Job Description
Package Development and Sourcing Manager
Join a high-growth CPG with significant visibility and impact. Own strategic initiatives from concept to commercialization.
About Our Client
Our client is a fast-growing beauty and personal care company within the Los Angeles area.
Job Description
The key responsibilities for the Package Development and Sourcing Manager are:
- Strategic Sourcing
- Lead sourcing activities for packaging materials and contract manufacturing partners.
- Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing, and commercial terms.
- Develop sourcing strategies that support business growth, cost savings, and sustainability objectives.
- Packaging Development
- Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and launch new packaging solutions.
- Identify opportunities to improve packaging functionality, manufacturability, and cost efficiency.
- Support the commercialization and execution of packaging initiatives.
- Cost & Supplier Management
- Drive cost savings through competitive sourcing, negotiations, and spend analysis.
- Manage supplier performance across quality, delivery, and capacity metrics.
- Resolve supplier issues and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Maintain sourcing data, reporting, and supplier records within ERP systems.
- Collaborate with Operations, Planning, Product Development, and Logistics teams to support business objectives.
- Ensure a smooth transition from product development through ongoing production.
The Successful Applicant
A successful Package Development and Sourcing Manager should have:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, or a related field.
- 4-6 years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience within consumer packaged goods (CPG).
- Demonstrated experience managing sourcing activities for packaging materials and contract manufacturing.
- Strong negotiation skills with a proven record of delivering cost savings and supplier performance improvements.
- Experience developing cost models and conducting financial analyses.
- Strong understanding of supply chain processes, commodity markets, and supplier risk management.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.
- Excellent communication, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience within beauty, skincare, personal care, health and wellness, or related consumer products industries.
- Familiarity with ERP systems, particularly NetSuite.
- Experience supporting packaging innovation and new product launches.
- Exposure to sustainability initiatives and packaging optimization projects
What's on Offer
Competitive salary ranging from $100,000 to $135,000 annually. Comprehensive benefits package. Opportunity to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing consumer products organization. Collaborative and entrepreneurial work environment with direct exposure to executive leadership.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $100,000–$135,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Website | https://www.michaelpage.ca/ |
About Company
Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job.
In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas:
Banking and financial services
Digital and e-commerce
Engineering and manufacturing
Finance and accounting
Human resources
Information technology
Marketing
Oil and gas
Procurement and supply chain
Property and construction
Sales
An Established Brand
The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry.
A Market Leader
The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world.
Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.
Skills
- Business Administrationunmatched
- Business Growthunmatched
- Business Operationsunmatched
- Business Supportunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Consumer Packaged Goodsunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Contract Manufacturingunmatched
- Contract Negotiationunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cost Modelingunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
- Entrepreneurshipunmatched
- Financial Analysisunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Metricsunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Negotiation Skillsunmatched
- NetSuiteunmatched
- Operations Planningunmatched
- Performance Managementunmatched
- Personal Careunmatched
- Pricingunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Product Developmentunmatched
- Product Packagingunmatched
- Product Planningunmatched
- Product/Service Launchunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- Sourcing Strategyunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Supply Chain Managementunmatched
- Sustainabilityunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
- Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
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