As Senior Procurement Manager, Beverage Carton & Compact Board, your mission is to source aseptic and non-aseptic beverage cartons and compact boards for Danone North America. As part of the Danone North America Procurement team, you will be a key contributor to support the growth, innovation and sustainability ambitions of the business. You will lead and/or contribute to key sourcing projects in the region while monitoring and driving key performance indicators related to financial performance, quality & legal compliance and responsible sourcing.

Main responsibilities

• Co-creating with the central procurement team Danone North America’s sourcing strategy
• Secure supply in line with Danone’s sourcing strategy
• Prepare and launch tenders, bid analysis, contract negotiations
• Lead with R&I, Quality and Operations category sourcing projects around portfolio simplification, dual sourcing, reformulation
• Create connections with the central procurement team located in Europe to facilitate category strategy alignment
• Follow up contract with volume allocation, consumption coverage, quality notification, claim
• Develop in depth market knowledge on regional players and insights including local business needs
• Supplier relationship & performance management
• Category reporting and compliance
• Prepare Budget, price lists, material variance analysis, monitor material coverage
• Monitor and support financial performance of material procurement
• Active participation in sustainability initiatives related to the category.

The salary range for this position is $113,000-162,000 USD. The exact salary offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, geographic location, internal equity, and market conditions.  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.

Skills and functional competencies

• University degree in Business, Operations/Logistics, Engineering, Science, procurement
• 8 years experience and proven success in managing a direct category
• Ability to build relationship in an international and cross-functional environment
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Proven analytical skills
• Independent
• Ability to operate perform in a high pressure global environment
• Able to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously & to develop priorities.
• English speaking. Ideally second and third language is an advantage.

Attitude and behavior

• COMMITTED to build an ambitious future
• OPEN to learn & share with others
• DO-ER to deliver results fast
• EMPOWERING to energize people
• SELF AWARE
• CREATIVE to challenge status quo and look for opportunities (also in communication)
• ENTREPENEUR to take (calculated) risk

Danone U.S. is part of Danone North America, a purpose-driven company and an industry leader in the food and beverage category. You’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world. Our strong portfolio of brands includes: Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia ®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free,  STōK® Cold Brew Coffee ®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®. 

With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., Danone North America's mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible. 

You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working to make sure our company creates real value for people and the planet. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.
 
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