Procurement Jobs at CEMEX with Visa Sponsorship

Company Overview

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!

Job Summary

The Procurement Manager identifies and executes cost savings initiatives, builds supplier relationships, and ensures continuous supply of materials and services while managing working capital. This position collaborates with Category Managers and Operations on specific category strategies to provide the lowest cost of ownership solutions, while providing high quality materials and services. The Procurement Manager oversees working capital initiatives through collaboration with Operations and the supplier base.

Job Responsibilities

• Participates in the annual maintenance forecast and budget in conjunction with operations.
• Guarantees flow of information and effective communication among Procurement, Operations and Maintenance.
• Responsible for developing and monitoring the annual purchasing/ negotiation plan.
• Responsible for fulfillment of goods and services requirements in a timely manner.
• Purchases materials, products & services.
• Responsible for inventory reduction initiatives and supplier payment term initiatives to improve Working Capital.

Qualifications

• Product and materials knowledge
• Knowledge of the cement/concrete production process
• Is able to apply supply chain management concepts
• Understands external customer requirements and their impact on internal customers and suppliers
• Deep knowledge of JDE functional processes and systems (maintenance, inventories and purchasing modules)
• Operation Product and Material knowledge.
• Knowledge of the Cement/Concrete/Aggregate production process.
• Able to apply Supply Chain Management concepts.
• Understands customer requirements and suppliers’ impact on internal and external customers.
• Deep knowledge of SAP functional processes and systems (maintenance, inventories and purchasing modules).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Procurement, Operations or Supply Chain.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong Time Management and Organization Skills.
• Strong Communication Skills (both in-writing and verbally).
• Managerial/ Leadership skills: Capable of leading a team to perform as per the strategy and targets.
• Microsoft Office Skills (especially Excel , PowerPoint & Word ).

Working Conditions

• Capable of working in an office environment
• Capable of working extended hours as needed
• Job involves sitting most of the time, but also involves walking or standing for brief periods of time

Physical Requirements

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing to a significant degree
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently Job involves sitting, walking or standing.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors

Legal Notices

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 offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well.

EEO Statement - En Español

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, información genética, identidad de género, o expresión de género en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.