Director, Metal & ODM Procurement

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Primary Purpose of the Position:

The Director, Metal & ODM Procurement, will manage the critical inbound supply chain for all our ODM and Metal for the North & Central America business. They will work with our suppliers to make sure that we meet our supply plan, flexing as production and demand move up and down. They will also manage and be accountable for our AOP inputs and quarterly financial plans.

They will provide direction and management for a category management team that consists of Category Managers, Buyers and Analysts that manage, analyze, and buy, goods and services. This role will also own the category management lifecycle process, including development, implementation, and execution of the detailed category management strategy, identification of opportunities, definition of the annual goals, and will be the primary ownership of the management of the supplier relationship process. This role will also work closely with their global counterparts to provide input into global category strategies and ensure that those global strategies are executed to the benefit of the company.

This role’s specific category responsibilities include: metal, coatings, sprays, inks, front end chemicals. The role will also be de-facto deputy to the regional Head of Procurement across all categories, as well as enabling Ball’s climate transition plan through adherence to our low carbon commitment. 

What Are You Responsible For?

• Provides direction and management support for a regional category management team, including setting strategy and goals and ensuring that the team is working toward achievement of those goals.
• Inputs NCA perspective on category strategy to Global Metal & ODM teams with particular emphasis on key customer sustainability plays on metal (recycled content, low carbon) and ODM (materials of concern)
• Build relationships with each of our key suppliers in this space, including at the levels of both senior leadership and operations. Implement and own business continuity plans for each supplier.
• Leads the category management lifecycle process, including gathering, analyzing, and reporting on key market intelligence, developing a long-term, development of a multi-year category strategy and evaluation of go-to-market strategies.
• Leverages diverse sources of market intelligence and data to make data-informed decisions.
• Develops a comprehensive view of the balance between supply and demand and actively monitors market conditions for the team’s categories on an ongoing basis in order to make informed decisions.
• Develops and evaluates go-to-market strategies for regional categories and achieves creative commercial outcomes through negotiation planning and successful execution by directing cross functional teams of stakeholders.
• Able to work across business units and engage with global category teams and leade