Extenders Regional Category Manager

As a Regional Category Manager, Americas, you will define and implement strategies for critical raw materials on a regional basis by creating strategies, negotiating key deliverables, and administering contracts that meet operational and functional business goals. Identifying opportunities to enable PPG growth and improve productivity while establishing a more sustainable footprint working are key areas of focus to support PPG’s global operation. Networking and collaborating skills are essential. The role is expected to deliver cost savings through competitive bids, negotiations, consolidation, program efficiency gains, cost reductions. Identifying and implementing opportunities to reduce the complexity of how PPG manages their raw materials and launches its Sustainability objectives is critical to PPG success.

This role is a highly visible position and will interact with the Americas Director of procurement and global Procurement. PPG’s Procurement organization manages approximately 11B USD of spend.

As a Regional Category Manager, Americas, you will define and implement strategies for critical raw materials on a regional basis by creating strategies, negotiating key deliverables, and administering contracts that meet operational and functional business goals. Identifying opportunities to enable PPG growth and improve productivity while establishing a more sustainable footprint working are key areas of focus to support PPG’s global operation. Networking and collaborating skills are essential. The role is expected to deliver cost savings through competitive bids, negotiations, consolidation, program efficiency gains, cost reductions. Identifying and implementing opportunities to reduce the complexity of how PPG manages their raw materials and launches its Sustainability objectives is critical to PPG success.

This role is a highly visible position and will interact with the Americas Director of procurement and global Procurement. PPG’s Procurement organization manages approximately 11B USD of spend.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and align sourcing strategies by country, region for designated categories adhering to Category Manager best practices and implement the strategy.
• Take responsibility to analyze markets and advise business partners in SBUs of + / - of each potential strategy, you will become PPG’s expert on your category.
• Master category area knowledge base, it’s upstream source generation through downstream distribution outlooks for timely reactions to market changes to set PPG’s strategic sourcing direction
• Manage competitive contract negotiation or price bidding process for total ownership cost reduction, pay term extension and follow contract agreement approval and documentation process.
• Develop innovative sourcing approaches using risk mitigating analytics to determine scenarios, benefits, risks and change management impact of each of those options.
• Design, deploy and execute key sustainability performance objectives.
• Provide monthly and ad hoc category forecasting & budget input plus Raw Material Index (RMI) forecasted outlooks to present to multiple information networks with PPG.
• Update cost saving and working capital improvement projects into savings tracking systems, provide weekly report as per required format of designated material category on timely basis.
• Share and support as appropriate to Procurement SBU Business Partner and Site Procurement Operation team market information, sourcing strategy, key projects and supplier performance and working capital improvement.
• Other job tasks assigned by management.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Chemistry or science related field of study; an advanced degree such as an MBA or related field of study is desirable, as well as a minimum of 5+ years previous analytics, business, and/or procurement experience is required
• Comfortable with coordination of global initiatives and navigating in a matrix organization across time zones and diverse cultures and working styles; ability to work across cultures and across diverse management styles
• Sophisticated skills in MS Excel such as building BI, macros and automating reports and other complex computer and analytical skills are required
• Others: Work proactively & independently and competently trouble shoot supply issues.

About us: 

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™ 

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG on X. 

The PPG Way 2030  

We are customer champions 

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, move fast and don’t stop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow. 

We act with purpose and speed 

Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.  

We are excellent operators 

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, we identify problems, take ownership and always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support our frontline, the faces of PPG to our customers.

We compete to win 

Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace new technologies and leverage agility and speed as strengths. 

We are PPG proud 

Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act with integrity and value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world. 

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PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process. 

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