Amcor Limited

Category Manager Sr

Amcor Limited$129K — $193K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent preferred
  • 10+ years of strategic procurement or relevant technical/business leadership experience
  • At least 3 years of related product experience
  • Professional certification from a related professional body desired
  • Substantial experience demonstrating success in procurement leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Develop multi-year strategies considering market conditions and organizational requirements
  • Lead and coordinate projects, aligning various stakeholders to meet project goals
  • Engage with global stakeholders to leverage supply base and share best practices
  • Negotiate large-scale contracts, establishing clear strategies and objectives
  • Identify and manage risks on all expenditures to assure continuity of supply
  • Pinpoint cost reduction opportunities through strategic planning and execution
  • Cultivate industry networks to drive innovation and enhance cost structures.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid per year
  • Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year
  • Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Life insurance and long-term disability benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Retirement Savings Plan with company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement available
  • Discretionary annual bonus program.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Leader in Global Procurement responsible for developing and driving execution of category management strategies for the achievement of long-term goals and short-term business plans. Manages the development and delivery of value from the supply base to mitigate risk, reduce cost, and reduce working capital to meet and exceed business and customer expectations. Responsible for highly strategic spend up to $600 million that can be leveraged globally, which includes raw materials that become a major component of the finished product (i.e. significant impact on cost), or major capital equipment and services used to produce products. Regularly engages with technically robust details where first-hand, in-depth product knowledge greatly enhances the value proposition offered by the function.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO
  • Regularly engage with mid-level leadership (Plant, R&D, & Functional Managers), frequently interact with senior leaders (Directors, VPs, BU / Function Exec's), and intermittently interact with Bemis Officers to develop and apply a multi-year strategy to account for current and future market conditions and organization requirements.
  • Independently lead projects by guiding, directing and creating alignment with project stakeholders utilizing project management principles, tools and practices to manage projects within constraints, producing multiple deliverables simultaneously while meeting or exceeding targets.
  • Engage global stakeholders to evaluate cross region opportunities, develop relationships with global peers, actively lead and/or coordinate global initiatives as required, provide global consultation and direction frequently across all regions, work regularly to leverage a global supply base and share best practices with global teammates.
  • Leverage extensive negotiation experience with large, complex negotiations with other organizations and contractors, establishing clear negotiation strategy, objectives, plans, and response to various negotiating tactics.
  • Systematically identify and analyze risk on all expenditures within the category and implement risk management strategies to reduce the potential impact of risks and assure continuity of supply.
  • Identify, forecast, and execute on cost-out opportunities and working capital improvements utilizing a multi-year strategy to maintain a continuous flow of opportunities.
  • Understanding the current supply base and competitors within the category as well as market trends, and technical and commercial elements to formulate strategies and tactics that derive value from a range of commodities within the assigned category.
  • Building upon industry-wide networks, and cultivating internal relationships, deliver on opportunities to transform cost structures and introduce innovation to company products and processes.
  • Use Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) techniques to deliver increasing levels of value and competitive advantage.
  • Apply own experience and seek the expertise of others in business regarding technical, legal/regulatory, geographic, and commercial facets of the industry, as well as product, and supply/demand knowledge.
  • Understand the cost drivers of the commodities within the category, along with market trends and industry benchmarking, to assure the lowest Total Cost of Ownership is achieved.
  • Provide leadership in the development and implementation of intricate negotiation strategies and plans to achieve desired business results including legal and commercial terms, claims resolution, service levels and performance expectations.
  • Read, understand, review and amend contracts to ensure they meet the organization's needs.
  • Develop, review, and influence the organization's templates and toolkits, in conjunction with Legal, to ensure proper protection for the organization and compliance with law.
  • Regularly utilize a multi-step strategic sourcing process from planning through execution, implementation, and performance monitoring. Lead and coach others in the application and use of the strategic sourcing processes.
  • Apply clear, reasoned logic to business decisions that link 1) objectives of the company and key stakeholders, 2) competitive strategies required for success, 3) people and activities needed to produce and sell products and services, and 4) business processes that support the ability to deal with the complexity.
  • Anticipate and provide value added information, including forecasting future events and behaviors, to predict the effects of potential outcomes in business strategies.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders early to ensure buy in and support, helping others overcome resistance to change.
  • Build organizational capability in Procurement, inclusive of leadership and development of Procurement Category Specialists, leading by example, continuous learning, and setting expectations for high performance.
  • Develop market intelligence on global markets and suppliers within category, including supply/demand, costs, key material indexes, benchmarks in industry and market.
  • Build collaborative, long-term key supplier relationships to drive value to the business.
  • Define, monitor and evaluate supplier performance measurements. Identify root cause of performance failures and drive continuous improvement in quality and service.


WHAT WE VALUE

Results Orientation

Collaborative Relationships and Influencing

Change Leadership

Strategic Orientation

Developing Organizational Capability

Team Leadership

Market Knowledge

Project / Sourcing Management

Risk Management

Business Acumen

Legal/Contracts Management

Data / Information Analytics

Negotiation Expertise

Category Expertise / Management

Energy and Execution

WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent preferred
  • 10+ years of strategic procurement, or relevant technical / business leadership experience, and at least 3 years related product experience
  • Professional certification from related professional body desired
  • Substantial experience with ability to demonstrate success


Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:
  • Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
  • Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor's quality, service, and innovation
  • Our investors benefit from Amcor's consistent growth and superior returns
  • The environment is better off because of Amcor's leadership and products


Compensation
The starting salary for this position is expected to be between $129,200 to $161,500; however, base pay offered may vary within the full salary range $129,200 to $193,800 depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay information is based on national averages and a geographic differential may be applied based on work location. Position may also be eligible for Amcor's Management Incentive Plan / Sales Incentive Plan, which is an annual bonus program based on business and individual performance, as well as medical coverage and other health and welfare benefits.The salary range provided reflects the anticipated base pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range is applicable to positions performed in jurisdictions with pay transparency requirements, including CA, CO, CT, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NY, RI, VT, WA, Washington DC, as well as remote roles that may be performed in these locations. Compensation for roles performed outside of these jurisdictions may vary. The Company reserves the right to modify this range at any time.

Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees
  • Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
  • Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Retirement Savings Plan with company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
  • Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor Limited

Amcor Limited is a global packaging company that provides a range of packaging solutions for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, and industrial products. The company was founded in 1860 and is headquartered in Southbank, Victoria, Australia. Amcor operates in over 40 countries and employs more than 35,000 people. The company is committed to sustainability and has set a goal to make all of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025. Amcor is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
Learn more about Amcor Limited
Size
46,000 employees
Market Cap
$17.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$777.6 million
5 Year Trend
+9.8%
Revenue
$12.4 billion
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