Description

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

What Can You Expect From ALPLA

• Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Position Summary:

To be responsible for the procurement of commodities through the development and implementation of commodity strategies plans and the management of supplier relationship as well as for price negotiations.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop, hone and execute new improved procurement strategies across all channels of purchasing.
• Performs negotiations and determines most competitive solutions, using a wide degree of creativity and latitude.
• Develops strategic plans for assigned categories based on historical performance.
• Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects
• Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base and implement plans to react
• Proficient in managing and / or leading multi-location / global projects
• Facilitate vendor selection and negotiate agreements utilizing tools and processes such as RFP's, RFQ's and RFI's.
• Address Quality issues with Suppliers to ensure quality meets or exceeds quality requirements and corrective actions are implemented immediately upon notification of any failure
• Discuss defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action.
• Tracks category performance and modifies plans in order to achieve targeted revenue or margin goals.
• Manage vendor and customer relationships and assist in building effective partnerships
• Effectively communicates the commodity strategy to senior leadership and other functional groups to get alignment throughout the organization
• Understands the high level global implication of market condition changes and how these affect the plastics and resin commodity
• Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
• Conducts, evaluates, selects, and monitors new or existing vendor accounts.
• Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers
• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.

Performance Metrics:
• Cost Savings & Avoidance - Delivers measurable cost reductions and prevents unnecessary spend through strategic sourcing and vendor negotiations.
• Supplier Performance & Relationship Management - Maintains high standards for supplier delivery reliability and product quality, especially for key raw materials.
• Compliance & Risk Management - Percentage of spend under contract, policy adherence, and regulatory compliance.
• Spend Under Management - Portion of total organizational spend that is actively managed by the procurement team.

Competencies:
• Strategic Thinking - Develops and implements long-term sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.
• Negotiation - Achieves cost savings and favorable terms while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Analytical Skills - Uses data and market trends to inform procurement decisions and optimize performance.
• Supplier Relationship Management - Builds and sustains productive partnerships with vendors to ensure quality and reliability.
• Leadership - Leads cross-functional and global teams, driving alignment and execution across locations.
• Risk & Compliance Awareness - Ensures procurement activities meet legal, ethical, and policy standards.
• Project Management - Manages complex sourcing initiatives from planning through execution.
• Communication - Clearly conveys procurement strategies and updates to stakeholders at all levels.

Requirements

What Makes You Great

Qualifications and Requirements:
• 10+ years of overall experience
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant leadership and management experience, preferably in a sourcing or procurement role
• Strong business acumen with broad knowledge of sourcing, procurement, contracting, and supplier management processes, technologies, and systems
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred
• Relevant skills may also be demonstrated through a combination of college degree programs and/or professional certifications
• Excellent negotiation skills with the ability to drive value while maintaining positive supplier relationships
• Demonstrates high ethical and moral standards in all business dealings
• Proven track record of responsible resource management and cost optimization