Lactalis American Group · 12 hours ago
Global Category Sourcing - Associate Director - Rigid Plastic Packaging, Americas
Bedford, NH
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$153K/yr - $164K/yr
2+ years expLactalis American Group is a family-owned leader in dairy, committed to providing meaningful career opportunities. They are seeking an Associate Director for Global Category Sourcing in Rigid Plastic Packaging, responsible for leading sourcing strategies and optimizing performance across North and South America.
DairyFood and Beverage
Responsibilities
Lead the Rigid Plastic Packaging category work across North and South America (LAN, LATAM & BRAZIL Procurement Zones) action plans on new acquisitions to quickly find synergies to support Lactalis Group growth in these regions
Lead key strategies and projects to optimize the quality, service, costs, innovation and cash performance
Define with all relevant stakeholders (Zone Procurement team, R&D, Industrial, Quality, Marketing) the category strategy, considering the internal and external partners (Lactalis countries in Americas, Market environment, Suppliers)
Design the roadmap for execution
Drive the strategies with your local counterparts and monitor its progress
Develop market knowledge and expertise, deploy best practices by active benchmark
Utilize understanding of the upstream markets for the key commodities (PP, PE, PET resins) to identify dynamics, risks & opportunities and provide relevant market information internally through market reports and ad hoc presentations
Define, lead and monitor relationships with our global supplier’s portfolio as well as monitoring their performance
Negotiate and implement key Master Supply Agreements and assist local teams in implementing them
Participate in budget (commodities assumptions and savings plans)
Coordinate the work done and methods used in the category to strengthen Lactalis expertise and knowledge
Maintain an active innovation watch
Qualification
Required
Requires a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Purchasing Management or its U.S. equivalent
2 years of experience in Purchasing/Strategic sourcing as a Senior Global Packaging Buyer or Strategic Sourcing Associate Director
Requires frequent travel (10-30% of the time) to meet with local teams and visit suppliers
Benefits
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options
Support insurance costs significantly
Contribute generously to retirement plans
Offer Paid Time Off from day one
Providing training and development opportunities
Including Education Reimbursement
Company
Lactalis American Group
Lactalis American Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies cheese in North America.
1001-5000 employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
Jean-Luc BRUANDET
President & CEO Lactalis American Group
Tim D.
Chief Financial Officer
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