What we offer
At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.
Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!
Find out more about the many benefits we offer:
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Contract Manager oversees the relationship between an organization and its contractors, ensuring compliance, safety, and efficiency in contracted work. They monitor contractor performance, track KPIs, and
address issues to ensure quality and alignment with project goals. The role involves enforcing regulatory and company policies, maintaining documentation, and mitigating risks associated with contractor activities. Strong communication and collaboration are essential to foster productive relationships and provide feedback for improvement. They also manage contracts totaling $15 million annually, optimize processes, and ensure cost efficiency through budgeting and competitive bidding. Ultimately, the manager ensures contractor.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure contractors comply with legal, regulatory, and industry standards, including labor laws, safety protocols, and environmental regulations.
- Enforce adherence to internal policies, ethics, safety guidelines, and environmental standards to maintain organizational compliance.
- Conduct audits, inspections, and prepare compliance reports to identify gaps, ensure accountability, and improve processes.
- Monitor contractor performance against project requirements, deadlines, milestones, and KPIs, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards.
- Provide constructive feedback, implement performance improvement plans, and build strong relationships with contractors to promote trust, accountability, and long-term partnerships.
- Own and improve maintenance programs, policies, and procedures while researching and implementing new technologies to enhance maintenance efficiency and reduce overhead costs.
- Manage contractor selection processes, including competitive bidding, to ensure cost-effective solutions and optimal resource allocation.
- Act as the liaison between contractors and internal stakeholders, facilitating smooth communication and alignment on project goals.
- Develop and maintain performance metrics to track contractor efficiency, quality, and reliability, ensuring continuous improvement.
- Research and implement new technologies and programs to enhance maintenance efficiency while ensuring contractors meet deadlines, quality standards, and project milestones.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Data Science, Supply Chain, or other relevant field with a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience, in lieu of degree experience in related field with 9-10 years of experience in maintenance manufacturing
- Demonstrated ability to use IT tools such as PowerApps, Power BI, etc. to create applications to improve efficiency. Considered a technical expert in the relevant department, and interpersonal skills to find optimal solutions wherethere are competing goals.
- Ability to perform cost / benefit analyses. Operational Excellence, CMRP, TPM, LEAN, Six Sigma, Certification in Continuous Improvement discipline spreferred.
- Ability to understand and analyze cost control within the departmental organization. Including analysis of fixed andvariable cost improvements.
- Knowledge of SAP functionality preferred Proven ability to analyze data, improve business processes, and implement action plans with measurable results.
- Skilled in managing complex projects, ensuring accountability, and meeting critical goals and timelines.
- Strong leadership in Change Management, conflict resolution, and fostering a positive, productive work environment.
- Excellent communication skills across all organizational levels, including external stakeholders.
- Self-motivated, organized, and capable of prioritizing tasks with minimal supervision, including occasional travel.
The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.
Your Application
To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.
Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
Your Talent Acquisition Manager:
Emma Martinez [C]Company is
Evonik CorporationSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Data Science, Supply Chain, or another relevant field, plus 3–5 years of experience; alternatively, 9–10 years of related maintenance manufacturing experience without a degree.
- Experience using IT tools such as PowerApps and Power BI to create applications that improve efficiency.
- Technical expertise in the relevant department and ability to identify optimal solutions when goals compete.
- Ability to perform cost-benefit analyses.
- Ability to analyze departmental fixed and variable cost controls and improvements.
- Ability to analyze data, improve business processes, and implement action plans with measurable results.
- Experience managing complex projects, accountability, critical goals, and timelines.
- Strong leadership in change management and conflict resolution.
- Excellent communication skills across organizational levels and with external stakeholders.
- Self-motivated, organized, and able to prioritize tasks with minimal supervision.
- Operational Excellence, CMRP, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement certification.
- Knowledge of SAP functionality.
- Occasional travel availability.
Evonik Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Evonik and has not been reviewed or approved by Evonik.
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Healthcare Strength — The U.S. package consistently includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSA/FSA and an Employee Assistance Program. Benefits information highlights robust health coverage alongside base pay.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) and references to legacy pension and retiree medical for eligible groups, indicating depth beyond a basic plan. Company materials and postings emphasize retirement support as part of a comprehensive package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, paid holidays, and parental leave are listed across recent U.S. postings. These time‑off programs appear as core elements of the package.
Evonik Insights
What We Do
Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. While we don’t produce electric cars, aircraft, medications or 3D printers, Evonik is part and parcel of these and many other end products. That’s because we contribute the small things that make a big difference. We make electric car batteries perform better, aircraft greener, medications more effective and 3D printers more efficient. In short: We think beyond the bounds of chemistry to make the world a better place. Today and tomorrow. We are an international group with a workforce of over 32,000 people spread across more than one hundred locations. Our daily work is shaped by global concerns, such as sustainability, diversity and digitalization. In all our business decisions, we take the present and future generations into consideration. After all, being ready for tomorrow is our business. Interested in joining our global team? Our wide range of opportunities extends from creative and innovative research through international management all the way to production. Whether you’re studying, starting out in your career or a seasoned professional, come help us make the world a better place. For more information about careers at Evonik, go to: www.careers.evonik.com. #HumanChemistry Find our netiquette on: www.evonik.com/netiquette
