Category Manager Packaging Optimization

Requisition ID: 38049 

Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow! 

At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo.  With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry.  That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.

We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together.  We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes.

Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.

Crafted Highlights:

In the role of Category Manager – Containers working in Milwaukee, WI, you will be part of the Procurement team. The Category Manager will be responsible for leading the category team covering multiple areas of purchases or a significant total spend (between $200M-$400M.)  This will include developing appropriate category strategies, sourcing strategies, negotiations, delivering cost savings and other financial metrics and managing supplier and stakeholder relationships.
 
You will lead departmental operations in Procurement towards the vision of a high performance team culture and drive change management initiatives to continually improve our process operations to meet World Class Operations Standards.

This position reports to the Procurement Director, Containers & Secondary Packaging and works closely with cross functional teams.

What You’ll Be Brewing:

• Daily management and on-going development of team members within the category team
• Manage suppliers, including scorecarding and active KPI monitoring
• Responsible for managing the creation of category result objectives on a national level
• Maintain an annual cost savings target of $3M-$5M per year
• Lead negotiations and implementation activities and manage suppliers to enable end-to-end reviews to improve overall landed costs that contribute to sustaining annual savings within Category.
• Responsible for monitoring risks and opportunities within the team’s category
• Responsible for managing and reporting on category annual operating planning cycle, including yearly planning activities
• Manage stakeholders and partner with senior level internal stakeholders to align on priorities and needs
• Manages 3-5 categories of high complexity using strategic sourcing principles
• Lead LRP Packaging Procurement projects within Category from Ideation to Concept for START projects, and through implementation for procurement managed initiatives
• Understands relevant business priorities and needs
• Responsible for managing stakeholder relationships with the NA leads for quality, packaging development, engineering, supply planning, project management, finance, etc.
• Owns and oversees contract compliance once agreement is signed 

Key Ingredients:

• 5 or more years of relevant experience in Packaging or Procurement
• Expert in category strategy, strategic sourcing, supplier management, spend analysis, and contract negotiation skills
• Experience in beverage or fast-moving consumer goods
• SAP experience is desired 
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field, but MBA or Masters is preferred

Beverage Bonuses:

• As the world’s family brewer we have the scale to make big things happen and still get to know  colleagues on a first name basis across the globe 
• We play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks – giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are
• Flexible work programs to ensure a work life balance is maintained
• You can become a Certified Beer Enthusiast through in-house training that includes everything from brewing techniques to beer tasting and food pairings  
• Access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events, beer allotment, an Employee Assistance Program and discount plans 
• Participation in our Total Rewards program with a competitive base salary, incentive plans, parental leave, health, dental and other benefits
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences 

Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer.  We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail jobs@molsoncoors.com.