to customer needs

- Proven customer service, project management, analytical, leadership, negotiation, problem solving, contracts and financial skills

- Solid change management and conflict management skills

- Excellent communications, facilitation, and presentation skills

- Proficient in standard business enterprise and MS office software

- Excellent analytical, problem solving organizational and project management skills

- Excellent oral and written communication skills

- Proven ability to think independently and handle multiple projects through to completion

- Record of successfully collaborating with and influencing senior management and peers

- Demonstrated ability to lead and participate in cross functional teams

- Demonstrated independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, analytical ability, and professional demeanor

- Must be able to make effective presentations to diverse groups

- Must be able to perform financial calculations and create and manage budgets

- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally up to 15%, by driving and air travel

- Must have a professional and positive attitude as well as a passion for continuous improvement

- Is open to change and new information

- Show respect, empathy, understanding, and concern for others

- Demonstrate a personable, positive, and enthusiastic attitude

- Immigration sponsorship not offered for this role

Physical Demands:

- Role is deemed safety-sensitive and may be subject to employer or customer drug testing.

- Minimal climbing stairs, lifting and/or carrying up to 10 lbs. and up to 25 lbs., collating/filing and dialing up to 10%

- Occasional standing and walking between 11% and 33%

- Constant use of a keyboard and mouse, viewing a computer monitor, sitting, seeing, speaking, hearing and writing greater than 66%

- Work environment will mainly be in an office

- Work may be completed on a manufacturing /shop floor on occasion or at a supplier's location or shop with temperature variances possible

Preferred Qualifications:

- At least 3 years in a Purchasing or Supply Chain management role

- At least 5 years of experience in Metal Casting Industry and/or Injection Molding Industry

- Experience in Oracle ERP is desirable but not mandatory

Certifications:

- CPSM or national certification in supply chain

- Lean Six Sigma Training or Certification

About ChampionX:

ChampionX is a global leader in providing chemistry programs and services, drilling technology, artificial lift solutions, and automation technologies for the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. Our world-class safety culture fuels our purpose to improve lives through our commitment to deliver sustainable operations.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At ChampionX, we believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.

In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA). Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, disabled and covered veteran individuals at all levels of the workforce.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.