Valvoline Global Operations is looking for a Procurement Specialist II (Buyer) to manage spend and vendor relationships for our Indirect Purchasing category. This role owns a portfolio of corporate services, including EH&S, Engineering, IT, Finance, HR, Marketing, and Supply Chain, contributing to vendor selection, strategic sourcing, and contract management.
What You'll Do
- Act as Valvoline's subject matter expert for your designated area, providing analysis and support to sales and marketing teams.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for key materials, including RFQ execution, market forecasting, and tactical planning.
- Negotiate commercial terms and contractual conditions to deliver optimal cost and support financial objectives.
- Ensure vendors are appropriately chosen, managed, and monitored to mitigate supply, environmental, cyber, and legal risks.
- Establish and measure quality standards, ensuring they remain up to date and are consistently met.
- Use relationship management techniques to generate maximum long-term value through Supplier Relationship Management.
What We're Looking For
- A minimum of 3-5 years of purchasing experience or work in a corporate environment.
- Demonstrated negotiation experience with both commercial terms (pricing) and common contractual terms and conditions.
- Background in Indirect Purchasing for corporate services, with an understanding of data privacy regulations, IT/SaaS contracts, and contract management best practices.
Team & Environment
You will work with many internal groups at VGO such as IT-Governance, Risk & Compliance; Accounts Payable, Legal, and others.
Benefits & Compensation
- Health insurance plans (medical, dental, vision)
- Health Savings Account with employer base deposit and match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Competitive 401(k) with generous employer base deposit and match
- Incentive opportunity
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discounts
- PTO Buy/Sell Options
- Tuition reimbursement
- Adoption assistance
Our Culture
Our corporate values—Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence—are at the heart of everything we do. We treat everyone with care, act with unwavering integrity, strive for excellence, deliver on our commitments with passion, and collaborate as one unified team.
Valvoline Global is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.
