CC Procurement Manager

CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a recognized leader in the refining industry and operates under the well-known CITGO brand.

CITGO owns and operates three refineries located in Lake Charles, LA.; Lemont, IL.; and Corpus Christi, TX, and wholly and/or jointly owns 38 active terminals, six pipelines and three lubricants blending and packaging plants.

With approximately 3,300 employees and a combined crude capacity of approximately 807,000 barrels-per-day (bpd), positions CITGO as one of the best-branded supplier companies in the industry.

At CITGO our people are our most important resource.

Our core values are Safety, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Care.

Job Summary

Responsible for procurement of materials and services for the assigned Business Units.

Supervise other procurement professionals to ensure that CITGO procurement policies and procedures are applied in obtaining quality goods and services to meet the internal customer's requirements.

Use best-in-class strategic sourcing tools and techniques to identify, qualify, solicit, select and negotiate with vendors to obtain materials and services from vendors at the best value for CITGO giving consideration to cost, safety, quality, reliability and delivery requirements per Customer's need.

Interact regularly with other refinery departments, their management and external vendors.

Assist in the management of purchasing and warehouse functions in order to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership of purchased goods and services.

Provide advice & counsel to site management for all procurement activities.

Work with other site departments and corporate support to improve the complete procurement process so that the process becomes more effective in accomplishing requirements of internal customers & ensuring proper business controls.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management or related field plus ten (10) years of related industrial experience OR fifteen (15) years of Procurement or related industrial experience in lieu of degree.

Specialized Skills or Training:

Negotiation skills
Sourcing, procurement & inventory control techniques
Project management skills
Team building, delegating, goal development and performance monitoring
Working knowledge of SAP or other ERP
Communication skills
Analytical skills
Problem solving skills
Proficient computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Preferred: GEP SMART or similar e-Procurement solution experience and Power BI

Job Duties

Manage the procurement and, in the case of refinery locations, warehouse activities for the Business Unit to ensure that the needs of internal Customers are met.

All such activities will be conducted in the most effective manner possible with focus on delivering all goods & services to the internal customers at the lowest possible total cost of ownership, considering purchase price, quality, reliability, delivery, safety and other items requir...