Strategic Category Buyer - Packaging (On-site)

Idahoan Foods

6h•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for building, implementing, and managing our category spend and strategy for Idahoan’s paper-based packaging spend throughout the Idahoan Supply Chain network. As an integral part of Idahoan’s Procurement Team, you will work on our supplier partnerships, along with finding suppliers and resources that fit with our business goals and customer demands. You will be a key contributor to support the growth, innovation, and sustainability ambitions of the business. You will lead and contribute to key sourcing projects relating to internal production, while monitoring and driving key performance indicators related to financial performance, quality, standardization across sites, Design to Value (DTV) and responsible sourcing, with a focus on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This role reports to the Sr. Procurement Category Manager, and will closely partner with our Supply Chain/Planning, Operations, Engineering, Operational Excellence and Quality Teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Logistics, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Packaging Engineering, or related discipline; equivalent experience will be considered
Procurement/Supply Chain accreditation will be viewed favorably, e.g., CIPS, CPSM
Familiarity with Source to Pay solution, e.g., Coupa, Jaggaer
3+ years of professional experience in Sourcing and Procurement, preferably having sourced key Packaging commodities including Pulp & Paper, Fiber etc.
Collaborative team player and leader able to build a positive work environment
Strong sense of ownership, sense of urgency, drive, and motivation
Ability to lead and influence change in the face of complexity and ambiguity
Effective relationship-building skills and the ability to work with people at all levels in the organization
Strong negotiation skills

Responsibilities

Develop and implement category strategies for Idahoan’s paper-based packaging spend
Strategically partner with Idahoan’s main Corrugated Packaging supplier(s) to continually extract value out of the life of the relationship
Manage strategic sourcing initiatives, including the preparation and execution of all RFP, RFQ and RFI processes, as well as direct negotiations
Partner with our Packaging Engineer/Marketing to identify alternate and innovative ideas/suppliers to provide business solutions, challenge requirements, and specifications to create a competitive advantage
Develop alternate qualified, competitive sources of supply on a continuing basis through a comprehensive financial and market review to assist with both risk mitigation and commercial advantage
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders. Manage stakeholder engagement and alignment throughout the end-to-end sourcing process
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, insights, risks, and opportunities
Support savings tracking processes and measure contract compliance and other key metrics to ensure targets are being met and value is being delivered to the business
Manage the end-to-end contract process for paper-based packaging contracts
Assist internal stakeholders in managing supplier relationships, tracking supplier performance metrics, and communicating performance feedback to suppliers
Achieve agreed Savings Targets that are, at a minimum, above any annual cost of inflation
Align with policies and procedures to further drive process controls and compliance
Experience working in an ERP system and ability to transact and run reports
Special projects as assigned