Senior Manager, Global Procurement - Strategic Programs

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment
• Paid parental leave
• 401K eligibility
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate
• Paid vacation and paid holidays

Job Description

ABOUT GLOBAL PROCUREMENT:

The Global Procurement function at Avery Dennison is evolving to become a Value Creator function, Following are our team fundamentals. 

Our Vision: To create value for the enterprise through our ONE Avery Dennison procurement mindset.

Our Mission: To gain a competitive advantage in our industry through exceptional procurement practices with an ultimate goal of creating value for the enterprise and our customers. We engage with our internal and external stakeholders in ways that cultivate trusted partnerships. We mitigate risk, employ innovative thinking, embrace the rapidly emerging digitized world and commit to practices that advance sustainability.

ABOUT ROLE: 

The Senior Manager, Global Procurement - Strategic Programs will be responsible for execution of Global Procurement initiatives that align with Avery Dennison’s Plan to Win. This role will be a strategic enabler to the global procurement function, implementing industry best practices, driving execution of strategic initiatives and governance. As a member of the Procurement Center of Excellence (CoE), you will support a global team of direct and indirect category managers by accelerating strategic programs, managing procurement projects, and tracking functional KPI performance. 

Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Strategic Programs and Operational Excellence, this role will enable execution of the functional strategies developed by the Global Materials Procurement Leadership Team (GMPLT). The successful candidate will lead execution and governance of highly complex global programs to achieve desired outcomes that truly position procurement as a value creator vs. just being a cost cutter. 

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Programs

• Advantage Supplier Program: Refine and execute upon the framework that has been established and accelerate the supplier partnerships that are critical to our success. Drive progress on the fronts of competitiveness, delivery, quality, reliability, supplier innovation and sustainability.

• Tail Spend Management Program: Design, structure and partner with internal as well as supplier partners in driving successful tail rationalization and spend tightening across our global spend.

• Digitalization and AI: Support the digitalization and automation of our procurement processes. Identify and support the implementation of AI solutions to bring efficiency and improved outcomes across the procurement lifecycle. Champion the adoption of digital procurement tools, providing ongoing coaching and troubleshooting for Category teams.

• Category Strategy: Design, implement, and maintain a standardized, end-to-end Category Strategy framework. Act as an internal consultant to direct and indirect Category Managers, facilitating strategy workshops and peer reviews to challenge and elevate their category plans. Establish and govern the mechanisms for tracking category performance, value creation, and total cost of ownership (TCO) reductions.

• Sourcing and RFx Enablement: Act as a strategic partner to Category Managers, providing hands-on support, tool training, and advisory guidance for complex RFx structuring and high-stakes contract negotiations. Assist in injecting macroeconomic data, category insights, and supplier risk metrics into the sourcing lifecycle to empower data-d