Tenneco
Tenneco is one of the world’s leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78,000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off‑highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
This position is responsible for leading value generation, sourcing, and profitability improvement initiatives to optimize indirect and corporate spend. It executes effective procurement strategies from initial identification of procurement needs for goods and services to sustaining results. Close interaction and coordination with internal partners and external suppliers is required. Success will be measured on spend addressed, savings achieved, and working‑capital impact. The central challenge of the position is to capture value from indirect spend categories while meeting key business objectives such as service quality, timing, and security of supply. The role may be based in any EMEA location, part of Tenneco Clean Air, Powertrain or Ignition Business Groups, and reports directly to the Director of Indirect Materials & Services EMEA.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Help drive corporate indirect procurement and profit improvement, delivering the following to the business:
Category Planning: Work with corporate team, business units, and regional stakeholders to prioritize a portfolio of high‑value process improvement and sourcing initiatives; serve as a full partner to the business in evaluating and challenging the status quo to surface value opportunities; lead aggregation, normalization, and analysis of spend data to identify potential value opportunities; ensure proper sequencing and business support for value capture initiatives; research and provide information on industry category trends and best practices.
Sourcing and Contracting: Drive sourcing projects emerging from category planning; define goals, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders; incorporate business requirements into sourcing plans and RFP strategies; manage planning and launch of RFx events, leveraging eSourcing tools as appropriate; enhance competition by leveraging spend and qualified new suppliers; deep‑dive current spend information/data to identify sourcing projects for individual sub‑categories, and develop an overall cost‑reduction plan, scorecards and continuous‑improvement plans; coordinate and lead negotiations; develop global/regional contracts that are commercially sound; quantify and report both identified and implemented sourcing project results; execute strategic sourcing best practices and initiatives that support improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, enhanced service levels, improved coordination, delivery, pricing, lead times, payment, risk compliance and other areas.
Process Improvement: Identify and capture profit improvement opportunities beyond leveraged sourcing, e.g., demand management opportunities, insource versus outsource decisions, efficiencies in the company’s comprehensive supply chain, and/or other strategic and operational process improvements; ensure appropriate cross‑functional partnering; track and work with corporate finance to report results and replicate successful projects across functions.
Supplier Relationship Management: Foster performance‑based supplier relationships; lead global business reviews with strategic suppliers to ensure performance against contracted obligations; anticipate and minimize performance issues via KPIs; identify root causes and drive efficient resolution; lead vendor risk assessments; negotiate and develop contract terms, conditions, SLA and pricing.
Minimum Requirements Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, or related field. MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or similar roles.
Skills
Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with strong background in data collection & analysis.
In‑depth experience with world‑class strategic sourcing and category management practices, including e‑Sourcing.
Self‑confidence and clarity of expression to lead discussions with internal executive audiences.
Hands‑on experience leading multi‑regional or global initiatives.
Proficient in relevant supply chain and business software, such as SAP and ERP programs.
Experience managing indirect spend categories using multi‑step strategic sourcing processes, especially Chemicals, Industrial Gases, MHE, MRO and equipment.
Track record of managing change through influence and driving major commercial decisions across diverse stakeholders.
Expert‑level financial and analytical skills; embraces fact‑based decision making; leverages market data, spend analytics, and cost modeling.
Strong project management skills – stakeholder, timeline, and meeting management.
Strong negotiation skills; expert understanding of terms, conditions and contracting techniques for managing risk.
Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills; credible with internal stakeholders and external audiences.
Ability to work across a large organization and connect at all levels.
Ability to manage multiple projects under tight timeframes.
Flexible, dynamic, self‑demanding and proactive; motivates oneself and others; accepts constructive input.
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
We are committed to the safety and health of our employees. We adhere to social distancing recommendations and other protocols, ensuring a safe work environment for all.
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This position is responsible for leading value generation, sourcing, and profitability improvement initiatives to optimize indirect and corporate spend. It executes effective procurement strategies from initial identification of procurement needs for goods and services to sustaining results. Close interaction and coordination with internal partners and external suppliers is required. Success will be measured on spend addressed, savings achieved, and working‑capital impact. The central challenge of the position is to capture value from indirect spend categories while meeting key business objectives such as service quality, timing, and security of supply. The role may be based in any EMEA location, part of Tenneco Clean Air, Powertrain or Ignition Business Groups, and reports directly to the Director of Indirect Materials & Services EMEA.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Help drive corporate indirect procurement and profit improvement, delivering the following to the business:
Category Planning: Work with corporate team, business units, and regional stakeholders to prioritize a portfolio of high‑value process improvement and sourcing initiatives; serve as a full partner to the business in evaluating and challenging the status quo to surface value opportunities; lead aggregation, normalization, and analysis of spend data to identify potential value opportunities; ensure proper sequencing and business support for value capture initiatives; research and provide information on industry category trends and best practices.
Sourcing and Contracting: Drive sourcing projects emerging from category planning; define goals, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders; incorporate business requirements into sourcing plans and RFP strategies; manage planning and launch of RFx events, leveraging eSourcing tools as appropriate; enhance competition by leveraging spend and qualified new suppliers; deep‑dive current spend information/data to identify sourcing projects for individual sub‑categories, and develop an overall cost‑reduction plan, scorecards and continuous‑improvement plans; coordinate and lead negotiations; develop global/regional contracts that are commercially sound; quantify and report both identified and implemented sourcing project results; execute strategic sourcing best practices and initiatives that support improvements in supplier quality, total cost effectiveness, enhanced service levels, improved coordination, delivery, pricing, lead times, payment, risk compliance and other areas.
Process Improvement: Identify and capture profit improvement opportunities beyond leveraged sourcing, e.g., demand management opportunities, insource versus outsource decisions, efficiencies in the company’s comprehensive supply chain, and/or other strategic and operational process improvements; ensure appropriate cross‑functional partnering; track and work with corporate finance to report results and replicate successful projects across functions.
Supplier Relationship Management: Foster performance‑based supplier relationships; lead global business reviews with strategic suppliers to ensure performance against contracted obligations; anticipate and minimize performance issues via KPIs; identify root causes and drive efficient resolution; lead vendor risk assessments; negotiate and develop contract terms, conditions, SLA and pricing.
Minimum Requirements Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in business, engineering, or related field. MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or similar roles.
Skills
Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with strong background in data collection & analysis.
In‑depth experience with world‑class strategic sourcing and category management practices, including e‑Sourcing.
Self‑confidence and clarity of expression to lead discussions with internal executive audiences.
Hands‑on experience leading multi‑regional or global initiatives.
Proficient in relevant supply chain and business software, such as SAP and ERP programs.
Experience managing indirect spend categories using multi‑step strategic sourcing processes, especially Chemicals, Industrial Gases, MHE, MRO and equipment.
Track record of managing change through influence and driving major commercial decisions across diverse stakeholders.
Expert‑level financial and analytical skills; embraces fact‑based decision making; leverages market data, spend analytics, and cost modeling.
Strong project management skills – stakeholder, timeline, and meeting management.
Strong negotiation skills; expert understanding of terms, conditions and contracting techniques for managing risk.
Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills; credible with internal stakeholders and external audiences.
Ability to work across a large organization and connect at all levels.
Ability to manage multiple projects under tight timeframes.
Flexible, dynamic, self‑demanding and proactive; motivates oneself and others; accepts constructive input.
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes.
An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
We are committed to the safety and health of our employees. We adhere to social distancing recommendations and other protocols, ensuring a safe work environment for all.
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