Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
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Health & Wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employmentPaid parental leave401K eligibilityTuition reimbursementFlexible work arrangementsEmployee Assistance Program eligibility / Health AdvocatePaid vacation and Paid holidaysJob DescriptionThe Senior Manager - Procurement, Strategic Programs will be responsible for execution of Global Procurement initiatives that align with Avery Dennison’s Plan to Win. This role will be a strategic enabler to the global procurement function, implementing industry best practices, driving execution of strategic initiatives and governance.
Our global Materials Group comprises Label and Packaging Materials, Graphics Solutions, Reflective Solutions, and Performance Tapes businesses and this role will seamlessly support the collaborative efforts across those respective businesses. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Strategic Programs and Operational Excellence, this role will enable execution of the functional strategies developed by the Global Materials Procurement Leadership Team (GMPLT)
The successful candidate will lead execution of highly complex global programs to achieve desired outcomes that truly position procurement as a value creator vs. just being a cost cutter.
About Global Procurement:
The Global Procurement function at Avery Dennison is evolving to become a Value Creator function, Following are our team fundamentals.
Our Vision: To create value for the enterprise through our ONE Avery Dennison procurement mindset.
Our Mission: To gain a competitive advantage in our industry through exceptional procurement practices with an ultimate goal of creating value for the enterprise and our customers. We engage with our internal and external stakeholders in ways that cultivate trusted partnerships. We mitigate risk, employ innovative thinking, embrace the rapidly emerging digitized world and commit to practices that advance sustainability.
Critical Objectives:
Leadership Responsibility: Leading critical strategic programs for global procurement that have direct impact on Avery Dennison’s Plan to Win. Influence others within procurement and partnering functions.
Strategic Programs: This role will lead and facilitate the following initiatives along with respective leaders as well as the peer functional as well as cross functional communities including but not limited to:
Advantage Supplier Program: Refine and execute upon the Advantage Supplier Program framework that has been recently established through our category and supplier segmentation activity and accelerate the supplier partnerships that are critical to our success. Set up the program and governance drive progress on the fronts of competitiveness, delivery, quality, reliability, supplier innovation and sustainability with the help and contributions from GMPLT. Establish an infrastructure for such supplier interactions in partnership with Global Category Leaders to conduct quarterly business reviews that will drive a cross functional collaboration with our partners.
Tail Spend Management Program: Design, structure and partner with internal as well as supplier partners in driving successful tail rationalization and spend tightening across our global spend and fragmented supply chain.
Supplier Driven Innovation: Implement a structured way of inviting supplier driven innovation and exclusivity ideas which will enable introduction and evolution of latest technology and new ideas. In conjunction with our Marketing, R&D, and GMPLT, enable Supplier Innovation Day and create a formal structure in recognizing and rewarding Innovation.
Supplier Risk Management Program: Drive centralized tracking, design and development of various programs such as - Sole Source Reduction, Business Continuity Planning, and Third Party Risk Management in conjunction with GMPLT and their broader category and execution teams.
Special Projects: Drive variety ad hoc and time sensitive enterprise wide projects that will enhance Procurement’s contribution to Avery Dennison’s Plan to Win.
Skills & Capabilities
Leadership Competencies:
People Leadership: Lead change whilst simplifying & prioritizing actions.
Business Leadership: Able to provide strategic leadership, think outside in and nurture innovation.
Self Leadership: Ability to be agile, champion collaboration and deliver holistic results at rapid speed.
Functional Competencies:
Category Strategy: Expertise in strategic category management, tactical ability to create leverage and an ability to create strategic estimates in line with the changing market dynamics.
Negotiation Excellence: Ability to put together a holistic negotiation strategy with extraordinary preparation and detail. Adaptable negotiation style with an assertive presence. Ability to deal with c-suite from suppliers.
Process Excellence: Analytical abilities with process expertise. Champions continuous improvement and possesses a digital mindset.
Value Creation: Well versed with the ESG needs with an ability to drive market driven innovation whilst keeping an enterprise mindset.
Job Competencies:
Skillset: Proven ability to operate with a Global Mindset. Exceptional Collaboration Skills with internal as well as external partners. Ability to compile, research, analyze information & to compose and present comprehensive reports. Demonstrated success in cross-regional projects or initiatives. Demonstrated ability to lead, support and conduct multi-layered, complex projects & negotiations.
Mindset: Optimistic & situational leader who will nurture a cohesive and united team and inspire them to reach newer heights. Collaborative mindset with every internal and external partner and ability to support and inspire peers as well as senior leadership team.
Behavior: Be a true champion of Avery Dennison Core Values. Integrity, Courage, External Focus, Diversity, Sustainability, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence.
QualificationsRequirements and Prior Experience:
Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree / MBA desired.
10+ years of strategic sourcing, category management or related procurement / supply chain experience
Experience with Paper, Films, Chemicals, Indirect a major plus but not mandatory.
International Experience of leading global and regional teams.
The role may require some global travel.
Additional InformationThe salary range for this position is $135,750 - $181,000/ year.
The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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