Short Intro and About the Job

The Senior Procurement Manager, Packaging (BRAVO) North America (NORAM) is part of the One Direct team, reporting to the Category Procurement Director, Paper and Flexibles of North America. Main activity for this role is to lead the transformation of Danone’s paper and flexibles packaging, managing and enabling data driven strategic cross-functional projects with the ultimate goal of developing a fit for purpose packaging design and sourcing strategy that will secure productivity for the United States and Canadian businesses.

About the Job:The position will:

• Design and implement category strategies utilizing various value levers that deliver improved cost and more efficient processes and solutions.
• Drive the strategic direction for productivity initiatives tied to direct material procurement with particular focus on secondary packaging.
• Work cross-functionally with Project Management, R&I, Quality, and Brand/Marketing to gain “buy-in” and implement transformational solutions.
• Collaborate across other direct material categories to enable opportunities that can deliver innovation and efficiency.
• Present project updates and proposed direction at various leadership levels.
• Synthesize diverse ideas, facts, and data into a cohesive analysis and business cases to support business recommendations and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

• Lead Business Continuity reporting for all Direct Material categories and support teams in ensuring robust BCP’s are documented.
• Sustainability lead for Paper and flexibles.

Job positioning:

• Reporting hierarchically to the Category Procurement Director, Paper and Flexibles.
• Engagement of key stakeholders: R&I, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Finance across CBUs (US and Canada) and suppliers.
• The position is based in either Broomfield, CO, or White Plains, NY, US.

The base compensation range for this position is $109,000-164,000commensurate with experience. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.

About You

• Business, packaging or Engineering MS or Bachelor's degree.
• 5 plus years in direct materials procurement (food industry sourcing a plus)
• Strong analytical skills

Strong presentation building, influencing, and stakeholder management skills

• Driven personality pursuing to compliance, alignment & standardization
• Highly organized and systematic
• Strong communication skills with business background
• Proven skills in both written and verbal communication, influencing and stakeholder management
• Ability to perform within a complex and "fast-paced" environment
• Understanding of the paper and resin business and markets
• Strong knowledge and experience in Purchasing Category Management
• Team player, pragmatic, proven ability to lead and take ownership
• Curious, entrepreneurial spirit and self-driven
• Strong interpersonal skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft applications with particular focus on Excel and PowerPoint

About Us, We offer and What's next

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Horizon Organic, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

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