Global Category Manager Packaging Materials, Corrugate (Exton, PA / US Remote)

 

 

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Job Summary:

Provide leadership and strategic direction for the management, identification, implementation and alignment of global sourcing strategies and network capabilities for Packaging Materials (Blisters, Packaging films, Trays, Tyvek, labels, & Corrugate) categories. Identify metrics, tools and processes to develop and optimize sourcing strategies, supplier management, efficiencies, and work collaboratively with other team’s members to prioritize and drive their execution. In this capacity, does further transform new market trends, potential sources, and future technologies into solutions previously unknown to West. Identify, develop, and manage strategic business relationships and gain comprehensive understanding of global dynamics and business requirements. Evaluate supplier capabilities and establish new sources as business requirement dictates. This role will be reporting to Director Global Category Management Direct Materials.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead cross-functional project teams of internal (e.g., Engineering, QA, R&D, SCM) and external stakeholders and execute related sourcing initiatives to deliver optimal total cost of ownership.
• Develop cost savings programs, lead sourcing initiatives, and implement category strategies that directly impact West financials and growth plans. Generate plans for a minimum of 5% YOY cost improvement.
• Build effective relationship with internal and external stakeholders and interface with senior management as required.
• Manage the development and execution of the supply agreements with suppliers encompassing key program specifications and functional objectives.
• Develop and lead global category risk mitigation strategies to ensure that the material/service is secured and delivered resulting in no impact to West.
• Identification of opportunities by means of profile and segment categorization, spend analysis, opportunity assessment and stakeholder mapping, finding, and implementing forward looking strategic sourcing solutions.
• Performing Needs and Situation Analysis by researching market trends and assessing supplier capabilities, while fully understanding and having a deep knowledge of the global landscape of the for Packaging Materials (Blisters, Packaging films, Trays, Tyvek, labels, & Corrugate) Category in terms of supplier base, technologies, competitive environment, market trends and cost drivers.
• Developing sourcing options by assessing the market, supplier and West positioning, determination of the go-to-market strategy, and developing and presenting a business case to West Senior Leadership.
• Prepare and deliver monthly sourcing project updates to the relevant category projects along with tracking, deliverables and next steps. Creation and execution of detailed project and negotiation plans, project executive summaries and a high-level implementation plan.
• Strongly collaborate with legal during supplier contract negotiations, while fully understanding the structure and terms of common contracts and business models.
• Implementing and sustaining by execution of the implementation strategy, supplier performance management, continuous improvement and savings documentation.
• Performing supplier relationship management to ensure continuous improvement and innovation, best in class pricing, product and service quality, continuity of goods and services, and alignment with internal stakeholders and company strategies.
• Collaborate with quality to identify and assess potential risks and benefits of sourcing decisions and clearly present mitigation proposals to West Senior Leadership. Work with supplier quality ensuring sustained product supply-quality-compliance.