Director, Procurement - Packaging

Edgewell is not just a company, but a vibrant global community of 6,800 visionaries, doers, and makers. Our family of over 25 personal care brands serves people in more than 50 countries. We are dedicated to infusing joyfulness into every aspect of our work. Our pledge goes beyond our products, with our fundamental value of People First guiding us to foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment where every team member can flourish and celebrate our shared achievements.

Position Summary

• Lead procurement strategy globally for packaging materials (and also directed buy packaging strategy for Third party manufacturing, where applicable).
• Business partner with divisional GM’s and functional leads to build a portfolio strategy for packaging materials across all divisions of the enterprise with a 3-year rolling road map: Hair Removal, SunCare, Femcare, Skin care & Grooming across North America, Europe, APAC, Latam & Distributor markets.
• Collaborate with the procurement COE to deploy COE/Category interplay model across subcategories within packaging across the S2P cycle.
• Engage with senior stakeholders in Finance, Operations, development, and ESG to meet sustainability goals.  
• Collaborate with peers globally to develop and deploy portfolio strategies suitable for various markets.
• Sponsor Risk management for the PLT.
• The role reports into the Senior Vice President-Head of Procurement and will lead a global team of 7-9 teammates.

Specific Accountabilities

• Develop and deploy Procurement strategy and sourcing of Packaging materials globally to meet enterprise objectives. Responsible for driving future fit Procurement for EPC with a mindset of creating opportunity globally for all packaging portfolios.
• Partner with procurement COE across the entire S2P cycle. Drive cost improvement programs and land in respective business units.
• Demonstrate understanding of relevant supplier markets and deliver procurement performance targets YoY.
• Drive contract board governance for packaging portfolios in collaboration with COE. Partner with legal and portfolio leaders for supplier performance-based contracts. Drive compliance to contract SOA.
• Lead supplier relationships and business reviews and collaborate with stakeholders for governance.
• Drive continuous improvement opportunities by partnering with the DTV team.
• Collaborate with Head of ESG for achieving EPC goals in respective portfolios.
• Globally engage with procurement directors in Europe and Asia to meet geography specific requirements for these portfolios.   
• Act as a catalyst and role model in procurement to enable business expectations.
• Be a leader within the Procurement team and participate at the Procurement Leadership level.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills and Experience

• 10-15 years progressive experience in strategic sourcing in direct materials, packaging.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, or related technical field.10+ years of relevant experience with Consumer Goods Company, working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Deep experience in procurement sourcing with responsibilities for category management in S2P cycle.   
• Negotiation expertise and experience across multiple types of scenarios; blend o