Strategic Contract Packaging Procurement Lead

Georgia-Pacific LLC; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking an experienced Contract Packaging Procurement Lead to join our Outsourced Finished Goods team in Atlanta. You will lead bid events, drive supplier engagement, and optimize costs through analytics and strategic supplier partnerships.

You will analyze cost drivers, manage supplier relationships, and influence stakeholders to deliver value. Travel up to 20% is required, with collaboration across engineering, planning, quality, and sourcing to ensure successful product

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier management, contract packaging, or procurement.
• Experience negotiating contracts and pricing agreements.
• Experience managing supplier bid processes and vendor relationships.
• Experience using data analytics and market intelligence to develop product should-cost models and support pricing decisions.
• Ability to influence decisions through subject matter expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute contract packaging bid events, driving supplier engagement, proposal evaluation, and supplier selection to deliver outcomes.
• Analyze labor, material, and market cost trends to validate supplier price change requests and negotiate outcomes.
• Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives to simplify bid execution and reduce administrative burden.
• Develop data analytics, dashboards, and reporting tools to influence sourcing, operations, and finance decisions.
• Partner with Packaging Engineering, Supply Planning, Quality, and Direct Materials Sourcing to align requirements and ensure project success.
• Uncover cost savings opportunities and optimize sourcing strategies in the contract packaging network.
• Assess co-packer performance and commercial accuracy through cost analyses and production reviews for improvements.
• Lead commercialization efforts with contracting packaging operations to drive results through influence.
• Apply Principle Based Management culture and reinforce guiding principles.

Skills

Supplier management

Contract packaging

Procurement

Negotiation

Data analytics

Market intelligence

Influence without authority

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Related field

Tools

None

Job description

Georgia-Pacific LLC is seeking an experienced Contract Packaging Procurement Lead to join our Outsourced Finished Goods team in Atlanta. You will lead bid events, drive supplier engagement, and optimize costs through analytics and strategic supplier partnerships.

You will analyze cost drivers, manage supplier relationships, and influence stakeholders to deliver value. Travel up to 20% is required, with collaboration across engineering, planning, quality, and sourcing to ensure successful product