Sr. Buyer, Packaging

Position Title: Sr. Buyer, Packaging
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Oakbrook Terrace
Requisition ID: 35042
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.
The Senior Buyer is responsible for commodity analysis to support McCain North American Direct Materials (Packaging) team. This includes but is not limited to market and industry dynamics, supplier research and evaluations, supply chain risk, packaging spend and price variances as well as work with the data master leader for packaging setup and maintenance in system. In addition, the role will also lead and facilitate the strategic sourcing of $80 million in NA packaging spend. The scope of this position includes category strategy development, ongoing category management, contract negotiations and supplier relationship development and management.
Job Responsibilities:

• Drive cost focused strategy for packaging spend area (poly film and aluminum)
• Bring leadership on packaging and market knowledge, influencing business needs and commercial results to the company
• Lead the sourcing strategy to deliver cost savings targets
• Delivery of Sustainable Cost Advantage (SCA) Program
• Build and manage multiple supplier relationship for the relative markets to deliver value to company
• Ensure company purchases in the spend pool comply with company internal controls requirements
• Lead the overall supplier relationship strategy for spend area, ensuring proper commercial treatment of suppliers by reinforcing policy, ethics and our strategic approach with suppliers and with other company departments
• Responsible for category financial planning, budget and PPV management
• Build up strong and effective relationship with McCain cross function team to deliver initiatives and savings
• Engage and collaborate cross functions and other team members to deliver best practices and accelerated results

Qualifications:

• Must have Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Business or Finance
• 2+ years relevant purchasing experience
• Prior experience in manufacturing; Food & Beverage a plus
• Preferred: Former experience in packaging category (resin) markets in USA / Canada
• Nice to have: experience in SAP

About McCain.
At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values-Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality-shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Leadership Principles.
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually-your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we're better together.
Compensation Package : $65,500.00 - $87,400.00 USD annually + bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education/training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits : At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit details available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Procurement
Division: Global Procurement
Department: Procurement U.S.
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.