Plant Name: Oak Brook Executive Office - 105053

Requisition ID:012590-Corp

Mauser Packaging Solutions is a global leader in solutions and services across the packaging lifecycle, providing packaging worldwide to companies in industries from food, personal care, paints, and chemicals.

As a Sourcing Category Manager for Direct at Mauser, your essential duties include the following:

• Develop and execute a sourcing strategy for selected spend categories that will evolve based on business needs. Direct spend categories include Coatings, Labels, Gaskets, Chemicals, etc
• Deep dive into spend categories to understand vendors, supply chains, specifications, requirements, pricing, contracts & terms
• Identify, develop, & execute savings opportunities including, but not limited to supplier consolidation, RFQ, fact-based negotiations
• Identify potential suppliers for each spending category (includes existing supply base plus potential new suppliers) including new players within the value chain
• Collaborative with internal stakeholders (i.e. operations, plant-specific Purchasing personnel, quality, engineering, sales) on deep diving categories, developing strategies, and executing savings opportunities accurately reflecting requirements to service each respective manufacturing location
• Issue RFQ to identified supply base and serve as the primary point of contact for any questions/clarification and gatekeeper for all supplier submissions/responses.
• Analyze supplier submissions to RFQ and lead a cross-functional team to develop a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model to serve as the foundation for developing a sourcing strategy for the respective spend category.
• Lead the negotiation of a commercial supply agreement (i.e. contract) with suppliers included within the sourcing strategy.
• Lead the implementation/execution of the category sourcing strategy across the enterprise.
• Lead the management of all commercial aspects for suppliers within assigned spend categories including:
• Strategic sourcing/vendor selection
• Purchase price management
• Commercial contracts (i.e. supply agreements) and terms
• Cost saving initiatives
• Supplier performance (i.e. quality, delivery, capacity, financial health)
• Leading the resolution for all other commercial issues with respective supply base
• Foster collaborative and effective communication between the supply base and internal stakeholders (i.e. operations, plant-specific Purchasing personnel, quality, engineering, sales, etc…)
• Support the Procure-to-Pay process for the supply base of all assigned spend categories. Will be a key stakeholder in developing/streamlining future processes and system upgrades.
• Actively manage spending for the supply base by monitoring and analyzing supplier spending data within all assigned spend categories.

Mauser Packaging Solutions is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.