Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Packaging

We are seeking an experienced sourcing manager to join our Packaging Strategic Procurement team! In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies to improve our cost structure, the quality of our products, the reliability of our supply chain, and will play a leading role in supporting innovation through new product development. You will have key responsibilities over SKU ideation and onboarding, vendor selection and relationships, price negotiations and contract management, budgetary planning and continuously improving our end-to-end sourcing process. In this role, you will help drive the strategy and framework for how the business interacts with its supplier base and have a direct stake in affecting bottom line profitability. You will... Take full ownership of assigned categories to develop and optimize our supply network. Refine and implement a sourcing and supply chain strategy for a selection of categories that optimizes process, reduces risk, and improves our cost structure Build and maintain a strong supplier base that align with our company values; own relationships with our strategic suppliers, including performance management and innovation activities Manage cost savings initiatives through our strategic sourcing process to ensure that we hit our targeted budget Leverage large internal datasets and industry benchmarks (in