Sun Chemical

Manager

• Responsible for leading and managing the North Charleston site, including the Mica Processing Plant, Effect Pigment manufacturing operations, and the warehouse serving as a global supply point.
• Establishes and executes the site vision and strategic plans aligned with overall business objectives.
• Holds full accountability for operational performance, financial results (earnings and cash), safety compliance, capital allocation, organizational effectiveness, and cross-site supply alignment.
• Partners closely with upstream operations in Hartwell, GA and downstream operations in Peekskill, NY to optimize material flow, production strategy, and customer fulfillment.
• Drives a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while ensuring reliable service to internal and external customers.

Site Manager

• Responsible for leading and managing the Hartwell site, including mica mining operations, separation plant, manufacturing plants (North and South), and the warehouse serving as a global supply point
• Establishes and executes the site vision and strategic plans aligned with business objectives
• Holds full accountability for operational performance, safety compliance (including MSHA), financial results (earnings and cash), long-term reserve planning, capital allocation, and organizational effectiveness
• Drives a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while partnering with global and cross-functional stakeholders to meet customer and business requirements

Data Engineer

• Define high-level architecture that enables seamless integration of SAP and additional data sources into the Microsoft Fabric environment, ensuring robust data flow and interoperability.
• Design and manage Microsoft Fabric workspaces, establishing reliable and efficient connectivity across SAP, Azure, and Fabric components to support unified data access and advanced analytics capabilities.
• Leverage SAP BTP DataSphere and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) to create integrated analytics solutions.
• Implement data integration into Fabric Lakehouse, Warehouse, and Synapse Engineering.
• Design and build Azure Data Factory pipelines for data ingestion and transformation.
• Ensure data security and governance at storage and reporting layers.
• Oversee batch and incremental data loads, tuning performance to meet SLAs.
• Develop Power BI semantic layers and maintain Power BI reports, including paginated and interactive dashboards.
• Support the migration of Cognos solutions into Power BI.
• Provide expertise and guidance on SAP analytics roadmap (S/4HANA Embedded Analytics, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud).
• Lead pilot projects and migrations (e.g., Cognos to Power BI, SQL DW to Fabric OneLake).

Senior Data Architect – Microsoft Fabric, SAP

Procurement

• Gathering business specifications and requirements for global needs, conducting RFXs and auctions through an e-Sourcing platform, and providing comprehensive reporting on global status to support informed decision-making.
• Documenting and tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to rigorously monitor supplier performance and ensure the highest standards are consistently met.
• Developing and delivering impactful PowerPoint presentations to both executive and non-executive audiences, clearly communicating challenges, opportunities, and recommendations.
• Consolidating the supply chain to reduce complexity and streamline transactions through catalogues, master framework agreements, and other tools.
• Applying machine learning and AI tools to analyze, define, and execute category strategies that achieve the lowest total cost of ownership from suppliers and contractors.
• Facilitating procurement processes and policies to ensure alignment across regional and global teams.
• Proactively engaging in projects at the earliest stages to drive Category development, growth, and maximum business benefit.
• Executing strategic sourcing projects and supplier selection initiatives using best practices and e-Sourcing/digital tools.
• Leading negotiations and the development of key contracts in collaboration with suppliers, legal, finance, and business stakeholders.
• Developing risk management strategies to safeguard against potential supply disruptions, including identifying alternative sourcing options.
• Leading a supplier enablement strategy to maximize spend transactions and managing key strategic supplier relationships to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and service commitments are met.
• Optimizing digital cataloguing, including Punchouts, for key procurement contracts.
• Gathering customer scorecard data and leading Supplier Executive Business Reviews to drive continuous performance improvements.

Category Leader – Indirect Procurement

Events

• Efficiently operate equipment: adding materials at designated times and observing chemical reactions; monitor gauges, samples and recorders to ensure timely completion of quality batches per production schedule.
• Adjust controls and valves to maintain systems at specified temperature, pressure and speed.
• Maintain housekeeping at excellent levels, keeping the tanks, floor and reactor deck areas clean.
• Required to operate a forklift in a safe manner.
• Wear necessary safety equipment and follow company established Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Hiring Event

Supply Chain

• Be accountable for rolling 12 months forecast accuracy and quality (i.e. measured by MAPE and Forecast bias or other standard metrics) on a monthly basis at the agreed aggregation level with strong market trend intelligence.
• Perform monthly global demand forecasting process and validation meetings with Regional Sales Leaders to ensure market intelligence is captured on the relevant forecasting levels: statistical / baseline, Customer-SKU-Location and Region-SKU, ensuring the collaborative forecast is properly represented in the demand planning system.
• Prepare relevant material for demand review discussion and reconcile significant forecast variances to reflect updated sales and marketing assumptions (i.e. price development, promotion plan and sales, growth opportunities, gains, losses and changes).
• Evaluate statistical/baseline forecast quality by reviewing historical sales trends, AOP budget and NetSales Forecast, researching demand drivers in regions/countries for the respective industries.
• Drive / support initiatives to improve Demand Planning excellence across the Demand Planning team by validating and executing forecast segmentation strategy, demand pattern analysis and any qualitative improvements tools.
• Provide feedback to Supply Chain Planning teams and Commercial teams on the opportunities and risks according to customer replenishment performance metrics and global differentiated portfolio steering.
• Provide input for business scenarios preparation in constrained supply situation.
• Support Commercial, Product Management and Supply Chain team on the unconstrained forecast to maximize profitability and efficient assessment of business prioritization while maintaining long-term business and customer relationships.
• Represent Demand Planning organization in essential meetings/processes throughout the organization. As well as fostering customer meetings to improve forecast optimization and build-up relevant general market and customer insights.

Demand Planner

• Lead the design and execution of organizational effectiveness strategies
• Partner with senior leaders to assess organizational needs
• Drive talent management strategies including performance management
• Champion change management initiatives
• Analyze and report on key metrics
• Manage and develop a high-performing global team

Senior Manager, Talent & Organization Effectiveness

Recruitment

• Handle the full recruitment cycle for roles across different departments and locations throughout EMEA.
• Partner with hiring managers globally to understand job requirements and provide guidance throughout the process.
• Source, screen, and interview candidates using a variety of tools and channels.
• Maintain accurate records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and manage job postings across multiple regions.
• Coordinate interview logistics and ensure smooth communication between candidates and stakeholders.
• Contribute ideas for improving recruitment processes and candidate experience across regions.
• Support diversity and inclusion initiatives in hiring practices.

Recruiter

• Lead the design and execution of organizational effectiveness strategies that improve business performance and enable scalable growth.
• Partner with senior leaders to assess organizational needs and deliver solutions that align structure, clarify roles, and map capabilities.
• Drive talent management strategies including performance management, succession planning, leadership development, and employee engagement.
• Champion change management initiatives, developing toolkits and strategies that support adoption and cultural alignment.
• Analyze and report on key metrics to evaluate the impact of organizational and talent strategies.
• Manage and develop a high-performing global team, including HR and talent specialists across regions.

Sales

• Managing all sales activities in the assigned sales geography.
• Developing a regional growth strategy and leading the sales team to execute it.
• Leading the sales team and improving the team’s overall selling effectiveness – including training/coaching sales professionals in the assigned territory on their selling responsibilities, Rewarding and recognizing individual and team achievements.
• Ensuring profitability of assigned territory through proper pricing recommendations, contract management, service time, and rebate recommendations.
• Collaborating with Customer Technical Service (CTS) in defining actions in the region.
• Coordinating internal relationships and interfacing with Operations, Marketing, Product Management, and other Sun Chemical functions to ensure products are delivered as and when required and to define product and market needs.
• Developing well-defined business cases for profitable growth.
• Representing the Sun Chemical to the customer in sales-related matters – including acting as steward for Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Tracking sales opportunities in Salesforce while providing forecasts to the business on a regular basis.
• Taking responsibility for customer satisfaction, including improvement plans and follow-through actions, in addition to working through the regional Sales and CTS teams to maintain a positive customer experience.
• The candidate must be able to anticipate future needs of the business and customer. S/he must keep up to date on market conditions that impact the region and use the information to anticipate market changes for NAPG, our customers, and our customers’ customers. S/he must work internally to get the necessary support to meet the clients’ needs.

Regional Sales Manager

Account Executive

• Service and support a defined book of regional accounts, delivering value to the customer and Sun Chemical through sales activities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for House and Inside Sales accounts within regional assignment.
• Provide compelling service experience for accounts that have the opportunity to grow with the Sun platform.
• Provide insight into Sun product offerings, as appropriate to the individual customer and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain account strategies, to maximize profits and minimize customer churn.
• Serve as the initial point of contact for leads as provided by the NAP&G Marketing team; review and vet leads in conjunction with RSM.
• Contribute detailed information and evaluation of leads to support assignment to the Inside Sales or Regional Sales team.
• Effectively manage the transition of accounts from Inside Sales to Regional Sales team or vice versa, as defined by customer needs and growth opportunity.
• Prospect accounts across regional assignment using CRM and other available lead sources.
• Learn and understand the Customer's Operating Reality, providing Voice of the Customer feedback to Sun Chemical.
• Partner with the Regional Sales Manager to develop volume/revenue/margin targets and strategize how to meet those targets.
• Recognize and understand competitive threats and opportunities, developing strategies to protect existing customer base and capture new business.
• Manage day-to-day territory needs through customer interaction, communicating using remote tools to stay engaged across the customer portfolio as appropriate.

Inside Sales Representative II

Human Resources

• Partners with field Inplant/CTS/ Sales/Product Management leadership teams to provide HR leadership in the areas of employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, and reporting.
• Analyzes and subsequently resolves all complex, specialized, and sensitive employee relations questions and issues as they arise.
• Assist in managing the talent acquisition process for the group, which may include at times recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants.
• Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices.

Commercial HR Manager

Engineer

• Support maintenance coordinators and the Maintenance Manager in daily maintenance operations
• Lead maintenance improvement initiatives, including failure analysis and root cause analysis.
• Ensure achievement of maintenance KPIs and preventive maintenance execution
• Develop, implement, and monitor the predictive maintenance plan

Maintenance Engineer

• Leads a safety-focused organization that prioritizes safety and housekeeping techniques and programs.
• Leads the site safety OSHA program in partnership with the site EHS Coordinator and plant leadership team.
• Leads and motivates the workforce in a positive manner including effectively handling employee relations issues including, but not limited to, training, counseling, discipline and conflict resolution.
• Embraces and promotes a continuous improvement mindset focused on identifying and removing bottlenecks in process and policy.
• Champions organization / human resource initiatives (performance management, succession planning, training & development planning) which impacts team and individual performance.
• Owns and leads the planning, organizing and controlling of the technical functions, ensuring products made are within specifications/control limits as agreed to between technical, sales and the customer, and delivered on-time in full.
• Ensures customers receive necessary and responsive product technical support as deemed suitable and necessary to maintain and grow the business.
• Investigates customer complaints from a production, technical or administrative viewpoint to determine cause, implement solutions, and monitor results.
• Reviews miscellaneous daily reports indicating the status of production, technical and administrative issues and recommends or advises actions and monitors results.
• Maintains a continuing ISO program and certification.
• Develops effective metrics and performance standards to improve efficiency, remove bottlenecks, improve batch cycle times, reduce defect rates and costs, as well as maximizing quality and customer satisfaction.
• Consistently administers corporate, regional, unit and local policies and procedures in accordance with their terms.
• Maintains good communication and working relationship within site departments, branch network and externally to sales and other corporate, regional or unit.

Plant Manager

• Partners with field Inplant/CTS/ Sales/Product Management leadership teams to provide HR leadership in the areas of employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, and reporting.
• Analyzes and subsequently resolves all complex, specialized, and sensitive employee relations questions and issues as they arise; will be required to execute all tasks associated with these delicate circumstances such as providing suggestions on employee documentation and appropriate discipline, reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.
• Assist in managing the talent acquisition process for the group, which may include at times recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, collaborates with field Inplant/CTS Managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
• Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent; understands the basics of the NAPG Sales Compensation Incentive Plan- will own deciding the appropriate target incentives, sign on bonuses, relocation/ claw backs and target guarantees.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.

Site Manager

Site Manager

Senior Data Architect – Microsoft Fabric, SAP

Category Leader – Indirect Procurement

Hiring Event

Demand Planner

Senior Manager, Talent & Organization Effectiveness

Recruiter

Senior Manager, Talent & Organization Effectiveness

Regional Sales Manager

Inside Sales Representative II

Commercial HR Manager

Maintenance Engineer

Plant Manager

Human Resources Manager