POSITION SUMMARYThe Director, Supply Management – Chemicals leads the Chemicals category within the Supply Management organization and is accountable for defining and executing the end‑to‑end strategic sourcing agenda for this category. The role balances strategic rigor with strong stakeholder and supplier engagement to ensure long‑term value creation, supply reliability, and competitive advantage across the business.The incumbent is responsible for the full strategic sourcing lifecycle, including category profiling, development and execution of sourcing strategies, supplier portfolio design, sourcing approach selection, supplier negotiation and award, and the operational integration of suppliers. The role also drives continuous benchmarking of the supply market to identify opportunities for cost optimization, risk mitigation, innovation, and continuous improvement.This position requires close collaboration with internal technical experts and business stakeholders, leveraging their expertise while introducing disciplined strategic procurement practices and frameworks to further mature the Chemicals category.The Director, Supply Management – Chemicals reports to the Senior Director, Supply Management.RESPONSIBILITIES· Category Strategy & KPIs: Define and execute category strategies and KPIs aligned with site needs and Supply Management objectives, including supply security, alternative sourcing, transition planning, and stakeholder communication.· Value & Cost Optimization: Drive value creation by challenging the status quo with suppliers and internal teams to identify cost, performance, and risk optimization opportunities.· Cross‑Functional Leadership: Lead cross‑functional teams to develop and implement business cases and initiatives for process and continuous improvement.· Category Documentation & Standards: Develop and maintain category documentation, including material references, standards, and sourcing frameworks.· Requirements & Specifications: Define material requirements and specifications while supporting structured exchanges between suppliers and mills to foster innovation, continuous improvement, and effective governance that ensures implementation and sustained impact.· Market & Supplier Intelligence: Monitor market dynamics and supplier performance to inform sourcing decisions and identify improvement and innovation opportunities.· Supply Assurance: Ensure reliable delivery of quality products and services in a timely and cost‑effective manner.· Sourcing & Contracting: Lead sourcing events and negotiations, including RFIs, RFPs, bids, and contract administration.· Spend Ownership: Act as the single point of accountability for category spend and key stakeholder engagement.QUALIFICATIONS· Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field.· 10–15 years of related experience.EXPERIENCES· Excellent time and project management skills.· Experience in Pulp & Paper industry considered an asset.· Experience working with suppliers.· Experience drafting vendor agreements and mitigating risk.· Relevant experience may include trials, optimization of chemical applications, production engineering, operations management, sales, procurement, or consulting.SKILLS AND ABILITIES· Ability to lead projects and drive improvement initiatives.· Strong negotiation, influencing, and conflict resolution skills.· Effective communication at all organizational levels.· Creation and reporting of performance metrics.· Expertise in tools for grading, analyzing, and assessing materials and supplies.· Some travel required.LANGUAGES· Good verbal and written communication skills in French and English.Knowledge of English is required for this specific position as Kruger deals with partners across North America and the successful candidate will be required to communicate frequently with them. Kruger has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing English language requirements, including assessing the actual language needs associated with the duties to be performed, ensuring that the language skills already required of other employees were insufficient for the performance of those duties, and limiting as much as possible the number of positions with duties requiring English language skills.
