Packaging Engineer - Procurement

Amcor • Evansville, IN

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About The Position

The Packaging Engineer - Procurement is a subject matter expert in corrugate packaging with strong technical knowledge. The role identifies opportunities to generate Total Cost of Ownership value through corrugate packaging, while simplifying product offerings and the supply base. It collaborates with plants, procurement leadership, and commercial teams to execute projects successfully.

The position establishes corrugate category strategy, develops supplier relationships, and visits plants to identify value opportunities. It evaluates corrugate market dynamics, cost drivers, indexes, and forecasts; manages projects from concept through completion; and works across stakeholders to address supply and business continuity risks. The role also publishes project status reports and communicates risks and issues to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field.
• At least 5 years of packaging engineering and manufacturing experience with corrugate and other paper products.
• At least 3 years of accomplished project management experience.
• Experience developing cost models, managing multiple projects, and managing complex projects.
• Strong interpersonal skills to communicate project plans, goals, and objectives, and coordinate resources to complete projects within scope.
• Ability to communicate, influence others, and manage multiple resources.
• Understanding of corrugate contracts and their key elements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, and SAP.
• English language capability.

Nice To Haves

• Industry knowledge, including established relationships with key corrugate suppliers or work experience in the corrugate or plastic packaging industry.

Responsibilities

• Establish a category strategy for corrugate packaging.
• Build and maintain relationships with main corrugate suppliers.
• Travel to plants and identify corrugate opportunities that generate value.
• Understand corrugate industry market dynamics, identify reasons for price increases, and forecast future dynamics.
• Interpret industry-standard indexes related to corrugate pricing and suggest or develop alternate indexes that reflect actual cost increases.
• Identify the cost-to-produce elements of a box.
• Drive projects from idea to completion using project management skills.
• Collaborate with and influence stakeholders, from plant operators to executive leadership.
• Anticipate and identify supply and business continuity risks and support development of mitigation plans with category and cross-functional teams.
• Publish regular project status reports outlining status, risks, and issues, and communicate and present effectively to senior leadership.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees.
• Company-paid holidays, starting at 8 days per year and varying by location.
• Wellbeing program and Employee Assistance Program.
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability, and voluntary benefits.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match.
• Tuition Reimbursement, dependent upon approval.
• Discretionary annual bonus program, with initial eligibility dependent upon hire date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level