Glanbia · 8 hours ago
Category Manager, Packaging
Idaho, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expGlanbia is a better nutrition company, home to consumer brands and ingredients that help people around the world feel strong and nourished. They are seeking a Procurement Category Manager for B2B Packaging to build and implement category strategies, drive cost savings initiatives, and manage supplier performance.
Dietary SupplementsNutrition
Hiring Manager
Sarah Cerasani
Responsibilities
Develop, implement and optimize a robust global strategy for assigned categories
Develop the strategy in conjunction with the Director – Indirect (Facilities) and gain buy-in from the internal stakeholders globally
Establish and lead global cross-functional sourcing teams to manage the development and implementation of the category strategy
Deliver the category strategy including sourcing activities, which generate benefits and achieve financial savings targets through insight and analysis of category and sub-categories areas, including:
Analyze packaging spend and supply base to establish suppliers per category and subcategory
Analyze supply markets to identify potential suppliers and market trends
Identify of internal and external cost drivers in the category
Develop savings opportunities and benchmarking of industry standards and practices to identify quick win opportunities
Prepare pre-tender and tender documents in conjunction with key stakeholders
Drive selective supplier performance and development through proactively developing and leading the team in the utilization of the Supplier Scorecard to benchmark and improve supplier performance through the frequent communication of Glanbia’s expectations and requirements
Lead the cost savings and avoidance projects as identified and agreed in the category plan:
Using leading practice procurement tools; develop and implement sourcing strategies including (not inclusive):
Supply market positioning and supply base profiles
Supplier assessments and supplier financial analysis
Negotiate contractual agreements, using the assistance of Group Legal, with suppliers to ensure that service, quality, added value, total cost, security of supply, and the deployment of the suppliers’ capabilities in innovation are secured
Analyze and present costing input to build the company’s annual budget and provide important financial information such as PPV to the Finance Group
Assist with the development of new processes, procedures and solutions for the purchasing system and identify any category specific requirements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related field required (equivalent experience in lieu of education may be considered), with CPSM
5-8 years of procurement or business experience in related industry; university degree can substitute for some work experience
Experience with and solid understanding of ERP/MRP systems, preferably SAP with the ability and desire to work within and progress such complex systems with eTender, SharePoint and Business Objects experience also preferred, Ariba in the cloud experience a plus
Strong computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
Heavy Data analysis including MS Excel pivot tables and spreadsheets to do calculations on cost potency changes, percentages, should-cost modeling, etc
Company
Glanbia
Glanbia is a global nutrition company focused on dairy and performance nutrition products.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Clearway Capital
2022-04-21Post Ipo Equity
1988-05-10IPO
Leadership Team
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Sue Sweem
Chief Human Resources Officer
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