Cabot has an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Specialist. This role will develop raw materials (feedstock) supply and optimization opportunities within North America. In this job, you will be responsible for managing the raw materials supply chain from source to plant, across both the Reinforcement Materials and Specialty Carbon business units.
Internal applicants will be considered from Cabot locations including Alpharetta, GA / Franklin, LA / Ville Platte, LA and Houston, TX. Individuals based in Alpharetta, GA / Franklin, LA / Ville Platte, LA will be following the Flexible Work Arrangement (hybrid) policy and individuals based in Houston, TX will be remote.
In this role, your primary responsibility will be overall management of the raw materials supply chain. From a source to plant basis, you will be responsible for moving feedstock from our suppliers to our plants/terminals in the form of trucks, rail cars, barges, and vessels. You will learn to identify sources of various feedstock and make decisions on purity, price, and composition to provide the most value to Cabot. This role requires a highly intelligent self-motivated and self-managed individual with a positive attitude, a ton of energy, strong organization skills, and a sense of urgency to make things happen.
Manage the raw materials supply chain to ensure that our carbon black facilities have sufficient inventory to meet their production obligationsManage through various issues such as offspec contamination of raw materials, logistics delays, and unplanned operational issuesSupport operations in new raw materials trials and opportunities that are consistent with Cabot’s strategic goalsSupply raw materials to not only our US, Canada and Mexico sites, but any of Cabot’s sites globally that might be in need of feedstockAssist the Director of NA with the S&OP and Management Review processesAssist in managing third party suppliers, terminals, and logistics carriersHelp in bringing clean technology and sustainable business to Cabot What You Will Bring to Cabot Degree in engineering, supply chain, business, or related degree strongly preferred. At least 5 years supply chain operations or equivalent experience.Experience in oil/gas and/or petrochemicals industry preferred.Experienced in ERP systems such as JDE, Oracle, SAP, etc.Experienced in supply chain planning and optimization best practices.Ability to effectively engage in verbal and written communications that are timely, concise and clear.Maintain appropriate relationships with 3rd party terminals, suppliers, and plant operations to enable execution of Cabot’s strategic goals.Acts with urgency and tenacity. Takes ownership and responsibility for management of the supply chain.
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 2 days a week and develop/sustain colleague relationships in the office 3 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. Cabot BenefitsFeedback – 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.#LI-HYBRID
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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.
Innovation that drives sustainability
Many of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges are fundamentally chemistry problems. We can convert the mobility sector from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, but this requires batteries with greater range and lower cost. This is fundamentally a chemistry challenge. We can have a zero-energy building, but this requires high performance insulation, efficient solar panels, and energy storage solutions. Each of these are fundamentally chemistry challenges.
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.
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Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.
Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.
Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.
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Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.
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