AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.
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Why work at AdvanSix?
• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being
• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences
The Senior Commodity Leader (SCL) – Engineering, Maintenance & Capital is responsible for the strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier management of engineering services, maintenance services, construction services, and capital project-related spend across AdvanSix manufacturing sites. This role owns category strategy development and execution for plant engineering, turnarounds, sustaining capital, reliability-driven maintenance services, and site construction. The SCL partners closely with Plant Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, HS&E, Finance, and Capital Project teams to minimize total cost of ownership, mitigate execution and supply risk, and deliver sustained productivity in support of AdvanSix’s operating and capital objectives.
Key Responsibilities Category & Strategy Management • Develop and execute short- and long term category strategies for: ◦ Plant engineering services ◦ Maintenance and reliability services ◦ Construction and project execution services ◦ Capital project-related materials and services • Align category strategies with: ◦ Asset integrity and reliability goals ◦ Capital efficiency and cash discipline ◦ Safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements • Identify opportunities for standardization, bundling, regionalization, and supplier consolidation across sites. • Turnaround (plant outages) planning and strategizing with key stakeholders. Capital & Maintenance Spend Management • Support annual and multi year capital planning by establishing sourcing strategies for: ◦ EPC and engineering firms ◦ Construction contractors ◦ Specialized maintenance and turnaround services • Partner with Engineering and Maintenance leadership to: ◦ Optimize contractor utilization and rate structures ◦ Improve bid quality, scope discipline, and execution outcomes • Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction across labor, materials, and execution models. Supplier & Risk Management • Lead sourcing events including: ◦ RFPs, RFQs, and competitive bid processes ◦ Negotiation of Master Service Agreements (MSAs), unit-rate agreements, and lump sum contracts • Establish and manage preferred supplier frameworks and performance scorecards covering: ◦ Safety ◦ Cost competitiveness ◦ Schedule and execution reliability ◦ Quality and compliance • Identify and mitigate: ◦ Supply, labor, and execution risk ◦ Single source and capacity constraints ◦ Contractor safety and compliance exposure Commercial Execution & Governance • Negotiate and manage: ◦ Long term service agreements ◦ Statements of Work (SOWs) ◦ SAP Outline Agreements and purchase orders • Ensure adherence to AdvanSix procurement policies, controls, and approval processes. • Measure and report: ◦ Productivity savings ◦ Cost avoidance ◦ Working capital improvement ◦ Contract compliance Stakeholder Partnership • Act as the primary procurement interface for plant Engineering and Maintenance leadership. • Influence scope, sourcing strategy, and supplier selection early in project development. • Provide commercial insight to support: ◦ Capital prioritization ◦ Maintenance execution planning ◦ Turnaround scope and cost optimization
Qualifications & Experience Required • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related discipline • 7+ years of progressive experience in: ◦ Strategic sourcing or category management and/or ◦ Engineering, maintenance, or capital project procurement in a manufacturing or chemical environment • Demonstrated experience managing: ◦ Engineering and construction services ◦ Maintenance or turnaround-related spend ◦ Capital project sourcing and execution support • Strong negotiation, contract management, and commercial risk management skills • Experience working in asset intensive, regulated manufacturing environments Preferred • Experience in chemicals, refining, or process manufacturing • Familiarity with EPC contracting models (lump sum, unit rate, reimbursable) • SAP procurement experience (Outline Agreements, PO execution) • Proven ability to influence cross functional leaders without direct authority
The base salary for this role is $95,000 to $142,600 annually.
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan.
Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages.
The pay range, incentives and benefits listed above are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of total compensation or benefits. The final offer will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as the job location, applicability of a collective bargaining agreement, length of service, internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on your role, business results and individual performance. All aspects of total rewards offered are subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.
At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.
To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.
