The Senior Commodity Leader (SCL) – Engineering, Maintenance & Capital is responsible for the strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier management of engineering services, maintenance services, construction services, and capital project-related spend across AdvanSix manufacturing sites.
This role owns category strategy development and execution for plant engineering, turnarounds, sustaining capital, reliability-driven maintenance services, and site construction. The SCL partners closely with Plant Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, HS&E, Finance, and Capital Project teams to minimize total cost of ownership, mitigate execution and supply risk, and deliver sustained productivity in support of AdvanSix’s operating and capital objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Category & Strategy Management
- Develop and execute short- and long‑term category strategies for:
- Plant engineering services
- Maintenance and reliability services
- Construction and project execution services
- Capital project-related materials and services
- Align category strategies with:
- Asset integrity and reliability goals
- Capital efficiency and cash discipline
- Safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements
- Identify opportunities for standardization, bundling, regionalization, and supplier consolidation across sites.
- Turnaround (plant outages) planning and strategizing with key stakeholders.
Capital & Maintenance Spend Management
- Support annual and multi‑year capital planning by establishing sourcing strategies for:
- EPC and engineering firms
- Construction contractors
- Specialized maintenance and turnaround services
- Partner with Engineering and Maintenance leadership to:
- Optimize contractor utilization and rate structures
- Improve bid quality, scope discipline, and execution outcomes
- Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction across labor, materials, and execution models.
Supplier & Risk Management
- Lead sourcing events including:
- RFPs, RFQs, and competitive bid processes
- Negotiation of Master Service Agreements (MSAs), unit-rate agreements, and lump‑sum contracts
- Establish and manage preferred supplier frameworks and performance scorecards covering:
- Safety
- Cost competitiveness
- Schedule and execution reliability
- Quality and compliance
- Identify and mitigate:
- Supply, labor, and execution risk
- Single‑source and capacity constraints
- Contractor safety and compliance exposure
Commercial Execution & Governance
- Negotiate and manage:
- Long‑term service agreements
- Statements of Work (SOWs)
- SAP Outline Agreements and purchase orders
- Ensure adherence to AdvanSix procurement policies, controls, and approval processes.
- Measure and report:
- Productivity savings
- Cost avoidance
- Working capital improvement
- Contract compliance
Stakeholder Partnership
- Act as the primary procurement interface for plant Engineering and Maintenance leadership.
- Influence scope, sourcing strategy, and supplier selection early in project development.
- Provide commercial insight to support:
- Capital prioritization
- Maintenance execution planning
- Turnaround scope and cost optimization
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline
- 7+ years of progressive experience in:
- Strategic sourcing or category management and/or
- Engineering, maintenance, or capital project procurement in a manufacturing or chemical environment
- Demonstrated experience managing:
- Engineering and construction services
- Maintenance or turnaround-related spend
- Capital project sourcing and execution support
- Strong negotiation, contract management, and commercial risk management skills
- Experience working in asset‑intensive, regulated manufacturing environments
Preferred
- Experience in chemicals, refining, or process manufacturing
- Familiarity with EPC contracting models (lump‑sum, unit‑rate, reimbursable)
- SAP procurement experience (Outline Agreements, PO execution)
- Proven ability to influence cross‑functional leaders without direct authority
The base salary for this role is $95,000 to $142,600 annually.