Purchasing Manager - Packaging Materials

Responsible for the sourcing management and the performance (assurance of supply, quality, costs, service, and innovation) of packaging materials for US and Canada, according to the purchase policy defined by the Company. Actively identify cost-saving opportunities and reduce the total cost of ownership for the company.

• Bachelors degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Packaging Engineering, Technologies, or Finance; MBA a plus
• 5+ years experience in purchasing field, packaging is an advantage
• CPG (food focus) experience in financial analysis with significant cross-functional project management in a global environment
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and communicate at a high level across multiple functions
• Ability to maintains confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information
• Job requires a minimum travel time of 30% - domestic and international
• Must be a quick study, proven ability to manage change, ability to work across global boundaries and borders, and strong decision making
• Excellent communicator, politically persuasive, and demonstrated skills in collaboration

Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excell, Power Point, Word, Visio), SAP/ERP, Enovia knowledge preferred

Sourcing Management Process:

• Define, implement, and maintain the sourcing strategy for the defined categories.
• Keep updated market analyses for cartons and corrugated.
• Develops budget, rolling forecasts, and target savings.
• Identify and pursue cost saving in a consistent way balancing risk and benefit.
• Designs contract negotiation strategy and development (RFQ, RFI, etc)
• Guarantee the respect of the company purchasing policy and procedure.

Supplier Management:

• Demonstrates knowledge of packaging material productions, packaging material characteristics and regulations, and impact on the Barilla production of these parameters
• Establishes and manages relations with actual and incumbent suppliers and key market stakeholders.

New Product:

• Maintains depth understanding of the market for products and related categories to proactively identify new supply solutions and/or potential packaging suppliers.
• Coordinates with project leaders and internal stakeholders to develop appropriate project plans for new product or product changes commercialization.

Development and Teamwork:

• Strong cooperation with Technical packaging for cost saving generation and new development support
• Builds trusting relationships with internal stakeholders.

Learning agility mindset