Carrier Global Corporation

Senior Manager, Packaging

Carrier Global Corporation • $117K — $234K *
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5+ years experience in Strategic Sourcing
  • Preferred experience in developing global category strategies and supplier roadmaps specifically in packaging or manufacturing
  • Demonstrated success in supplier negotiations and long-term contract management
  • Strong knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI) processes and cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate within the Global Category team to develop long-term strategy and technology roadmap
  • Align supplier portfolio with business objectives and mitigate potential supply risks
  • Define critical standards for supplier selection in collaboration with engineering and product safety teams
  • Lead supplier selection for new product initiatives from conception stage
  • Manage approved vendor lists and communicate supplier preferences across the organization

Benefits

  • Health Care Benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts for health and dependent care
  • Tuition Assistance
Full Job Description
Role Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate within the Global Category team and across Product Management and Engineering to develop long-term strategy and technology roadmap
  • Align the roadmap and ensure we have the correct portfolio of suppliers with capabilities to meet all business objectives
  • Identification of potential supply risk and development of mitigating strategies
  • Work with engineering and product safety team to define critical standards for supplier selection for assigned category
  • Lead supplier selection for all NPI by teaming up with engineering / product management at start of new product conception
  • Manage the approved vendor list for category spend and communicate throughout the organization most preferred / least preferred suppliers
  • Ensure a competitive sourcing environment by driving efforts for dual qualification of supply, routinely quoting incumbent spend, and working with sites to ensure suppliers routinely challenged on cost
  • Negotiate best in class long term supply contracts
  • Interface with cross functional teams to assess current and future sourcing needs in terms of technology, cost, and mfg. location / lead-time
  • Deliver periodic executive business review of category (5-year plan) focusing on overall strategy, industry landscape, supplier capabilities, performance, and technical roadmaps
  • Help define strategic business objectives from a cost, delivery, contracting and NPI perspective
  • Maintain working knowledge of market trends, key drivers of supply conditions, and cost structure along with any technology shifts ongoing
  • Travel to supplier manufacturing locations to assess "ground conditions", foster healthy working relationships, and deliver key messages to supplier leadership
Role Purpose:
  • Manage overall supplier relationships for top suppliers for packaging category


Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 5+ Years Experience in Strategic Sourcing


Preferred Requirements
  • Experience developing and executing global category strategies and supplier roadmaps, preferably within packaging or manufacturing environments.
  • Demonstrated success in supplier negotiations, contract management, and cost reduction initiatives, including long-term agreement development.
  • Strong knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI) processes, supplier qualification, and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Product Management.
  • Proven ability to perform supplier risk assessments, develop mitigation strategies, and manage supplier performance through KPIs and executive business reviews.
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and build strategic supplier partnerships across global organizations.


Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation
This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

Benefits

Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
  • Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
  • Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
  • Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
  • Tuition Assistance


To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier CorporateThe specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 6 August 2026

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About Carrier Global Corporation

Carrier is the provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions.

Carrier Global Corporation Careers

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Learn more about Carrier Global Corporation
Size
53,000 employees
Market Cap
$34.9 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
$1.9 billion
Revenue
$17.4 billion
* Ladders Estimates

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