William Becker

Raw Material Procurement Manager at Celanese

Geneva Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced procurement professional with a strong manufacturing and engineering background. Currently managing >€50 Million p.a. direct raw material portfolio. British citizen based in Amsterdam, NL.

Experience

  • Celanese (4 yrs 7 mos)
    • Raw Materials Procurement Manager
      Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Maintenance & Capital Projects Manager
      Jan 2022 - Aug 2022 · 8 mos

  • ExxonMobil (7 yrs 5 mos)
    • Maintenance Manager
      Oct 2019 - Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Operations Supervisor
      Sep 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible for safety, quality, business controls, reliability for packaging and logistics team comprised of 3 direct report first line supervisors and technician pool of 25.

    • Utilities Contact Engineer
      Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Responsible for daily operations troubleshooting, optimisation and long term improvements within the utilities and quench sections of FEP

  • Summer Intern at ExxonMobil
    2013 - 2013 · Less than a year

  • Intern at Atos
    Jul 2012 - Aug 2012 · 2 mos

    A 5 week work placement with Atos Argentina was a very beneficial experience. Working on both telecoms TAM projects and with Volkswagen´s SAP team provided me with valuable insights into the business world and vastly improved my spanish skills. Living abroad was great as well and something I hope to do again in the future.

  • Work Experience at Dewhurst
    Jun 2011 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos

    A two week placement at Dewhurst gave me a brief insight into the running and management of an engineering firm. Included work in design, shop floor, accounts and research.