Associate Category Manager

Aston Carter•Berwyn, IL

2d•$38 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Category Manager will support the Category Manager/Director on the Packaging Procurement team. This role partners with internal Procurement pillars, collaborates with the external supplier community, as well as internal cross-functional teams to ensure products are brought to market in a timely manner.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, or equivalent
1-3 years of procurement/supply chain experience - would take a procurement intern with CPG and SAP experience
Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc).
SAP/S4 experience
CPG/Food Industry

Nice To Haves

Team player who is not rigid, can "roll up their sleeves," and is willing to do a variety of tasks, including some that may not be ideal or glamorous.
Strong soft skills and finesse to communicate with vendors and internal teams, including handling challenging interactions.
Not overly critical of existing processes or resistant to doing required tasks.

Responsibilities

Work with suppliers and other internal departments including Project Managers, Production Planning, Operations, Quality Assurance, R&D, Packaging Engineering, Material Management, Master Data and Finance.
Work with the departments noted above on the commercialization of new and/or updated products; responsible for understanding project and timeline, completing documentation and communicating to internal and external stakeholders.
Assist in Dragonfly artwork approvals, PLM spec retrievals.
Generation of requests for quotation to suppliers.
Support productivity improvement initiatives that generate cost savings and value creation.
Support the RFP/RFQ process, contract negotiations and administration of supplier contracts. Research and provide data for spend and market analysis.
Understands, and is able to articulate stakeholder requirements to internal and external teams. Develops implementation plan and works with operations and QA to ensure timely onboarding of new suppliers and/or products.
Team with cross-functional partners to resolve CAR issues if need and obtain credits due.
Monitor and report on business trends as it relates to assigned suppliers, including production changes and commodity component price changes.
Maintains Vendor Scorecard inputs. Plans and participates in business reviews with internal and external stakeholders to review and improve supplier performance.
Works on assigned tasks for corporate integrations.
Ensures adherence to all Company policies and procedures.
Understands and demonstrates the Company’s core values.
Other tasks as assigned.