Avery Dennison · 1 day ago
Procurement Manager, Paper NA
Mentor, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$107K/yr - $143K/yr
8+ years expAvery Dennison Corporation is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. They are seeking a Procurement Manager for the Paper category in North America, responsible for implementing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and driving cost optimization initiatives.
ManufacturingPackaging ServicesRFID
Responsibilities
Effectively leverage Avery Dennison’s collective commodity spend across divisions to maximize negotiation power and supply security
Lead and implement Project Nova initiatives, ensuring the Paper category aligns with our Avery Dennison "Plan to Win" and Global Material Groups Global Strategy and the 5 Levers Strategic Plan
Manage supplier relationships and drive necessary quarterly business reviews driving holistic performance conversations
Lead regional material cost-out projects and continuously identify new raw material savings opportunities to improve the P&L, deliver cost modeling and value stream analysis to identify savings and improve total cost of ownership (TCO)
With support from the Global & Regional Procurement Team as well as other cross functional partners, develop and implement long-term strategies that are geared toward developing competitive advantage in materials and reducing supply base risk
Stay on the leading-edge of materials trends, creating first mover advantages and delivering innovation, new materials and new suppliers to the business
Share market, competitive, geo-political intelligence on a regular basis in all aspects of the supply chain to enable the enterprise the necessary navigation
Work with Marketing, R&D and the greater Procurement team to determine future sourcing needs to extract maximum value from the supply base and develop sourcing plans to address the future direction of the business
Ensure value stream analysis, supplier roadmaps and cost models are robust and complete for the category. Liaison with the other regional and the global procurement teams managing global supply risk and help identify and qualify new sources of supply that are aligned with the subcategory procurement strategy and the business strategy
Qualification
Required
8+ years of purchasing or related experience in a complex manufacturing environment
Proven experience in supervision and leading cross-functional projects
Strong business acumen with the ability to 'sell' procurement strategies internally to commercial and operational leaders, ensuring buy-in for regional initiatives
Expert knowledge in negotiating and developing contracts, including multi-year agreements and risk-mitigation clauses
Proficiency in digital procurement tools (e.g., Ariba) and a data-driven approach to decision-making
Excellent presentation and oral/written communication skills; ability to distill complex market data for executive consumption
Bachelor's degree required (Business, Supply Chain Management, Operations, or Engineering)
Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (< 10%)
Preferred
Prior experience in Direct Materials or the Paper/Forest Products industry is highly preferred
Benefits
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
Company
Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison is a materials science and digital identification solutions company focusing on labeling and packaging. It is a sub-organization of Deltafix.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.53B2025-09-08Post Ipo Debt· $588.43M
2024-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $542.91M
2023-03-06Post Ipo Debt· $400M
Leadership Team
Deon Stander
President and CEO
Jeremy Schenof
Vice President, Strategy, Solutions Group and AD Smartrac
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