Senior Director, Procurement - Global Indirect

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of 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 2023 were $8.4 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

This role is remote on Eastern or Central Time Zone, United States

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 Director, Procurement - Global Indirect will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and enable execution around our global Indirect spend. 

Our global Materials Group comprises Label and Packaging Materials, Graphics Solutions, Reflective Solutions, and Performance Tapes businesses and this role will seamlessly be tying your efforts across those respective businesses.  Reporting directly to the Group Vice President, Global Procurement, this leader will build an organization that will enable execution of the strategy built by this leader. 

This role will be a key member of the Global Materials Procurement Leadership Team (GMPLT). The successful candidate will take along partner functions and people and will lead across highly complex global programs to achieve desired outcomes that truly position procurement as a value creator vs. just being a cost cutter. 

Critical Objectives: 

The Senior Director of Global Indirect Procurement will play a pivotal role in developing and executing procurement strategies to optimize costs, streamline processes, and ensure the timely and efficient sourcing of goods and services across our global operations. This individual will lead a team of procurement professionals, establish strong supplier relationships, and implement best practices to support the company's objectives and drive continuous improvement.

1. Spend Smarter Mindset: This leader will help us imbibe a “spend smarter” mindset across the organization. From policy enhancements to process compliance and from cross functional partnerships to facilitation of dialogue where spending habits within the enterprise are discussed and worked upon. Champion the value of procurement across the organization to reduce "maverick spend" and increase spend-under-management.

2. Buy Better Mindset: Imbibe the Buy Better mindset which will enable strategic sourcing process implementation when it comes to understanding the need, assessing the market supply availability, driving the selection process and furnishing contracts that will clearly tie out payment for performance that is defined through clear and measurable service level agreements.  

3. Leadership of Community: Build, lead and mentor a high-performing global indirect procurement team of 15 members that currently operates regionally while improving engagement and creating career path opportunities for our talent. Act as a trusted advisor to the leadership team, ensuring procurement strategies support their specific departmental objectives.

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