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Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPMP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Primary point of contact for all division category needs with a spend of approximately $100MM
- Nurture stakeholder relationships by serving as a business partner, helping identify critical business requirements and providing sourcing and procurement services that meet expectations
- Influence business initiatives and translate business vision and strategy into aligned category management and strategy with an execution roadmap
- Manage all category contractual obligations in a timely manner including contract negotiation
- Proactively identify continuous improvement opportunities to advance the category such as design for sourcing, innovation, process mapping and improvement, and cost efficiencies
- Provides insight on how to best develop and leverage supplier capabilities to meet business needs
- Monitor market dynamics, supplier competitive landscape, standards and pricing/costing strategy for category
- Ensure optimal balance between value for money, business continuity and cost savings is achieved, while ensuring quality and excellent stakeholder relationship management
- Own and implement agreed purchasing strategies for the category
- Foster a collaborative environment among stakeholders
- Drives Total Cost of Ownership reductions for the category through analytics
- Measure and track performance of the category
- Drive the business to achieve best in class performance
- Partner and collaborate with procurement staff to support cross divisional business initiatives inclusive of AN manufacturing sites
- Mentor, train and develop talent as a leader within procurement.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 5+ year track record within procurement and supply chain management including engineering and/or technical category experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Packaging with supply chain experience or a technical engineering degree with relative procurement experience
- Master’s degree is preferred
- Relevant certification desirable (e.g., CPSM, CPM, PMP)
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to develop actionable implementation plans
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- Some experience leading teams
- Relevant business process knowledge, as related to procurement and category management
- Strong interdisciplinary, intercultural, influence, and networking skills
- Some knowledge of markets by regions, international experience
- Strong influence and negotiating skills
- Strong contracting skills
- Experience with Supplier management.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
- An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement
- Freedom 2 Save student debt program
- FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
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Hard Skills & Tools
procurementsupply chain managementcontract negotiationcategory managementproject managementsupplier managementcost efficienciesanalyticsprocess mappingbusiness process knowledge
Soft Skills
stakeholder relationship managementcommunication skillsleadershipcollaborationinfluencenegotiating skillsinterdisciplinary skillsintercultural skillsnetworking skillsmentoring
Certifications
CPSMCPMPMP