# Regional Category Associate

As a Regional Category Associate,Reactants Americas, you will help develop sourcing strategies for critical raw material categories across the Americas region. You will work with suppliers and partners to lead value through strategic sourcing, market analysis, supplier negotiations, cost savings projects, and sustainability programs. You will offer the opportunity to influence procurement decisions that support business growth and long-term supply continuity. You will report to Global Category Manager. Key Responsibilities You will develop sourcing strategies for assigned raw material categories across the Americas region. You will analyze supplier markets, pricing trends, and industry developments to support sourcing decisions and our goals. You will build category expertise and provide market insights that help guide procurement strategy and respond to changing market conditions. You will lead supplier bid events, pricing discussions, and contract negotiations to deliver cost savings and improve overall value. You will evaluate sourcing opportunities, assess risks, and recommend solutions that strengthen supply continuity and our performance. You will support sustainability proje

- **Id**: 3952796
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ppg-regional-category-associate>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Tlalnepantla, Mexico
- **Countries**: MX
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-08T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-08
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T05:14:56Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5830
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Continuous learning, Health insurance, Insurance coverage
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Aerospace Manufacturing, Chemical Manufacturing, Building Materials

## Company

- **Id**: 8313
- **Name**: PPG
- **Domain**: ppg.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ppg>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 102
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.873
- **Repost share**: 0.01
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 15
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no
- **Agile** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T05:14:56Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.602
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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