Global Supplier Relations Assistant Manager

DECIEM•Long Island, NY

About The Position

Supports the development, implementation, and execution of Category sourcing strategies for assigned commodities to achieve broad-based business objectives, with support from the Category Lead. The role includes supplier and contract management, data analytics, RFQs, and contract negotiations. It supports Joint Value Creation partners focused on mutual revenue growth, early access to innovation, and margin optimization. The position works across the Supply Chain to drive cost improvement, quality, and supply continuity through supplier management, identification of synergies, and negotiations. The role develops, advocates for, and implements sourcing strategies for assigned commodities, working with internal departments such as R&D, Packaging, and Marketing to ensure Procurement commitments meet business requirements. It leads cross-supplier negotiations and global supplier relationships, maintains knowledge of industry best practices and technology trends, develops supply continuity plans, leads the budget process across Brands for assigned commodities, and delivers sustainability transformation efforts. It also partners with internal stakeholders on global regulatory compliance and environmental best practices. For the rigid plastics packaging portfolio, the role supports pricing methodologies with converters; planning strategies that balance order quantities and cost, including regular MOQ reviews; adoption of molding, decoration, and supply technologies that may improve lead times, run sizes, supply security, and late-stage differentiation; practical and transformational plastic sustainability solutions; and network design and sourcing strategies that account for total cost, lead time, and supply-base capabilities, competitiveness, and location.

Requirements

University degree.
Two years of related experience.
Willingness to travel 10–20%.
Fact-based decision-making, pragmatism, resourcefulness, and proactivity.
A can-do and will-do attitude.
Progressive approach to strategic sourcing, focused on unlocking value and improving service.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Process and continuous improvement experience.
Ability to build productive relationships through a personal and credible approach.

Responsibilities

Support development, implementation, and execution of Category sourcing strategies for assigned commodities.
Manage suppliers and contracts, perform data analytics, conduct RFQs, and support contract negotiations.
Support Joint Value Creation partners focused on mutual revenue growth, access to innovation, and margin optimization.
Collaborate across the Supply Chain to improve cost, quality, and supply continuity through supplier management, synergy identification, and negotiations.
Work with internal departments, including R&D, Packaging, and Marketing, to ensure sourcing strategies and Procurement commitments meet business requirements.
Lead cross-supplier negotiations to achieve the best overall cost position for assigned commodities.
Manage global supplier relationships and promote collaborative working relationships throughout the Supply Chain.
Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and technology trends, and explain them to team members and business partners as needed.
Develop, execute, and refresh supply continuity plans to mitigate disruption risks.
Lead the budget process across Brands for assigned commodities.
Deliver sustainability transformation efforts within assigned commodities and partner with stakeholders on regulatory compliance and environmental best practices.
For rigid plastics packaging, develop pricing methodologies with converters that promote transparency, competitiveness, supply continuity, and sustainability.
Support planning strategies that balance order quantities and cost, and establish regular reviews of minimum order quantities against cost, inventory, and excess-and-obsolete risk.
Assess molding, decoration, and supply technologies and processes that could enable shorter lead times, smaller runs, supply security, and late-stage differentiation.
Identify practical and transformational solutions for plastic sustainability, including PCR and ocean plastics.
Recommend and execute network designs that account for total cost, lead time, and supply-base technical capabilities, competitiveness, and location; draft updated sourcing strategies accordingly.