Sourcing Manager - Packaging Materials Mgmt

This position may be based in either Atlanta, GA or Columbus, OH, and follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring three days per week onsite. The role also requires approximately 25% travel.

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Job Description

Responsible for the development of sourcing and savings strategies to support the packaging Materials Management strategy while ensuring we have a sustainable supply chain to support the business. Will use your strong procurement and analytical experience to comprehensively diagnose the procurement needs of each customer to build a road map for strategic sourcing solutions while building and strengthening relationships with clients and vendors as well as ensuring solutions are developed and delivered on time and against operational and financial business targets. Additionally, has responsibility for establishing and maintaining packaging materials management supplier relationships and measuring supplier performance against key metrics. This includes responsibility for all sourcing and contract management strategies and activities, delivering the strategic vision and goals of the business and ensuring execution of all common sourcing strategies including supplier management, quality, utilization of sourcing tools and reporting, with a strong focus on cost savings activities.

Responsibilities

Lead the supplier contracting process and negotiations in partnership with DHL legal contract team to include pricing, volume, and rebate negotiations

Develop, execute, and monitor packaging materials supplier relationship management program

Ensure continuity of supply through the development of excellent supplier partnerships ensuring full awareness of Business Continuity plans.

Enables materials supplier management through a robust category strategy and aligned contractual structures. Collaborates on critical supplier oversight, securing compliance to contracted terms and relevant socially responsible regulations and policies.

Ensures standardized sourcing process is consistently implemented and followed

Drive value across the packaging spend categories through the creation of category strategies and continuous execution of the category strategy

Develop and execute a supplier segmentation sourcing strategy for spend categories that will drive measurable improvements in the areas of customer satisfaction, compliance and cost benefits.

Conduct RFP’s for new and existing business, analyze data and develop recommendations for packaging materials and customer specific solutions

Clearly understand the spend and demand landscape, leverage market intelligence & industry knowledge, drive collaboration and accelerate execution, resulting in the best available value across the packaging supply chain, quality, service levels, innovation, and cost parameters.

Use spend data analytics, market research, benchmarks, and cost modeling to identify and leverage high value opportunities that deliver innovative and sustainable value including growth and margin improvement, operational efficiencies, and risk mitigation to the business

Develop and delivers clear, concise, and well-structured written and oral communication to clients, team members, account leadership and senior management around sourcing strategies and recommendations

Identify metrics, technology tools, and processes to optimize sourcing and supplier activities.

Identify the needs for continual process improvement and innovation across sourcing, contracting, and analytics; developing a standard of metrics using benchmark data to assist in measuring sourcing performance against goals and industry best practices

Resolve any major materials supply chain or supplier issues that arise.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Print Management, Supply Chain, Materials Management, related field or equivalent 4 years work experience, required

8+ years of industry experience and deep understanding of print, display manufacturing and operations and a clear understanding of the materials marketplace required

Minimum 5 years Strategic Sourcing, Negotiating and Contracting required

Development of supplier sourcing strategies required

Have experience of ISO/ISR audits and audit procedures preferred

Have excellent MS Office skills including Word, Excel and PowerPoint required

Experience developing processes, systems and tools to drive efficiency preferred

New business start-up experience preferred

Knowledge of packaging materials manufacturing and procurement required

Have in-depth knowledge of display production cycle, including Warehousing, Fulfilment and Distribution required

Operations background preferred

Project management experience required

High proficiency in Microsoft’s suite of programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, and Project) required

Strong analytic skills required

Oracle and MRP tools experience preferred

Have strong organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task, and a flexible, logical and proactive approach required

Excellent communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to the given audience and influence outcomes. Can present information in a clear and concise manner required

Our Organization has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development, training, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive wages, excellent affordable insurance benefits (including health, dental, vision and life), 401K plan, paid vacation and holidays.

Our Organization is an equal opportunity employer.