Manager, Procurement

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The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Procurement Manager to join our team. As the Manager, Procurement, you will be responsible for sourcing, managing, and optimizing contract manufacturing partners. This role will focus on developing category strategies, optimizing costs, and ensuring contract manufacturers meet performance, quality, and compliance expectations. Additionally, you will drive process standardization, continuous process improvement, and cost savings, across the enterprise.
How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock

• Develop and execute category strategies for contract manufacturing, aligned with overall procurement and business objectives
• Lead sourcing events (RFPs, RFQs), supplier selection, negotiations, and contract management to ensure cost savings, quality and timely delivery
• Manage end-to-end supplier relationships, including performance management, risk assessments, quality, service levels, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Operations, Planning, and R&D to align supply capabilities with business needs
• Monitor market trends and benchmarking to identify trends, opportunities and supply chain risks to mitigate potential disruptions
• Drive the standardization of procurement processes through stakeholder engagement and alignment across all business segments to ensure we optimize our purchasing power and create transactional efficiency.
  

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field (MBA or Master's degree preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of procurement or category management experience with exposure to contract manufacturing or outsourced operations in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment
• Experience negotiating manufacturing services agreements and managing long-term supplier partnerships with key suppliers
• Strong negotiation, contract management and supplier relationship management skills
• Ability to easily build relationships with stakeholders and resolve potential conflicts
• Strong understanding of manufacturing cost drivers and operational KPIs
• Ability to work across multiple teams and lead through influence.
  

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.
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