Strategic Sourcing Manager - Packaging
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Level: Manager
- Working Situation: Onsite
Our material sciences client is looking for a new Strategic Sourcing Manager that will be responsible for developing and driving procurement strategies around packaging, and work closely with the internal customer base to identify customer priorities. This role will report into the Global Strategic Sourcing Manager.
Overall, the ideal candidate will have strong industry knowledge in regards to raw materials, have a background in packaging material engineering, and be able to both work efficiently independently and in teams.
The Strategic Sourcing Manager will be responsible for:
- Develop and implement sub-category strategies for multiple divisions/sites to optimize cost.
- Leads the development and communication of global supply intelligence for assigned commodities.
- Conducts negotiations with potential and/or current major suppliers to obtain maximum value in terms of packaging specification and design.
- Recommend and implement process change and enablers required to shift current fragmented spend and project procurement to a category management methodology.
- Manage key supplier performance where necessary to ensure uninterrupted supply
- Conducts negotiations with potential and/or current major suppliers to obtain maximum value in terms of packaging specification and design.
Scope of Strategic Sourcing Manager Position:
- Reporting to Global Strategic Sourcing Manager - Packaging, this role will lead the strategic procurement activities for packaging categories for the NAFTA based businesses (Life science, Environment, Pharmaceutical, Optical fiber and connectivity), and selected global categories (Paper and Resin based packaging materials).
- The role will develop and drive procurement strategies around various packaging, will look for opportunities to rationalize our supply base, and bring cost-effective procurement to the businesses by centralizing the strategic sourcing element of this activity.
- The role will work closely with a wide internal Customers base as well as other Functional Service leaders in order to identify business and functional customers' priorities and closely align with business/functional strategies. In many cases these activities will be performed as part of a cross-functional team, but the incumbent will lead the process and be responsible for implementing solutions.
- Packaging Material Knowledge: Proficiency in flexible, corrugated, rigid and distribution packaging materials, understands packaging processes relative to supplier operations, manufacturing, engineering and supply chain.
- Understands packaging commodity indexes for plastics, paper, corrugated and wood.
The Strategic Sourcing Manager will have the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- Global commodity strategy development and business alignment
- Innovative contracting in volatile markets to assure competitive pricing models
- Able to travel 20% domestically and internationally
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.