Packaging Engineer - Procurement

Amcor LLC; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Flexible time off

Company holidays

Wellbeing program

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Parental leave

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a Subject Matter Expert in corrugate packaging to establish a category strategy and lead value-adding initiatives. You will build relationships with major corrugate suppliers, travel to plants, and drive projects from concept to completion while collaborating with procurement leadership and commercial teams.

The role requires 5+ years in packaging engineering with corrugate, strong cost modeling and project management experience, and proficiency with SAP and MS Office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years packaging engineering and manufacturing experience with corrugate and other paper products.
• 3+ years of accomplished project management experience; industry knowledge a plus.
• Proven experience in developing cost models, managing multiple projects, and complex programs.
• Proven strong interpersonal skills to communicate project plans and coordinate resources.
• Ability to communicate, influence others and manage multiple resources.
• Understanding of corrugate contracts and key elements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Project, SharePoint and MS Office.
• English language capability.

Responsibilities

• Establish a category strategy for corrugate packaging.
• Build and maintain relationships with main corrugate suppliers.
• Travel to plants and identify corrugate opportunities that will generate value.
• Understand market dynamics in the corrugate industry.
• Interpret industry indexes related to corrugate price and develop alternative indexes.
• Identify cost to produce elements of a box.
• Strong project management skills and track record of driving projects to completion.
• Collaborate with operators to executive leadership to influence decisions.
• Identify supply and business continuity risks and develop mitigation plans.

Skills

Packaging engineering

Corrugate expertise

Project management

Supplier relationship management

Analytical skills

English language capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

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.

Position Overview

Subject matter expert in corrugate packaging. Strong technical knowledge, able to identify value opportunities in corrugate that will generate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) value as well as simplified product offerings and supply base. Will collaborate with the plants, procurement leadership and commercial to successfully execute projects.

What You Get to Do

• Establish a category strategy for corrugate packaging.
• Build and maintain relationships with main corrugate suppliers.
• Travel to plants and identify corrugate opportunities that will generate value.
• Understand market dynamics in the corrugate industry.
• Able to identify reasons for increases and forecast future corrugate dynamics.
• Can interpret industry standard indexes as it relates to corrugate price and can suggest or develop alternate indexes that are reflective of actual cost increases.
• Able to identify cost to produce elements of a box.
• Strong project management skills.
• Proven track record of driving a project from idea to completion.
• Able to work collaboratively and influence multiple stakeholders from operators at the plants to executive leadership.
• Anticipate and identify supply and business continuity risk and supports developing mitigation plans with category and cross functional teams.
• Publish regular status reports outlining project status, risks, and issues and effectively present and communicate with senior leadership

What We Value

• Results Orientation
• Collaboration and Influencing
• Functional Expertise
• Customer Orientation
• Negotiation
• Process Orientation

What We Want From You

Education: Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field

• 5+ years packaging engineering and manufacturing experience with corrugate and other paper products.
• 3+ years of accomplished project management experience Industry knowledge a plus – established relationship with key corrugate suppliers, work experience in the corrugate industry or plastic packaging industry.
• Proven experience in developing cost models, managing multiple projects, and complex projects
• Proven strong interpersonal skills to communicate project plans, goals and objectives and coordinate resources to complete projects within scope.
• Proven ability to communicate, influence others and manage multiple resources
• Understanding of corrugate contracts and key elements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, and SAP.
• English language capability.

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

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Benefits

• 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 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC www.amcor.com|LinkedIn|YouTube