Lactalis U.S. Yogurt · 11 hours ago
Global Category Sourcing - Associate Director - Rigid Plastic Packaging, Americas
Bedford,NH,US
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$153K/yr - $164K/yr
2+ years expLactalis U.S. Yogurt is a leading company in the dairy industry, committed to providing meaningful opportunities for growth and innovation. They are seeking a Global Category Sourcing – Associate Director for Rigid Plastic Packaging to lead category strategies and projects across North and South America, optimizing quality, service, and costs while developing market knowledge and supplier relationships.
Food Production
Responsibilities
Lead the Rigid Plastic Packaging category work across North and South America (LAN, LATAM & BRAZIL Procurement Zones) action plans on new acquisitions to quickly find synergies to support Lactalis Group growth in these regions
Lead key strategies and projects to optimize the quality, service, costs, innovation and cash performance
Define with all relevant stakeholders (Zone Procurement team, R&D, Industrial, Quality, Marketing) the category strategy, considering the internal and external partners (Lactalis countries in Americas, Market environment, Suppliers)
Design the roadmap for execution
Drive the strategies with your local counterparts and monitor its progress
Develop market knowledge and expertise, deploy best practices by active benchmark
Utilize understanding of the upstream markets for the key commodities (PP, PE, PET resins) to identify dynamics, risks & opportunities and provide relevant market information internally through market reports and ad hoc presentations
Define, lead and monitor relationships with our global supplier’s portfolio as well as monitoring their performance
Negotiate and implement key Master Supply Agreements and assist local teams in implementing them
Participate in budget (commodities assumptions and savings plans)
Coordinate the work done and methods used in the category to strengthen Lactalis expertise and knowledge
Maintain an active innovation watch
Qualification
Required
Requires a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Purchasing Management or its U.S. equivalent
2 years of experience in Purchasing/Strategic sourcing as a Senior Global Packaging Buyer or Strategic Sourcing Associate Director
Requires frequent travel (10-30% of the time) to meet with local teams and visit suppliers
Benefits
Comprehensive Total Rewards Program
Affordable benefits and coverage options
Insurance costs significantly supported
Generous contributions to retirement plans
Paid Time Off from day one
Training and development opportunities
Education Reimbursement
Company
Lactalis U.S. Yogurt
The Lactalis U.S. Yogurt division is part of the world’s largest dairy company.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase