[Hiring] Senior Manager, Procurement Packaging @AG1

Role Description

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Manager, Procurement (Packaging) to lead the identification, validation, optimization, and management of packaging suppliers for our consumer goods products:

• Using market and supplier insights to deliver quality, supply security, and on-time delivery (while ensuring the best price).
• Ensuring the delivery of packaging solutions that meet our sustainability and product development goals.
• Collaborating closely with Supply Chain, RNI, and Membership Experience teams to bring new suppliers, develop and define specifications, provide prototypes, and ensure the viability of new packaging innovations.
• Executing the procurement strategy and ensuring alignment with the company's overarching goals and objectives.

This role is slated for a 9-month contract, 40 hours a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in market research, data analysis, or a procurement-related role.
• Proven experience in managing supplier relationships, particularly with a focus on packaging materials, components, and innovation.
• Expertise in supply chain optimization and ensuring supplier diversity and performance excellence.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools, such as Excel, Tableau, or similar software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills to convey insights effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Understanding of supply chain processes and procurement methodologies.

Requirements

• Conduct ongoing packaging category reviews and analysis to identify trends, performance risks, supply chain efficiencies, and market demands.
• Develop comprehensive reports and data-driven recommendations to inform strategic sourcing decisions.
• Maintain a robust database of current and potential packaging suppliers, detailing cost structures, geographical locations, availability, demand, and other KPIs to support decision-making.
• Stay informed on market trends, raw material availability, and external factors (e.g., natural disasters, supply chain disruptions) that could impact packaging supply and proactively communicate these to stakeholders.
• Lead the identification, onboarding, and offboarding of packaging suppliers, ensuring alignment with AG1’s quality, sustainability, and innovation goals.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate supplier performance, driving improvements and ensuring risk mitigation across the supply chain.
• Manage the procurement and timely delivery of packaging samples for evaluation, ensuring they meet product requirements and quality standards.
• Work closely with the Legal and Quality teams to ensure suppliers comply with AG1’s certifications, regulatory requirements, and specifications.
• Ensure packaging supplier diversity by securing backup suppliers and enhancing flexibility in the supply chain to mitigate potential disruptions.
• Collaborate with suppliers to optimize the supply chain, including reducing lead times, minimizing waste, and improving delivery schedules to support production timelines.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align packaging procurement strategies with sustainability goals, quality standards, and cost-efficiency objectives.
• Support Product Development and RNI teams in launching new products and packaging innovations through the stage-gate process, ensuring that supplier selections align with business objectives.
• Facilitate packaging component research and analysis to drive innovation, enabling product development teams to create novel and sustainable packaging solutions.
• Provide internal stakeholders with recommendations on packaging materials, assessing whether to retain, enhance, modify, or discontinue based on performance and market analysis.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and performance-based incentive plans.
• A 100% remote working environment (excluding Laboratory positions), which has been implemented from day one.
• A strong company culture that is enforced through the hiring process to ensure values alignment and a highly collaborative team.
• A mission-driven approach to everything that we do, with an overall goal to significantly improve our customers’ health and wellness.
• A high-growth, dynamic environment with opportunities for your direct impact to be felt.
• A work environment and culture that is based on high performance, productivity, and continuous improvement.
• The opportunity to work with passionate, high-growth, business-minded colleagues who bring their all to our mission each and every day.
• All other benefits and insurances as required by law, based on your specific country of residence.