Senior Category Manager, Flexible Packaging & Spend

DSJ Global; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

DSJ Global is seeking a Category Manager for Packaging to own and optimize a significant packaging spend portfolio in Nashville, TN. The role focuses on developing category strategies, managing suppliers, and driving cost savings.

The portfolio includes flexible packaging such as films, bags, wraps, and related materials, with an emphasis on cost drivers in resins and feedstocks. This role collaborates with Operations, R&D, and engineering to qualify new materials and suppliers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or related supply chain roles.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in industrial manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Experience sourcing flexible packaging, films, polymers, resins, or related materials is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category and sourcing strategies for packaging materials, with emphasis on flexible packaging.
• Manage ~ $80M in annual category spend and identify opportunities to reduce cost and improve supplier performance.
• Lead supplier negotiations for flexible films, plastic bags, wraps, tapes, and related packaging products.
• Track commodity cost drivers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, PET, and related inputs.
• Analyze markets, cost structures, supplier capabilities, and market dynamics to build sourcing strategies.
• Identify and qualify new suppliers to increase competition and reduce risk.
• Lead contract development, renewals, and supplier performance management.
• Collaborate with Operations, Materials Management, R&D, Process Engineering, and leadership to meet plant needs.
• Challenge current supply arrangements and justify new materials and suppliers.
• Identify savings opportunities via competitive sourcing, negotiations, specs changes, and supplier consolidation.
• Build strong supplier relationships focused on cost, quality, service, and performance.
• Create reporting on category performance, savings, supplier performance, risks, and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier negotiation

Manufacturing knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

DSJ Global is seeking a Category Manager for Packaging to own and optimize a significant packaging spend portfolio in Nashville, TN. The role focuses on developing category strategies, managing suppliers, and driving cost savings.

The portfolio includes flexible packaging such as films, bags, wraps, and related materials, with an emphasis on cost drivers in resins and feedstocks. This role collaborates with Operations, R&D, and engineering to qualify new materials and suppliers.