Full-Time
Category Manager
Direct Materials
Updated on 9/3/2026
Chemours
1,001-5,000 employees
Produces titanium dioxide, refrigerants, and Teflon
Compensation Overview
$110.5k - $172.7k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Wilmington, DE, USA
In Person
On-site at Wilmington, Delaware headquarters.
Bachelor's, MBA
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- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain or engineering.
- Must have 7 years of experience procuring or managing categories related to the Chemical industry.
- Strong expertise in Strategic Sourcing or Supply Chain Management domain experience (Category Management, Vendor management, SRM, Supply Risk, Regulatory compliance, segmentation/taxonomy).
- Strategic leadership skills in developing and nurturing strong working ties with site leadership and operations teams.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience managing and negotiating contracts to meet business needs and objectives. Negotiate contracts and purchase order terms and conditions with the inclusion of Legal, Risk Management, Business leadership, and Finance, as required.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications and be able to create and interpret key reports.
- Strong working knowledge/experience in business analysis, market research, financial analysis, cost models, procurement/supply chain analysis and supplier performance management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; self-motivated with ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously, with attention to detail, deadlines, and reporting
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning).
- Business acumen – creating, positioning and negotiating commercial arrangements that deliver competitive advantage. Ability to build a strong business case with data and present it senior management.
- Category Strategies: Drive strategic sourcing process by gathering inputs/requirements/business objectives to develop and lead global category strategies that may include both specialties such as precious metals and catalysts as well as commodities such as hydrofluorocarbons and other critical raw materials to deliver reliable, cost advantaged, and sustainable supply across multiple business units.
- Partnership: Strategic thought partner that fosters strong cross-functional engagement and working partnerships to enable strategic planning and forecasting. Understands customer requirements such as volume, price, quality, delivery mode, supply risk and supply chain impacts and incorporated into category strategies. Executive level engagements with internal and supplier stakeholders which requires advanced communication and personal skills and deep business understanding
- Risk Management: Identify and mitigate supply risk, critical path supplies and services and help monitor/manage related site risks. Proactively develop and implement effective risk mitigation strategies for key materials
- Negotiations: Defines negotiation targets: most desired outcome, best alternative, least acceptable outcome. Develop negotiation plans, gain alignment from stakeholders, lead cross-functional, negotiation teams, and drive commercial negotiations to achieve best possible TCO pricing while maintaining set quality standards. Negotiates, prepares and executes procurement agreements
- Contract management: Conducts negotiations, documents agreements in contract terms and conditions, conducts contract legal and financial reviews, obtains internal approvals, implements contracts, reviews contract/supplier performance after implementation. Review and manage supplier contracts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions, drive value on new and existing contracts. Authoring Contracts with Firm KPIs that enhance Compliance.
- Data Analytics: Works efficiently between internal data (spend, contract data) and external intel and market trends, analyze local and macro markets, and identifies opportunities to optimize category portfolio to drive maximum value. Utilize data analytics to identify purchasing trends, identify timing for commercial action, and inform decision-makers.
- Market Research: Analyze market trends, competitor activity, and customer demand to identify potential products /services and suppliers. Understands supply market – production routes, supplier share, market price, alternatives. Drives cost efficiency challenges in a volatile commodity market and chemical indices that require constant market monitoring.
- Vendor Management: Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, negotiating pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules. Facilitate new supplier introductions; Manage, consolidate, and drive lower tail spend where feasible.
- Reporting and communication: Develop category/sub-category sourcing strategy and align with business and stakeholders. Prepare regular reports on category performance, key insights, and actionable recommendations to senior managers.
- KPIs: Develop metrics and work with digital to automate. Understand and align with the goals and requirements of the stakeholders and share progress and results of dashboards, metrics, KPI’s and benchmarks.
- Savings: Drive cost savings/avoidance, and working capital improvements through collaborative efforts with suppliers, internal customers and procurement category managers.
- Mentorship: Mentors/coaches Associate Category Managers on category management, Supplier Management, Supply Risk, and Stakeholder engagement
- Bidding: Lead bidding strategy and executes RFX, requests for proposals and competitive bids Drive use of bidding optimizations/automation.
- Master’s in business (MBA) or Supply Chain Certifications
- Strong expertise in Source to Pay (S2P) software such as GEP, Ariba, Keelvar or similar.
- Proficiency in SAP (S4/HANA) or higher or an equivalent ERP business system.
- Good working knowledge of Go to Market strategies such as Reverse Auctions, eSourcing, etc.
- High motivation and self-awareness
- Analytical capability
- Results-driven with strong communication skills
- Six Sigma Greenbelt+ Certification(s)
Chemours is a chemical company formed in 2015 as a spin-off from DuPont. It focuses on producing titanium dioxide pigments, refrigerants, and the Teflon brand, along with other specialty chemicals. Its products work by delivering white pigment for paints, coatings, and plastics (titanium dioxide), providing refrigerant chemicals used in heating and cooling systems, and offering Teflon-brand materials known for their nonstick and low-frriction properties. Chemours differentiates itself from competitors through its status as an independent, focused chemical company with a clear emphasis on sustainable solutions and specialized product lines, enabled by an IPO that gave it financial independence and agility. Its goal is to lead in its core chemical markets by delivering value through chemistry—developing reliable, durable products and sustainable innovations for customers and industries.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Wilmington, Delaware
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 11, 2026 launches Opteon ZE and 515B for data-center chillers.
- Q2 2026 free cash flow reached $114 million, despite weaker sales and litigation charges.
- Settlement reduces a major PFAS overhang and supports 2026 guidance of $775-$825 million EBITDA.
What critics are saying
- June 24, 2026 PFAS settlement adds $22.5 million penalties and $90 million mitigation.
- June 30, 2026 negative equity of $49 million leaves Chemours financially fragile.
- EPA approval for Opteon 2P50 remains pending, while NRDC and Earthjustice oppose commercialization.
What makes Chemours unique
- Chemours owns Opteon fluorochemicals spanning chillers, immersion cooling, and low-GWP refrigerants.
- Its 2015 DuPont spinout preserved deep fluorine chemistry know-how and established customer relationships.
- It still supplies mission-critical PFAS-based materials where performance and regulatory timing matter.
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↑ 5%As AI data centers expand, new cooling chemicals raise PFAS concerns. As companies search for ways to cool powerful AI servers, WRAL found key gaps in what Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. know about the chemicals they could use. Posted 8/25/2026, 6:44:11 PM * Related * data center * PFAS * Chemours * Amazon * environment * Environmental Protection Agency * artificial intelligence By Liz McLaughlin, WRAL Climate Change Reporter The artificial intelligence race is creating demand for more than data centers and electricity. It is also creating a new market for the chemicals needed to keep increasingly powerful computer chips from overheating. Some of those cooling technologies rely on PFAS, a broad class of fluorinated compounds already responsible for widespread drinking water contamination in North Carolina. Other WRAL Top Stories Keep Watching WRAL Investigates: Animal euthanasia rates at North Carolina shelters Watch More Now, Chemours, the company at the center of the Cape Fear PFAS contamination, is developing a fluorinated fluid called Opteon 2P50 to cool high-powered data center servers. The chemical is still awaiting federal approval and is not yet commercially available in the United States. Chemours says it could dramatically reduce the water and energy required for cooling, an appealing proposition as communities raise concerns about the resource demands of new data centers. Those concerns are already playing out across North Carolina, where residents are asking what large data centers could mean for local water supplies. For Laura McKelvey, a Chapel Hill resident who spent 34 years working for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the concern extends beyond how much water data centers use. WRAL examined what companies developing data centers in North Carolina say they plan to use for cooling, what state regulators require them to disclose, and what is known about a new generation of fluorinated cooling fluids. Why AI is changing how data centers are cooled. The more computing power packed into a data center, the more heat it has to manage. As AI accelerates demand for increasingly powerful chips, keeping those servers cool is becoming a bigger engineering challenge - and pushing some companies to look beyond traditional air- and water-based cooling. One emerging option is two-phase immersion cooling, which essentially gives the servers a bath. Computer equipment is submerged in a liquid that does not conduct electricity. As the servers heat up, the fluid boils into vapor, then condenses back into liquid to be used again. Chemours is developing Opteon 2P50 for this type of cooling and says the closed-loop design allows the fluid to be captured and reused. PFAS are a large family of manufactured chemicals known for their persistence in the environment. Some have been linked to cancers, decreased fertility, immune system effects, and other health problems. A coalition of 17 environmental organizations, including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Earthjustice, is urging the EPA not to approve 2P50 and other new PFAS uses. Their concern is not only what happens while the fluid is circulating inside a data center, but what could be released during its manufacture, use, maintenance, and eventual disposal. "There's no real closed-loop system when it comes to PFAS," said Drew Ball, Southeast campaigns director for NRDC. Chemours says 2P50 is intended for sealed, closed-loop systems where the fluid can be reclaimed, reprocessed, and reused. The company says PFAS should not be treated as a single class because individual chemicals have different properties and potential risks, and that 2P50 should be evaluated based on its specific characteristics and potential for exposure. What Chemours has - and hasn't - disclosed about 2P50. Chemours says it has provided the EPA with "extensive technical and scientific information" about 2P50 as the agency reviews the chemical for commercial use in the United States. WRAL repeatedly asked Chemours to provide those data and studies, including results from full-scale testing, information about potential emissions and atmospheric breakdown products, and the underlying data supporting its claims about energy and water savings. After more than a week of correspondence, Chemours did not provide the requested data. WRAL also asked about an estimated annual evaporative loss rate of approximately 0.7% attributed to Chemours. The company did not confirm that estimate, provide the data behind it, or offer a different expected loss rate. Chemours has publicly promoted 2P50 since at least 2023, saying customer trials demonstrated its performance and that the technology could reduce cooling energy use by more than 90% and nearly eliminate water use. The company did not provide WRAL with the underlying data requested to independently evaluate those claims. Chemours' PFAS history in North Carolina. For decades, Chemours and its predecessor, DuPont, released PFAS from Fayetteville Works into the Cape Fear River and the air, contaminating drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people. The cleanup is extensive. Under a 2019 consent order with the state and Cape Fear River Watch, Chemours has been required to provide safe drinking water to affected residents, sharply reduce air emissions and address contaminated groundwater. Chemours said in a statement that it has invested more than $400 million to reduce PFAS emissions at Fayetteville Works and about $160 million in private well testing. Among the pollution controls required under the consent order was a thermal oxidizer, technology that had been used industrially for decades. Chemours did not answer questions about what PFAS pollution controls it has undertaken beyond its legal requirements. Chemours says it does not manufacture 2P50, its precursors or intermediates at Fayetteville Works and told WRAL "there are no plans to change that." What Amazon and Microsoft plan to use in North Carolina. Amazon says its planned Richmond County facilities will not use liquid immersion cooling. Instead, the company expects to cool its servers with outside air about 93% of the year, without using water for cooling during those periods. On the hottest days, it plans to switch to evaporative cooling. That water will be treated with sodium hypochlorite, a disinfectant commonly used in municipal water systems, and chemicals to balance its pH, according to Amazon. The company said total chlorine will be the only treatment chemical remaining in its discharge and that the water will meet applicable discharge requirements. Microsoft is developing data centers in Person and Catawba counties and says it "does not add PFAS chemicals to datacenter cooling operations." For its Person County project, Microsoft has announced plans for air-cooled chillers and a closed, recirculating water loop. The company told WRAL its data center cooling water is not treated with chemicals or additives, though some Microsoft facilities use propylene glycol in closed-loop systems. It also pointed to leak detection, automatic shutdown systems and spill-response procedures designed to contain releases. What must data centers disclose to North Carolina regulators? The rapid expansion of data centers in North Carolina leaves a broader question for state regulators: How much must North Carolina know about the chemicals used to cool a data center before it begins operating? The NC Department of Environmental Quality says data center permit applications are reviewed under existing state and federal environmental laws, with requirements determined by the design of each project. The agency did not answer more specific questions from WRAL about whether developers must disclose all chemicals used in their cooling systems, which contaminants must be tested for in cooling wastewater, or how regulators would detect a fluorinated chemical that is not already subject to monitoring requirements. North Carolina lawmakers considered adding some guardrails this year. Senate Bill 730 passed the House in June with provisions addressing some of the costs and resource demands associated with large data centers, including a requirement for certain facilities to use closed-loop cooling designed to minimize water consumption. The bill stalled after returning to the Senate. Ball said development is moving faster than regulators' understanding of what these increasingly complex facilities could release. "We don't even have a handle on what type of pollution is coming out of these systems right now," Ball said. "We need better standards; we need better research in place because they're getting ahead of our local elected officials and our ability to track what's coming out of these things." Newer cooling technologies could bring real environmental benefits. Systems that use less water and electricity could ease two of the biggest pressures associated with data centers. Chemours says immersion cooling can do both, while Amazon and Microsoft say their North Carolina designs can reduce water use without it. The challenge is knowing the full trade-off before those systems are operating at scale. Without clear disclosure of the chemicals being used and monitoring designed to detect what could escape, regulators and communities may not have that picture until after a problem emerges. North Carolina has learned that lesson with PFAS before. The state has spent years tracing contamination through rivers, groundwater, private wells, and air after the chemicals were already in the environment. The data center buildout offers a chance to understand the environmental footprint of new cooling technologies before they become widespread, rather than trying to reconstruct it afterward.
Chemours reported a net loss of $274 million, or $1.81 per share, for Q2 2026, an improvement from the prior year's loss of $380 million. Adjusted earnings of 42 cents per share missed analyst estimates of 43 cents by 2.3%. Net sales fell 1% year-over-year to $1.59 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion by roughly 5%. The decline was driven by a 4% drop in volumes, partially offset by a 2% price increase and favourable currency effects. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 5% to $247 million. The decline reflected higher costs in Advanced Performance Materials from the Washington Works outage and lower sales following the SPS Capstone line closure, though pricing gains across all segments provided some offset. All three business segments—Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials—reported revenues below expectations, with volume declines affecting overall performance.
Chemours launches two refrigerants for data center chillers. Company launches now Opteon products for companies transitioning from higher-GWP refrigerants August 11, 2026 Chemical firm Chemours has launched two new refrigerants for data center chillers. NYSE-listed Chemours Company this week announced the launch of Opteon ZE (R-1234ze(E)) and Opteon 515B (R-515B) for stationary chiller applications. The company said the new refrigerants provide customers with additional low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant options for large-scale cooling applications, including rapidly growing AI and data center infrastructure. "AI is reshaping the demands placed on cooling infrastructure, and customers need solutions that can keep pace without compromising efficiency, reliability, or long-term regulatory readiness," said Joseph Martinko, president, Thermal & Specialized Solutions at Chemours. "With Opteon ZE and Opteon 515B, Chemours is expanding the choices available to chiller OEMs and operators as they build and maintain the critical systems powering data centers, commercial buildings, and other mission-critical environments, while further strengthening our position in attractive, high-growth cooling applications." Opteon ZE (R-1234ze(E)) is a hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) based refrigerant the company said is well suited for air- and water-cooled chillers, commercial air conditioning, heat pumps, and data center cooling applications. Opteon 515B (R-515B), meanwhile, is a zero-ODP refrigerant blend consisting of approximately 91.1 percent R-1234ze(E) and 8.9 percent R-227ea. Chemours said is targeted at conventional chiller applications, offering a "balance of lower GWP, performance, and ease of adoption for customers transitioning from higher-GWP refrigerants." They are available now in "strategic countries," with additional market availability expected to "follow aligned with market demand." Chemours Opteon line includes two-phase direct-to-chip and immersion cooling liquids.
Chemours has launched two new refrigerants, Opteon ZE and Opteon 515B, targeting chiller applications in data centres, commercial buildings, and other critical environments. The products expand the company's low-global warming potential refrigerant portfolio as demand for AI and cloud computing infrastructure drives increased cooling requirements. Opteon ZE features an ultra-low GWP of approximately 1 and zero ozone depletion potential, whilst Opteon 515B offers a GWP of approximately 293. Both refrigerants are designed to support efficient heat removal and scalability in high-performance cooling systems. The products are currently available in strategic countries, with broader market availability planned based on demand. Chemours positions itself to manufacture and supply these refrigerants through its fluorochemicals expertise and intellectual property portfolio.
Chemours (NYSE:CC) shares gap down after earnings miss. August 5, 2026 Key points. * Chemours shares fell sharply after second-quarter adjusted EPS came in at $0.42 versus the $0.50 analyst consensus, while revenue of $1.59 billion also missed expectations of $1.65 billion. Revenue declined roughly 1.5% year over year. * Litigation expenses and lower adjusted EBITDA weighed on results, although the company generated $158 million in operating cash flow and cited data-center demand as a growth opportunity. Chemours maintained its full-year outlook for 1%-5% sales growth and $775 million-$825 million in adjusted EBITDA. * The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0875 per share, or $0.35 annualized, representing an indicated yield of about 2.3%; shares of record on August 14 are scheduled to be paid on September 15. * Five stocks we like better than Chemours. The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC - Get Free Report) gapped down before the market opened on Wednesday after the company announced weaker than expected quarterly earnings. The stock had previously closed at $17.93, but opened at $16.01. Chemours shares last traded at $14.94, with a volume of 1,057,830 shares. The specialty chemicals company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.50 by ($0.08). Chemours had a negative net margin of 6.82% and a positive return on equity of 52.49%. The firm had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($2.54) EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Chemours dividend announcement. The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.0875 per share. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 14th. Chemours's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -13.26%. Key Chemours news. Here are the key news stories impacting Chemours this week: * Positive Sentiment: Chemours reported a second-quarter adjusted profit of $0.42 per share, a significant improvement from the $2.53 per-share loss reported in the year-ago quarter. The company also generated $158 million in operating cash flow and $114 million in free cash flow. Chemours Second Quarter Results * Positive Sentiment: Titanium Technologies sales increased 1% year over year to $661 million, while management highlighted growth opportunities tied to data-center applications. Full-year expectations remain intact for 1% to 5% sales growth and adjusted EBITDA of $775 million to $825 million. Chemours Data Center Growth and Litigation * Positive Sentiment: The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.0875 per share, payable September 15 to shareholders of record August 14. The payment represents an annualized dividend of $0.35 and an indicated yield of approximately 2%. Chemours Third Quarter Dividend * Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter revenue guidance of $1.5 billion to $1.6 billion and full-year guidance of $5.9 billion to $6.1 billion are broadly near Wall Street expectations, offering limited new upside or downside from the outlook. * Neutral Sentiment: Recent institutional activity was mixed, with some funds adding shares while major investors including BlackRock and Fidelity reduced their positions. * Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.42 and revenue of $1.59 billion missed analyst estimates of approximately $0.50 and $1.65 billion, respectively. Revenue declined about 1% year over year, and adjusted EBITDA fell to $247 million from $260 million. Chemours Misses Q2 Estimates * Negative Sentiment: Litigation expenses weighed on results and overshadowed otherwise favorable data-center demand. Chemours also carried approximately $3.9 billion of gross debt at quarter-end, keeping leverage and legal liabilities as important risks for investors. Analyst ratings changes. A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Chemours from $17.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Chemours from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Alembic Global Advisors reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of Chemours in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Chemours from $17.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Mizuho set a $22.00 price objective on Chemours in a report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Chemours has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $23.80. Discover more AI Stocks Report ETF Screener Tool Institutional inflows and outflows. A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Baird Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Chemours during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $148,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Chemours by 6.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 585,702 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $7,926,000 after acquiring an additional 37,382 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Chemours during the first quarter worth $161,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Chemours by 149.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 43,243 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $593,000 after acquiring an additional 25,899 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Chemours during the first quarter valued at $403,000. 76.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Chemours stock performance. The company has a market capitalization of $2.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.71 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.98, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.82. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $19.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.06. Chemours Company profile. Chemours Company, established in 2015 as a spin-off from E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, is a global chemistry organization headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. Since its formation, Chemours has focused on delivering performance chemicals that help customers lower their carbon footprint, increase energy efficiency and conserve water. The company operates with a commitment to safety, environmental stewardship and innovation. Chemours' principal business activities are organized into three core segments. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected]. Continue following MarketBeat Before you consider Chemours, you'll want to hear this. 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