Danone North America is looking for a Senior Category Activation Manager
(Senior Sourcing Manager), Packaging - Follow Your Heart in
Broomfield, CO or White Plains, New York.
Follow Your Heart was acquired by Danone in 2021. This role manages all direct
packaging materials (Glass, Plastics, Flexibles, Paper), for the
Follow Your Heart brand.
The Senior Sourcing Manager role is part of Danone's regional procurement
organization, who serves the Top and Bottom line of all Danone business
units (BU) across US & Canada. In this role you will have a high level
of connection with Planning, R&I, Marketing, Operations and Quality.
Your mission:
Continue to implement and enhance the existing Packaging strategy established
for Follow Your Heart.
See-through the implementation of sourcing projects
Implement remaining identified opportunities spanning sustainability, cost
savings & supply security.
Identify new sustainability, cost savings & BCP opportunities, as the
business continues to grow and develop.
Secure our equity
Prepare and support the transformation of our business without supply chain
disruptions
Track and implement an improvement program on security of supply and supplier
compliance
Provide productivity ideas and implement these successfully
Be a true partner
Maintain/build a strong supplier network and strategize key 'Partners'
for our future
Run an effective program to a support Danone's mission and ambition at Top 2
Top level
Be present and make sure our Partners are present in strategic business
topics, like sustainability.
Own & drive supplier relationship management
Be the custodian of efficient and effective processes
Maintain high level of accuracy on prices in our systems
Continue to work on streamlining "data" post-acquisition (i.e. ensuring
proper execution and documentation of legal contracts/NDAs, implementing
cost models/cost breakdowns with suppliers where applicable, etc.).
Be the owner of supplier performance strategy for suppliers across the Paper
& Flexibles team.
Where will I be:
You will report into the Paper & Flexibles Procurement Director in USA
You will work with the other Senior Sourcing Managers to streamline the FYH
strategy with their category strategies.
You will be based in Broomfield, CO or White Plains, NY
The base compensation range for this position is $109,000-164,000
commensurate 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.
A profile we would love to see:
A Bachelor's degree holder in the related field
Proven experience in procurement, project management and relationship building
Used to working in a multi-cultural global environment
Agile & flexible, and thrive with ambiguity
Fluent in English
8+ years of prior Procurement experience
Key characteristics that would fit:
Change management / transformational skills
Team-work mind-set and Motivated
Results driven and execution with excellence
Creative, Think outside the box
Independent and capable of working remote
Financial skills
Business acumen
At Danone North America, you'll work with some of the best-known food and
beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, 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 equa 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
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