Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Columbus, OH, US

Company Overview

Imagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.

At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.

This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.

We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.

We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.

Your Future Starts Here.

If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.

Anything is possible when you imagine everything.

Starting Wage Position Overview

We’re looking for a Strategic Sourcing Specialist who can bring structure, discipline, and results to a portfolio of direct raw materials and packaging critical to manufacturing operations.

You will own sourcing execution and supplier performance, driving cost competitiveness, supply reliability, and strong commercial outcomes. This role translates business requirements into actionable sourcing strategies, leads competitive sourcing events, and manages supplier relationships to deliver measurable value.

Operating within Hexion’s Strategic Sourcing Process (SSP), you will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Legal and Commercial teams as required to ensure sourcing decisions are market-informed, risk-managed, and commercially sound.

Success in this role requires an innovative mindset, strong critical thinking, and the ability to collaborate effectively across functions. You will be expected to challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, and work across teams to develop solutions that improve performance and drive meaningful business impact.

This role offers significant ownership and visibility, with the opportunity to directly impact production continuity and overall business performance.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing events (RFQs/RFPs) for assigned direct material categories
• Analyze spend and market conditions to identify cost reduction and value optimization opportunities
• Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, and contracts aligned to total cost of ownership
• Execute sourcing activities in alignment with Hexion’s Strategic Sourcing Process (SSP)
• Build and manage supplier relationships, including onboarding, performance management, and issue resolution
• Monitor supplier performance against key metrics, including delivery, service, and cost adherence
• Ensure consistent contract coverage and preferred supplier utilization
• Track and evaluate market dynamics and key cost drivers impacting assigned materials
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Legal to align sourcing strategies
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance sourcing efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensure sourcing decisions meet safety, regulatory, and contractual requirements

Competencies

Contract Writing:

• Consistently demonstrates excellence in driving value through Business Services contract program

• Consistently executes contracts, or aligns changes of contracting intent with stakeholders

• Mentors, consults and engages with others on various levels of contracts and demonstrates commercial diligence

• Proficient in multiple types of contracts and complexity

• Develops contracts with long-term strategic value

• Creatively adjusts clauses benefitting the company

• Has insights of best-in-class contracts available in the market and organization

• Viewed by stakeholders as strong in contract writing and knowledge

Negotiation Skills:

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) both internally and externally

• Ability to successfully complete large negotiations/projects

• Consistently exceeds the pre-established negotiation goals; able to adapt negotiation strategy as needed

• Supports and coaches others in their negotiations

• Viewed as an expert / resource not only on commodity set, but negotiations in general

• Strong Supplier Relationship Management / Partnership with supplier and ability to fully leverage relationship with supplier

• Effectively uses procurement management within multi-level supplier relationships

Market Analysis and Strategy Development:

• Viewed as an expert for a commodity to internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to utilize market knowledge to anticipate impact in the market, other commodities, regions, etc. (i.e. Global Commodity; impact on downstream materials)

• Skillful in converting market knowledge to strategy; innovative

• Market knowledge is proactively shared with peers or business teams and fully integrated into strategies

• Utilizes market knowledge to maximize both short and long-term value

Process Utilization:

• Serves as role model and mentor to others in use and application of procurement processes and business services or as leader of procurement process

• Perceived as an innovative leader in development/improvement of procurement processes. Creates value through processes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain
• Experience leading RFQs/RFPs and negotiating supplier agreements
• Strong analytical skills, including spend analysis and cost evaluation
• Experience working with ERP or procurement systems (SAP preferred)
• Ability to manage multiple sourcing events and priorities simultaneously
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills in dynamic environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing direct raw materials in a manufacturing or chemicals environment
• Knowledge of market cost drivers and supply base dynamics for industrial materials
• Experience working within structured sourcing processes or frameworks
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle or sourcing tools
• Professional certification (e.g., CPSM, CIPS)

Education Physical Requirements Travel Requirements Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age. Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.

Nearest Major Market: Columbus
Nearest Secondary Market: Dublin