Category Manager

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Job Description

This is a Leader role 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 $200-400 million of spend consisting of materials, services, or secondary manufacturing equipment to produce the finished product.  Product categories will have occasional opportunities for global leverage.  The role applies a solid understanding of the technical elements involved in the category to enhance value from the supply base.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

• Regularly engage with department management and professional level individual contributors, frequently interact with mid-level leadership (Supply Chain, Marketing Segment Leads, R&D, & Functional Managers), and intermittently interact with senior leaders (Directors, VPs, BU / Function Exec's)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, meeting agreed upon timelines and deliverables.
• Knowledgeably converse with internal technical resources and suppliers on technical attributes of the products and recommend solutions to deliver value.
• Engage global stakeholders to evaluate cross region opportunities, develop relationships with global peers where applicable, actively lead and/or coordinate global initiatives as required, provide consultation and direction semi-regularly across multiple regions, deliver on isolated opportunities to leverage scale on a global basis and share best practices with global teammates.
• Confidently represent the organization in negotiating agreements 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.
• Develop industry-wide networks and internal relationships, as well as subject matter expertise of the category.
• Use Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) techniques to deliver increasing levels of innovation 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.
• Guide a team of stakeholders, providing advice and direction for a multi-level negotiation process, to achieve desired business results including legal and commercial terms, claims resolution, service levels and performance expectations.
• Negotiate contract language and provide recommendations to leadership/Legal and constructive feedback to suppliers to ensure that contracts are in place with every key supplier.
• Regularly utilize a multi-step strategic sourcing process from planning through execution, implementation, and performance monitoring.
• 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
• 8-10+ years of strategic procurement experience, 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

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Compensation

The starting salary for this position is expected to be between $112,800 to $141,000; however, base pay offered may vary within the full salary range $112,800 to $169,200 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.

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 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location

•Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

•Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

•Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available

•Paid Parental Leave

•Retirement Savings Plan with company match

•Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

•Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)