Senior Procurement Manager – Packaging

BuzzBallz
  • Louisville, Kentucky
    7 days ago

    Job Description

    Job Description/Responsibilities:

    Join a growing Procurement team in a high-impact role created through internal advancement. As the Senior Procurement Manager for Glass Packaging, you’ll lead sourcing strategy for a critical category, driving cost savings, supplier performance, and supply continuity across multiple manufacturing sites. This role offers strong visibility across manufacturing, marketing, and finance while influencing key business decisions and long-term supplier partnerships.

    What You’ll Do

    • Develop and execute sourcing strategies for glass packaging to optimize cost, quality, and supply
    • Lead supplier negotiations, contract management, and performance improvement initiatives
    • Partner with manufacturing, marketing, and finance to support production, new product launches, and cost planning
    • Analyze market trends, supply/demand, and pricing to inform procurement decisions
    • Drive continuous improvement initiatives including value engineering, inventory optimization, and supplier collaboration
    Qualifications/Requirements:

    Required:

    • Bachelor’s degree
    • 7+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or supply chain
    • Experience managing supplier relationships and contract negotiations
    • Strong analytical, financial, and cross-functional collaboration skills
    • Hybrid work schedule from Louisville, KY or Carrollton, TX
    • Ability to travel up to 25%

    Preferred:

    • Experience with packaging categories (glass, metal, or corrugated)
    • Background in consumer packaged goods (CPG), food & beverage, or manufacturing
    • Experience supporting multi-site operations and inventory planning

     

     

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLouisville, Kentucky

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Consumer Packaged Goodsunmatched
    • Continuous Improvementunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Food and Beverage Industryunmatched
    • Inventory Planningunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Market Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Marketingunmatched
    • Operations Planningunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Pricingunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Procurement Managementunmatched
    • Product Costingunmatched
    • Product/Service Launchunmatched
    • Production Supportunmatched
    • Purchasing/Procurementunmatched
    • Sourcing Strategyunmatched
    • Supplier Optimizationunmatched
    • Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)unmatched
    • Supply Chainunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Value Engineeringunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
    • Vendor/Supplier Relationsunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

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