Indirect Commodity Manager - Professional Services

Company OverviewImagine Everything. Build the Future with Hexion.At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress-developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what's next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.We don't follow the status quo-we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it.Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development-equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.Your Future Starts Here.If you're ready to push limits, reimagine what's possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong.Anything is possible when you imagine everything.Job Summary:We are seeking a strategic and commercially focused Indirect Commodity Manager - Professional Services to lead the global sourcing and supplier management of key third-party services across HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Consulting, and Contractor Services. With global responsibility for approximately $100M in indirect spend, this role is instrumental in delivering cost savings, optimizing supplier performance, and enabling best-in-class service partnerships across multiple corporate functions.This individual will operate as a trusted advisor to stakeholders and functional leaders, managing sourcing initiatives from planning through contract execution. The role includes ownership of selected supplier relationships and requires strong commercial, analytical, and interpersonal skills to influence and deliver in a complex, centralized enterprise environment.Key Responsibilities:Category Strategy & Spend ManagementDevelop and execute a global category strategy for professional services, covering HR, IT, Finance, Legal, Consulting, and contractor labor.Conduct global spend analysis, supplier segmentation, and market intelligence to identify cost reduction, performance improvement, and consolidation opportunities.Build and maintain multi-year sourcing roadmaps aligned to functional priorities and procurement objectives.Strategic Sourcing & Commercial AdvisoryLead RFx processes using Coupa, ensuring transparency, competitiveness, and business alignment.Support stakeholder teams as a commercial advisor throughout supplier selection, proposal evaluation, and negotiation phases.Structure pricing models and contracting approaches to reflect the nature of services (e.g., fixed fee, hourly, milestone-based).Stakeholder & Supplier EngagementPartner closely with corporate stakeholders in HR, IT, Legal, and Finance to drive early engagement, budget alignment, and sourcing planning.Own and manage key supplier relationships where appropriate, driving performance, accountability, and value delivery.Facilitate quarterly business reviews and performance evaluations with high-priority suppliers and internal sponsors.Contract Lifecycle Management & Risk MitigationUse Icertis to manage the contract lifecycle, including contract drafting, redlining, execution, and renewal tracking.Collaborate with Legal and stakeholders to negotiate and execute robust contracts with clearly defined deliverables, SLAs, pricing, and risk terms.Ensure supplier compliance with contract

Created: 2025-10-09