Procurement Director – Cement

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years’ CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at http://www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

The Director, Cement Procurement is responsible and accountable for all procurement activities relating to the cement business in CEMEX USA. The job entails defining and executing the procurement strategy for the cement business. The Director is responsible for a team on managers who will execute the agreed strategy at a local level.

• Creating and executing the procurement strategy
• Managing the procurement activities required for the annual maintenance forecast and budget in conjunction with cement operations
• Guarantees flow of information and effective communication between Procurement, Operations and Maintenance.
• Development of vendors, including LCC, to support the business
• Responsible for management of plant wharehouses
• Responsible for fulfillment requirements of goods and services in a timely manner
• Responsible for inventory reduction initiatives
• Operating as part of the Procurement Senior Management Team and an extended part of the Cement Operations Senior Management Team
• Training and development of the cement procurement team

Degree level of education and with a minimum of 5 years experience in a procurement or cement operations role with at least 2 years of direct line management experience.

• Cement product and materials knowledge
• Knowledge of the cement production process
• Able to apply supply chain management concepts
• Understands external customer requirements and their impact on internal customers and suppliers
• Deep knowledge of SAP functional processes and systems (maintenance, inventories and purchasing modules)
• Understanding of the CEMEX Procurement Process

• Capability to work extended hours as necessary
• Ability to work with standard office/computer equipment
• Frequent travel with overnight stays as necessary
• Some exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and working outdoors
• Must wear protective equipment while at the location

• Job involves sitting most of the time with walking or standing for brief periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, to communicate to employees/visitors

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

Arizona Smoke-Free Act. CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona’s Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.

CEMEX es una institución EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/acción afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religión, discapacidad física o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientación sexual, infomación genética, identidad de género, o expresión de género en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.