Ecolab is seeking a Senior Procurement Representative to support the Asset Management category across North America. In this role, you will lead and support strategic sourcing initiatives, complex supplier negotiations, and transformational projects across categories including packaging equipment, warehouse automation, robotics, and other asset management solutions.

You will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Logistics to develop sourcing strategies, strengthen supplier relationships, improve commercial terms, mitigate risk, and deliver measurable value to the business. This role will also support the continued digitalization and automation of procurement processes while providing day-to-day category support across sourcing, contracting, supplier performance, spend analytics, and continuous improvement.

What’s in It for You

• Lead and support strategic and transformational sourcing initiatives across a diverse North American asset portfolio.
• Gain exposure to emerging technologies and solutions, including warehouse automation, robotics, packaging equipment, and digital procurement tools.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Logistics on sourcing decisions that directly impact business performance.
• Develop and execute supplier strategies that drive cost savings, working capital improvements, risk mitigation, and service improvements.
• Help advance the digitalization and automation of procurement processes while building strategic sourcing and category management capabilities.

What You Will Do

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for Asset Management categories across North America, including packaging equipment, warehouse automation, robotics, and other related solutions.
• Lead and support complex supplier negotiations focused on total value, including cost, payment terms, service, performance, and risk.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Logistics stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective sourcing and supplier strategies.
• Lead sourcing activities including supplier identification and evaluation, spend analysis, commercial negotiations, contract support, and supplier selection.
• Manage and strengthen supplier relationships through ongoing performance monitoring, issue resolution, continuous improvement, and identification of value-creation opportunities.
• Support transformational projects involving automation, warehouse technologies, packaging solutions, and other asset management initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to generate measurable cost savings, improve working capital and payment terms, mitigate supplier risk, and improve service and operational performance.
• Support contract management activities and ensure commercial agreements effectively reflect negotiated terms and business requirements.
• Utilize enterprise purchasing platforms, procurement technologies, and analytical tools to improve procurement processes, visibility, and efficiency.
• Analyze category and supplier spend, performance, and commercial data to identify sourcing opportunities and support business recommendations.
• Drive continuous improvement and procurement process optimization, including opportunities to digitize or automate sourcing and purchasing activities.
• Manage multiple sourcing initiatives and category priorities while maintaining effective communication and alignment with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

Position Details

• Hybrid Role (3 days onsite at St. Paul, MN)
• Travel is expected to be less than 25%

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, finance or related field
• 2 years’ experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, purchasing, or a related discipline
• Experience leading complex sourcing initiatives and supplier negotiations
• Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders in areas such as Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Manufacturing, or Logistics
• Experience with supplier management, contract management, spend analysis, or procurement process improvement
• Immigration Sponsorship is not offered for this role

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting procurement within manufacturing, industrial, consumer goods, packaging, automation, logistics, distribution, or another supply chain-intensive environment
• Experience sourcing warehouse automation, robotics, material handling equipment, packaging technologies, fleet, or other capital/asset-related categories
• Experience with strategic sourcing, category management, contract negotiations, and supplier performance management
• Experience negotiating payment terms and identifying working capital improvement opportunities
• Experience supporting transformational sourcing, automation, or operational improvement projects
• Experience with digital procurement platforms, enterprise purchasing systems, or procurement process automation
• Experience using spend and supplier data to identify sourcing opportunities and support commercial decisions
• Experience managing multiple sourcing projects and cross-functional stakeholders in a complex organization
• Strong project management, analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills
• Continuous improvement mindset with a proactive, customer-focused approach to solving business challenges

Benefits 

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