Category Senior Buyer
Job Description
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!
Your Role at Cabot
The Category Senior Buyer is responsible for executing end-to-end procurement activities within assigned Logistics and Packaging category with a strong focus on Packaging, ensuring policy compliance and cost–effective, value-driven solutions. This role involves managing strategic sourcing events, negotiating contracts, and leveraging Coupa for purchase requisitions, approvals, procurement data, and supplier management. The Category Senior Buyer acts as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure operational efficiency, supply continuity, and continuous performance improvement. The primary focus of the role is to support the regional procurement managers, but also site leadership, tactical sourcing, category support and execution.
How You Will Make an Impact
Manage end-to-end purchasing process using Coupa, including requisition review, PO creation, purchasing form and template management, contracting, and approvals.
Ensure compliance with procurement policies, governance frameworks, and GBS standards.
Support request intake validation, buying channel compliance, and execution of approved sourcing and contracting decisions.
Monitor and resolve issues related to invoices, deliveries, and supplier performance.
Contribute to procurement cost improvement and savings target delivery.
Lead sourcing (RFx) execution and negotiations in alignment with Category Managers defined strategy and supplier selection criteria.
Support category managers in implementing sourcing strategies and supplier consolidation.
Maintain accurate supplier data in Coupa, SharePoint and other systems and ensure onboarding compliance.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders and packaging suppliers to support demand forecasting, supply planning, and material availability.
Partner with internal teams to understand requirements and provide guidance on procurement best practices.
Act as a point of contact for queries related to Coupa processes and procurement policies.
Own tactical execution for assigned category (Packaging & Logistics only).
Monitor supplier performance and escalate strategic issues to Category Manager.
Engage with Category Managers in other regions
Using AI and other digital means to increase automation and overall process efficiency
Support internal and external audit activities by ensuring procurement documentation, processes, and records are maintained in line with compliance requirements.
What You Will Bring to Cabot
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
3–5 years experience in procurement or buying roles, preferably in manufacturing environment and for Packaging category.
Strong negotiation and communication skills.
Continuous improvement mindset using AI and other digital tools.
Knowledge of procurement governance and compliance requirements.
Detail-oriented and process-driven.
Strong stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills.
In-depth knowledge of tactical sourcing and category execution.
Understanding category traits (market conditions, suppliers, news, trends, performance metrics, and escalation protocols).
Knowledge of global procurement policies and audit requirements.
Experience with Coupa or similar e-procurement platforms.
Fluent in English (strong verbal and written), Spanish or Chinese language skills will be considered as advantage.
Additional Information:
Permanent contract.
Working hours: 10:00 - 18:30.
Health insurance from first day of work.
Monthly allowance & yearly bonus.
Hybrid work schedule (3 days on site and 2 days’ work from home).
Salary: 2300 - 3150 EUR Gross. The final salary offer will depend on the candidate’s previous experience and qualifications.
How We’ll Support Your Success:
Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.
Hybrid Work Environment – The autonomy to both work from home 2 days a week and develop/sustain colleague relationships in the office 3 days a week.
Benefits, Vacation, Etc.– We offer a competitive package of benefits.
Feedback – we are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.
Support– you are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.
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At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.