Job Description
This role is responsible for the strategic sourcing of packaging materials across Monogram Foods, ensuring cost efficiency, quality, and innovation. The director will collaborate closely with internal stakeholderssuch as Operations, Sales, Commercialization, and R&Dto identify business needs and select preferred packaging partners that align with the company's goals for cost, sustainability, and operational effectiveness. Acting as a key link between the Central Procurement Team and suppliers, the Director will lead efforts to optimize the packaging supply chain, improve supplier performance, and drive innovation in packaging materials and processes. This includes conducting market analysis, managing supplier relationships, and working cross-functionally to ensure that packaging strategies support both the company's commercial objectives and its sustainability initiatives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute strategic sourcing tools and programs for long-term packaging supply and pricing strategies.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of the food packaging supply chain and packaging supplier base.
- Lead end-to-end category management and sourcing of packaging materials.
- Analyze market indices, cost drivers, and cost modeling to identify risks and opportunities in packaging sourcing.
- Negotiate supplier contracts, terms, and conditions in alignment with packaging category strategies.
- Provide strategic direction to deliver year-over-year productivity in packaging sourcing.
- Lead cross-functional teams in packaging value engineering initiatives.
- Support innovation projects that align with packaging needs and strategies.
- Develop and lead supplier relationship management programs specific to packaging.
- Play a key role in sustainability and innovation programs related to packaging.
The ideal candidate will have the following:
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree is required.
- At least 10 years of experience in strategic and operational procurement functions, with a focus on packaging and preferably in the food industry.
- Proven leadership experience managing a remote team.
- Successful track record in executing strategic sourcing programs and procurement functions.
- Experience in driving continuous cost reductions, improving service levels, and managing key packaging supplier relationships.
- Strong negotiation skills, with a focus on optimizing landed cost and managing supplier and delivery risks.
- Strong management, analytical, and presentation skills.
- Experience interacting and presenting to internal and external executives with strong communication abilities.
- Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
Competencies:
- Dealing with Ambiguity: Can navigate changes and uncertainties effectively.
- Drive for Results: Consistently exceeds goals and pushes self and others for results.
- Functional/Technical Skills: Demonstrates expert-level knowledge in packaging procurement.
- Managing Vision and Purpose: Inspires and motivates with a long-term vision for packaging procurement.
- Negotiating: Skilled negotiator who manages tough situations diplomatically.
- Organizational Agility: Understands how organizations function and efficiently navigates formal and informal channels to get things done.