Raw Materials Specialist

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!

Your Role at Cabot

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Raw Material Coordinator/Specialist to join the Reinforcement Materials APS Feedstock Purchasing team at the Jakarta, Indonesia location.

The position will be responsible for coordinating raw materials activities related to transactions, controls and updating of databases, files and systems related to the area, as well as developing, monitoring and maintaining updated market intelligence of the main stakeholders, in addition to coordinating, together with planning, factories and logistics, the operationalization of the supply of raw materials.

How You Will Make an Impact
 

• Update, interpret and make suggestions on raw material mapping (FIMS), aligned with the information received from each factory, department and region metrics and other Raw Materials commitments
• Support the Regional and Corporate Business in the closing processes of each month, meeting delivery deadlines, answering questions always in line with the plant and the Feedstock Purchasing Manager
• Keep prices, deadlines and credit limits for Raw Materials up to date, always aligned with the plant and the Feedstock Manager
• Communicate to businesses about weekly and monthly variations in raw materials, being able to justify each adjustment
• Update, interpret and make suggestions regarding Raw Materials databases and systems
• Responsible for the process of creating Raw Material Purchase Orders (ON), always aligned with negotiated prices, complying with agreed payment terms and aligned with the quantities agreed with each factory and the Feedstock Purchasing Manager.
• Support with data in the management of raw material contracts
• Keep the regional quality management system up to date, together with the factories, to meet internal and external audits of raw materials
• Support and participate in the processes of maintaining current certifications or new quality certifications for factories in the Region
• Be able to maintain contact with Raw Material suppliers in the region to update prices and availability, in alignment and cooperation with each plant
• Be able to negotiate prices punctually and in alignment with the Feedstock Purchasing Manager
• Develop, update and interpret market intelligence on suppliers, competitors, products competing with our raw materials, related markets, among others, constantly seeking updated sources of information.
• Be qualified to represent Raw Materials in Internal Planning, Quality Management, Quality, Manufacturing and Auditing Forums
• Develop an interactive and constructive relationship with key internal raw material stakeholders
• Participate in the processes of change and continuous improvements, whether cultural, organizational or operational, proposed by the company

What You Will Bring to Cabot

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years’ experience in industrial purchasing, buying, expediting, logistics coordinating, and/or production planning experience.
• Good understanding of purchasing function, contract language & design and terms & conditions.
• Exposure and understanding of computer-based purchasing and inventory systems, including interfaces with other functional applications such as A/P, project, and job costing, planning and forecasting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Packages like power point, excel, word and visio and experienced in working with ERP software like SAP or JDE.
• Good knowledge and skills of purchasing.
• Ability to develop and maintain a broad understanding of the marketplace for the portfolio of feedstocks, as well as vendors.
• Be able to work under pressure.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to communicate internally and externally with suppliers, internal customers, and peers.

How We’ll Support Your Success:

• Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.
• Hybrid Work Environment – The autonomy to both work from home 1 day a week and develop/sustain colleague relationships in the office 4 days a week.
• Growth –Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to personally grow your influence, your position, and your compensation.
• Meaningful Work that is Valued – Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know you’re making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, “I was a part of that.”
• Benefits, Vacation, Etc. – We offer a competitive package of benefits. Benefits begin on first day of employment.
• Feedback – We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.
• Support – You are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. We have a global team of engineers that are willing to help. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.

At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.