Associate Procurement Manager

As an Associate Procurement Manager on the Global Procurement Team, you will have the opportunity to lead and manage sourcing execution, cross-functional collaboration, security of supply, and continuous improvement for over direct category spend. You will partner closely with the global sourcing, supply chain, marketing, and research & development teams to implement procurement strategies, drive year-over-year cost reduction, enable growth opportunities, mitigate supply risk, and increase operational efficiency. This take-charge leader will drive transformation for how raw materials are sourced, handled, and used in Ecolab's operations. A proven track record of strong leadership, business acumen, influencing skills, and an outstanding ability to drive results are

essential.

Why Join Us:

If you are a passionate professional seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career, we invite you to apply. This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career development.

What You Will Do:

• Promote the highest standards of safety, diversity, inclusion, and ethical practice in the organization.
• Identify, develop, and implement Global sourcing strategies to reduce total delivered cost, mitigate headwinds, and improve security of supply.
• Partner with procurement peers around the world to understand and align on global sourcing strategies, and drive implementation across the regional supply chain team.
• Develop relationships and leverage market intelligence and digital tools to influence internal and external stakeholders, and optimize the lowest Total Delivered Cost (TDC).
• Create and implement best practice procurement vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve business performance.
• Ensure that purchasing strategies and processes are in place to deliver optimized costs while meeting business objectives and operational needs.
• Support sustainability and environmental strategies that impact future ways of operating.
• Maintain a close working relationship with supply chain, operations business leaders, and R&D leadership teams to support their strategic growth objectives and identify and implement cost-savings and efficiency opportunities for gross margin improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of work experience, with 3 years of procurement experience (direct and indirect).
• Strong leadership, influencing, and collaboration skills.
• Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Bachelor's degree in purchasing, engineering, chemistry, supply chain management, business administration, or a related field.
• Immigration Sponsorship is not offered for this role.

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Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging

At Ecolab, we believe the best teams are inclusive. We are on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate 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).

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, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.