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Sourcing Management Process:
• Define, implement, and maintain the sourcing strategy for the defined categories.
• Keep updated market analyses for cartons and corrugated.
• Develops budget, rolling forecasts, and target savings.
• Identify and pursue cost saving in a consistent way balancing risk and benefit.
• Designs contract negotiation strategy and development (RFQ, RFI, etc)
• Guarantee the respect of the company purchasing policy and procedure.
Supplier Management:
• Demonstrates knowledge of packaging material productions, packaging material characteristics and regulations, and impact on the Barilla production of these parameters
• Establishes and manages relations with actual and incumbent suppliers and key market stakeholders.
New Product:
• Maintains depth understanding of the market for products and related categories to proactively identify new supply solutions and/or potential packaging suppliers.
• Coordinates with project leaders and internal stakeholders to develop appropriate project plans for new product or product changes commercialization.
Development and Teamwork:
• Strong cooperation with Technical packaging for cost saving generation and new development support
• Builds trusting relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Learning agility mindset

Sr. Purchasing Manager - Packaging Materials
Northbrook, IL$125K - $135K / yearPosted 2 weeks ago
Full-timehybridsenior
Job Description
Sourcing Management Process:
• Define, implement, and maintain the sourcing strategy for the defined categories.
• Keep updated market analyses for cartons and corrugated.
• Develops budget, rolling forecasts, and target savings.
• Identify and pursue cost saving in a consistent way balancing risk and benefit.
• Designs contract negotiation strategy and development (RFQ, RFI, etc)
• Guarantee the respect of the company purchasing policy and procedure.
Supplier Management:
• Demonstrates knowledge of packaging material productions, packaging material characteristics and regulations, and impact on the Barilla production of these parameters
• Establishes and manages relations with actual and incumbent suppliers and key market stakeholders.
New Product:
• Maintains depth understanding of the market for products and related categories to proactively identify new supply solutions and/or potential packaging suppliers.
• Coordinates with project leaders and internal stakeholders to develop appropriate project plans for new product or product changes commercialization.
Development and Teamwork:
• Strong cooperation with Technical packaging for cost saving generation and new development support
• Builds trusting relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Learning agility mindset