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Sourcing Manager - Colorants & Additives in Lake Forest, IL at Reynolds Consumer Products

Date Posted:6/14/2024

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Job Snapshot

• Employee Type:

Full-Time

• Location:

  Lake Forest, IL

• Job Type:

Purchasing - Procurement

• Experience:

Not Specified

• Date Posted:

6/14/2024

Job Description

Job Title: Sourcing Manager - Colorants & Additives

City: Lake Forest / State: Illinois

Job Description

Join Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We are searching for aSourcing Manager - Colorants & Additivesto join our team located at our headquarters in Lake Forest, IL.

Your Role:

The Sourcing Manager - Colorants & Additives is responsible for executing sourcing strategies and projects for the assigned categories and is responsible for achieving key performance targets in savings, working capital, and VE/CE continuous improvement. You will develop, communicate, and execute sourcing strategies that align with Reynold’s short and long-term strategic plans. We embrace and accept individual experiences and backgrounds to achieve a diverse and inclusive workplace.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Develop and deploy category strategies that align with the business's strategic objectives.

• Identify cost savings and improvement opportunities and lead cross-functional teams through project realization.

• Create and present financial business cases to senior leadership to ensure alignment on strategic sourcing initiatives.

• Assess and mitigate category risks and engage proper internal stakeholders and external resources to optimize solutions and improvements.

• Regularly monitor and analyze the market, competitive intelligence, and pricing trends. Report market data to key stakeholders and use intel to enable strategic category decisions.

• Assess spend analytics, develop bids that encompass total cost of ownership, and execute complex contractual negotiations. Redline and implement supply agreements with legal collaboration.

• Manage critical vendor relationships and serve as the key liaison between suppliers and Reynold’s operations.

• Identify critical supply disruption points in the upstream value chain and formulate an effective strategy for mitigation.

• Work cooperatively with Engineering to assess the quality capabilities of new and existing suppliers to ensure that all product/material purchases meet defined quality standards.

Ultimately, you will be responsible for contributing to the Reynold’s direct material sourcing team. We strive to build a diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce who will contribute to the Company’s vision, mission, and goals.

You will love it here if…

• You pay great attention to detail and are well organized

• Ability to work well others, promote collaboration and knowledge sharing

• You are self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as with a team

• You thrive in a fast-paced and high-energy environment

We need you to have:

• Bachelors in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.

• 8+ years of professional experience in the Procurement discipline in a large, internationally scaled, multi-plant manufacturing organization.

• 5 years+ experience in managing spends of at least $50MM per year.

• Knowledge of direct materials that are driven by commodity markets.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams to implement supplier change and/or cost savings initiatives across a large, complex supplier base and a geographically diverse plant network.

• Demonstrated expertise in procurement category management, supplier relationship management, commercial negotiations, and the strategic sourcing process.

• Strong proficiency redlining complex contracts. Knowledge of commercial and legal contractual terms and conditions.

• Proficient with MS Office.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.

• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.

• Strong analytical skills as well as organizational skills.

• A commitment to excellence and continuous improvement with experience in various continuous improvement processes and initiatives (i.e. 5S, Value Streams, Six Sigma, TPM).

• Solid project management capabilities with the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from origin through execution.

• Willingness to work a flexible schedule to meet key business deadlines.

• Must be team oriented with the skillset to excel in high collaboration and performance teams.

• Flexibility to travel up to 25%.

Want to know more? Check out our website or connect with us on LinkedIn!

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Local candidates only, no relocation assistance available

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For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us atRecruitment@ReynoldsBrands.com.

No recruiter calls or emails please.

Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, genetics, or disability.

Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is The Law Poster:http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

The Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions can be found on this link:

Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov) (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/faqs/pay-transparency)

The poster and the supplement can be found on this link.

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm