Procurement Analyst
Amcor
Category Manager, PET
Amcor
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Deerfield • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $112,800 - $141,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manage development of the North America PET Category Strategy through a collaborative, cross functional approach with the regional stakeholders
- Drive sustainability agenda and implementation of recycled content targets through complex sourcing mix of PCR strategic partnerships, M&A activity, preform and virgin material sourcing
- Provide fact-based analysis to support targeted competitive market positioning
- Demonstrate alignment to AGG business strategy especially in the area of sustainability through PCR usage objectives and GHG emission reductions
- Identify and build strategic partnerships with suppliers whose capabilities and strategy are aligned/complementary to the AGG PET Category Strategy and BU’s business plans
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with the selected strategy to assure business continuity and sustained value delivery
- Define and deliver tactical execution plan in support of the defined strategy timing and objectives
- Collaborate with Business Units (BU) to drive and manage the NA PET buy-sell financials as part of the ARP financial reporting system
- Manage, through cross functional engagement, the Procure Plus value delivery to targets and BU expectations as part of value creation operating model
- Manage, along with Quality and Operations leadership NA performance for Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Risk Management as part of the supplier management process
- Continue to develop and sharpen category capabilities to drive sustainable value creation and competitive advantage to BUs and Amcor overall
- Collaborate with AGG resins team to support AGG led negotiations and sourcing to ensure deliverables are aligned with the Global Strategy, BU’s Business Plans and Sourcing Execution
- Identify qualifications aligned with category strategy, to capture opportunities, mitigate risk and strengthen competitiveness as well as manage the qualifications with functional stakeholders
- Manage regional volume weighted price point through dynamic price tracking and sourcing of relevant spec resin where applicable
- Recover ARP incurred costs associated with supplier incidents (VIN’s)
- Support the regional commercial business development with pricing in support of new business
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of direct materials category management experience (preferably in related category/industry) with demonstrated results
- University degree in a relevant discipline
- Demonstrated success working within a disciplined operating system
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Demonstrated change agent success
- Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization
- Experience in the selection of suppliers – inquiry, benchmark and negotiation and development of sourcing strategies
- Experience in the preparation and execution of commercial agreements relevant to the category being sourced
- Appropriate application of market analysis tools – industry analysis and supplier analysis – and a demonstrated understanding of the cost drivers in their markets
- Working knowledge of company information and data systems used by Procurement
- Understanding of key administrative systems that impact Procurement and suppliers
- Procurement technical skills, confirmed capability in each of the Key Sourcing Skills
- Experience in Hypothesis Testing and applying analytical and problem-solving skills
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision plans
- Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
- Company-paid holidays starting at 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location
- Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Savings Plan with company match
- Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
- Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
materials category managementsourcing strategiesmarket analysissupplier analysiscommercial agreementshypothesis testinganalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO)risk management
Soft skills
organizational skillsproject managementchange agentcommunication skills