Director Infrastructure Technology

Location: Wesseling, Nrth Rhine Westfalia, DE, 50389- Req ID: 83397- Facility: Wesseling-501- Department: Global Procurement- Division: Olefins and Polyolefins and Global Procu**Are you result oriented and willing to challenge the status quo? Welcome to LyondellBasell**

For our german site in **Wesseling near Cologne **we are looking for a

**Director Infrastructure Technology & Corporate Services (**M/F/d)**

**Responsibilities & Accountabilities**
- The position is a member of the Global Procurement leadership team and works closely with senior leadership in IT, Digital, HR, Finance, HSES, and Legal
- Partners with corporate functions to develop strategies for sourcing technology and services in a sustainable manner that leverages the scale of the company globally
- Accountable for sustained Polaris value generation and co-owned Polaris value generation targets with earnings statement and/or balance sheet impact through innovation and thought leadership
- Develop, implement and manage strategic sourcing plans using 7 step process for Technology and Corporate Services, including but not limited to contingent labor, global travel, site/facility services, consulting services, IT hardware/software/telecom, digital support/service, and others
- Manages category/sourcing resources, budgets, scope, and timelines to plan and communicates status regularly internally and externally with clients, stakeholders and other LYB teams
- Identifies and develops multi-year contract roadmaps which are aligned to enterprise-wide, long-term business strategies and objectives
- Builds and maintains vested or agile relationships with select strategic suppliers to enable corporate strategic aspirations
- Role oversees the sourcing and administration of the Managed Service Provider (MSP) and its associated procedures related to contingent workers and the global travel management program
- Ensures supply continuity and proactively manages risk exposure via multi-sourcing and other risk reduction techniques
- Accountable for the administration of the following corporate policies: Global Travel, Global Fleet and Pool Car
- Accountable for the efficiency and effectiveness of the end to end source to pay process for Corporate Services and IT using digital enablement
- Ensures strategy is in place to securing talent for the future and developing existing talent; provides mentoring as a cornerstone for succession planning
- Participates in external forums/consortiums to build competitive knowledge and benchmark performance

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s/ Master´s degree in Business, IT/ Digital, Engineering, Supply Chain or related discipline required
- A minimum of 20 years of experience, of which, at least 10 years are in a senior position, in a multi-entity, complex global environment in the Petrochemical or Technology industry
- Demonstrated experience in strategic sourcing efforts in the IT or Corporate Service categories is preferred
- Proven track record in negotiating complex commercial agreements for Corporate Services and IT/Digital segments is preferred
- Must have experience in managing multiple concurrent initiatives and significant experience in the matrix management of resources across multiple groups
- Broad and extensive business management skills and knowledge with a focus on IT/ Digital offerings and Corporate service Management
- Respected leader with demonstrated ability to influence colleagues at senior, junior and peer levels
- Experience in forming strategic partnerships with business partners in a collaborative manner
- Strong analytical, organizational, prioritization, and time management skills
- Proven business case development skills, including: experience with both quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Proven success working in and/or leading teams
- Proven ability to manage and motivate diverse teams - multi-company, cross-functional/technical teams - to deliver programs and projects on time and on budget
- Ability to travel approximately 10-20 percent, domestically and internationally

**What makes us attractive - your perspectives?**

We offer attractive salary package, company social benefits and mobile working.

We encourage decisions and reward results.

We believe in the power of many - with continuous improvement we build successful teams.

We want to appeal to everyone - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

**Interested ?