Procurement Manager, Industrial Packaging
Job Description:
- Lead all global procurement activities for industrial packaging, ensuring strong category strategy and competitive advantage.
- Build and maintain deep understanding of supply markets, economics, technologies, and cost drivers relevant to IBC totes, plastic drums, and related components.
- Identify, evaluate, and manage suppliers to achieve optimal pricing, quality, reliability, and innovation.
- Lead negotiation planning and execution for commercial terms and supply agreements, collaborating with operations, quality, legal and other internal partners.
- Drive cost reduction, value engineering, and packaging rationalization initiatives to optimize total cost of ownership.
- Partner with Supplier Quality to monitor performance, support audits, and ensure compliance with quality agreements.
- Develop risk management strategies and ensure proactive mitigation planning for global supply continuity.
- Strengthen supplier relationships, leveraging global synergies and promoting accountability through supplier scorecards and performance metrics.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include Procurement/Supply Chain, Engineering, Chemistry, Finance, or Business.
- Five or more years of relevant experience in procurement or engineering within an industrial packaging environment.
- Strong knowledge of commodity and engineered materials (e.g., HDPE/rHDPE, PP/rPP, thermoplastics, steel).
- Demonstrated experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and supplier negotiation.
- Experience working in regulated industries preferred.
- Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse teams.
Benefits:
- 401(k) plan
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid sick leave
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