Regional Category Manager Packaging - Tlahuac, México - Givaudan

Givaudan

Empresa verificada

Tlahuac, México

hace 2 semanas

Publicado por:

Rodrigo Fernández

Reclutador de talento para beBee

Descripción

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Regional Category Manager Packaging

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with.
In Mexico, work with our caring colleagues from our 6 innovative research, creation, and production centres to help us grow with purpose. Every day, your talent, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.
Regional Category Manager Packaging, your future position?
Reporting to the Head of Procurement with a dotted line to the Global Category Manager for Packaging, you'll develop regional strategies for the Americas to procure packaging materials and ensure a supply that aligns with the business plans of both Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty divisions. You will lead efforts to lead sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing our carbon footprint and minimizing the use of singleuse plastic, while transitioning to a more sustainable packaging portfolio.
Your
main responsibilities will be:

Sourcing Strategy

Drive the implementation of regional category strategies within the framework of the global procurement and category strategy
Provide strategic direction and ensures business alignment for the local procurement teams regarding category management, sourcing and contracting strategies, negotiation, and supplier management
Analyze market, to identify new sources, assess market trends and implement risk management strategies for the portfolio.
Drive regional sourcing strategy execution by leading major sourcing events and key negotiations and build the supply base with the best mix of vendors.
Manage supplier performance, identify and implement best practices, and establish a platform for knowledge sharing across the region.
Integrate our sustainability ambitions within the packaging strategy to improve carbon footprint, reducing singleuse plastic, recyclability and reusability.

Portfolio Management

Negotiate competitive pricing and favorable conditions for major regional and local contracts, establish contract best practices, and implement them at the regional and local levels across Mexico and the US.
Define supplier selection criteria, build scenarios and support the allocation decision making process.
Close partnership with Packaging Engineers, EHS, Quality, CI and Operations communities
Identify opportunities for portfolio optimization and actively involve and engage stakeholders in development of optimization plans
Assess internal and external process improvements and influences change and drive innovation and continuous improvements
Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future (industry trends in pricing and availability that will impact the business)
Provide category input for the budget process and subsequent budget reviews (Price forecast, market trends)
Identify potential demand and specification changes and communicate them to suppliers
Manage regional key supplier relationship, and lead escalations resolution.
Define supplier performance process
Communicate with key internal stakeholders/Global Category Managers any market conditions changes and trends which may affect the Business
Develop business cases to influence partners to drive cost and/or productivity improvements
Set up supplier innovation program
Drive the creation and management of a healthy project pipeline.

Stakeholder Relationship

Lead packaging governance meetings and develop new communication channels to driver project execution and cost, project awareness
Communicate with main internal stakeholders/Global Category Managers any market conditions changes which may affect the Business
Be an active contributor to our sustainability and responsible sourcing programs in the area of packaging. Support the responsible sourcing projects implementation & provide information to Sustainability Team and IM&S sustainability ambassador.

Cost Optimization and Business Planning