Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a leading agricultural sciences company and be part of the Global Procurement team.

About Us

FMC is an agricultural sciences company that advances farming through innovative and sustainable crop protection technologies. From our industry leading discovery pipeline, to unique application systems, to modern biological products, we are passionate about bringing new solutions to farmers around the world. For more than 130 years, FMC has been rooted in agriculture and innovation.

Our six Core Values define who we are and how we do business: Integrity, Safety, Sustainability, Respect for People, Agility and Customer Centricity. Collectively, these values guide us as individuals and as a team of 6,500 people around the world.

At the Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore, you become part of an inclusive team that works together to bring value to growers across the region through differentiated, sustainable and innovative crop protection and nutrition solutions. With an Asia Pacific organization comprising around 2,600 employees spread across 16 countries, you will be joining a truly diverse international team.

About the Role
Your role is based in Singapore. You will report into the Global Procurement Director, Active Ingredients and Intermediates. As the Global Category Manager, you are responsible for contract manufacturing/tolling globally with a total global spend of $800M, including all active ingredients and intermediates. You are also responsible for the growth, development, and professional happiness of two to three fantastic Sourcing Managers, located in the Asia Pacific and EMEA regions. This role requires 20-30% international travel.

The successful candidate will have an acute awareness of geopolitical and market conditions and know when to use the information to drive further value for FMC. You will have mastered the technical expertise and skills required to negotiate, contract and deliver the best value while ensuring reliability of supply, quality and service for a highly regulated industry. Develop, articulate and implement the category strategy and differentiate value drivers such as oil and currency fluctuations from market dynamics.

You can anticipate the following key responsibilities:

• Develop, refine and implement a global category strategy for Tolling/Contract Manufacturing of AIs and intermediates
  • Engage continuously with stakeholders in the business, procurement, and suppliers
  • Regularly review, update, and refine category strategy in line with business strategy and objectives
  • Identify and implement opportunities to reduce cost by challenging and continuously improving how the business receives materials

• Negotiate, develop, and facilitate contracts and agreements
• Develop and lead global and regional supplier relationship programs
• Work closely with Operations Teams for supply continuity
• Develop price control strategies based on total cost of ownership and product life cycle which include analysis of manufacturing process, understanding raw materials cost structure and factors that impact their cost
• Apply best-in-class procurement processes and technology to enhance the efficiency of the process; utilizes all key enabling tools, such as spend performance management, Ariba, contract management, etc.
• Accountable for annual budget, as well as monthly price forecasting

• Collaborate with R&D, QA/QC, manufacturing, supply chain and regulatory to qualify new sources of supply and to seek value engineering opportunities to lower total cost of products
• Maintain or establish multiple sources of supply
• Maintain a properly qualified, highly reliable, and agile network of contract manufacturers while balancing risk associated with geography and market fluctuation

• Work closely with team of Sourcing Managers to ensure implementation of sourcing strategies and to develop skills and capabilities of the emerging talent

About You
The key to success in this position is a strong drive for results. This is an environment for leaders and a highly visible role. There will be constant change and high expectations. We are seeking a candidate who can hit the ground running and make a visible impact within a short period of time.

We also expect that you possess the following qualities:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or other equivalent science subjects; MBA in business management desired
• Strong understanding of Procurement processes and their integration points to Supply Chain, Operations and Finance to lead a center led global team
• Demonstrated expertise in chemical manufacturing technology
• S/4 HANA experience is a plus
• Financial and Business acumen is a requirement
• Experience negotiator with demonstrated track record
• Develop inclusive relationships at different levels of the organization
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to communicate complex topics to diverse audiences
• Ability to influence sound decision making
• Ability to adjust and lead others through rapidly changing environments and priorities
• Can drive progress and tactfully resolve situations of conflict
• Operate with speed and intensity; accelerate the pace of delivery
• Balance long-term and short-term objectives
• Beneficial Additions: consulting experience, international work experience, and fluency in additional languages will be added advantage