Sr. Category Manager, Primary Packaging

Mark Anthony Group • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Mark Anthony Group is an entrepreneurial drinks company founded in 1972, with a portfolio that includes luxury wineries and beverage brands such as White Claw Hard Seltzer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and Cayman Jack.

The Senior Procurement Category Manager is responsible for developing and executing three-year strategies for enterprise-critical categories across Mark Anthony Brewing’s spend portfolio. The role focuses on maximizing value, enabling innovation, minimizing risk, and delivering predictable supply and cost outcomes. It leads complex sourcing events and negotiations, contract management, strategic supplier relationships, and cross-functional change initiatives. The role may manage up to two direct reports and handles sensitive internal and external stakeholder matters.

The position also supports procurement leadership in strengthening analytical category management and procurement excellence. It collaborates with Procurement Finance, Supply Planning, Tech Services, Quality, New Product Development, and plant teams, and supports the Procurement Director as assigned. The role is based in Chicago, Illinois; the posting does not specify whether the work arrangement is onsite, hybrid, or remote.

Requirements

• Experience executing procurement category management for enterprise-critical categories.
• Strategic thinking and ability to use internal and external information to recommend long-term goals and opportunities.
• Strong written and verbal communication and influencing skills.
• Even temperament and ability to resolve conflicts.
• Ability to coach, train, and effectively manage potential direct reports.
• Ability to manage complex or sensitive topics with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute three-year category strategies for enterprise-critical categories.
• Lead complex sourcing events and negotiations, contract creation and management, and strategic supplier relationship management, including QBRs.
• Maximize value, improve or defend business margins, and contribute to business KPI improvement.
• Own supplier performance management metrics and improve risk mitigation and predictability of supply and cost drivers.
• Identify and enable disruptive innovation for the business.
• Support procurement leadership in embedding disciplined, analytical category management and procurement excellence practices.
• Lead category-related process changes, including procurement systems implementation such as Coupa and other large cross-functional change management initiatives.
• Influence continuous improvement in procurement excellence, the New Product Development process and pipeline, and MAB supply chain operations.
• Coach, train, and manage potential direct reports; the role may manage up to two people.
• Support the Procurement Director as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary; the final wage may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
• Bonus plan recognizing company performance and individual contributions.
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits.
• Company matching 401(k) contributions.
• Paid time off, including annual leave, paid sick time, and holidays.
• Training, development, and career growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed