Packaging Procurement Manager

About Wellness Pet Company
The Wellness Pet Company crafts and produces premium natural pet food, treats, dental chews, and supplements. We believe that natural, premium nutrition focused on proven health outcomes is the foundation of creating mutual wellbeing for pets and their families. As a community of people, Wellies are positively obsessed with how to win for pets and their parents. We believe in the difference we make every single day, and we know that when we work collaboratively, Wellies are unstoppable – not only in providing the best nutrition to pets, but in building a better tomorrow for pets, their parents, and the world.

This position is based out of our Burlington, MA headquarters location, where we work a required hybrid schedule of in-office on Monday - Thursday and remote on Fridays

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When you join Wellness Pet, you join a team whose aligned values and purpose create a unique and exciting place to work every day. Join us on our adventure to fulfill a life of wellbeing together with pets and their parents. Come for a walk with us today!

What You’ll Accomplish:

We are currently seeking a Packaging Procurement Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Director - External Supply Chain, this position will support Wellness Pet’s packaging spend, drive supply chain efforts in projects related to new packaging development, evaluation of new vendors, and packaging technology while ensuring cost optimization across all formats for our internal manufacturing sites and our co-manufacturers:

• Conduct market research related to packaging materials, track pricing trends, and define end-to-end cost analyses to ensure a competitive packaging portfolio.
• Analyze upstream feedstocks/commodities; create cost models to understand impact on pricing of finished packaging materials.
• Develop and publish key PPV/ IPV & performance indicator reporting (KPI) for the packaging category. Responsibilities including managing pricing updates & owning data within management systems.
• Support the development and implementation of sourcing strategies for the Packaging Category, aligned with regional and global business goals. Conduct periodic risk assessment and design/manage adequate countermeasures for packaging spend
• Identify and qualify new supply sources to reduce costs, simplify our supply chain and improve the overall quality of our vendor base. Support the design, management, and execution of sourcing processes, including negotiations, contracts, and supplier management
• Coordinate vendor qualification and management processes with our Quality, Manufacturing and R&D teams.
• Support annual budget setting process for packaging.
• Lead supplier negotiations and coordinating contract execution.
• Identify and drive value optimization initiatives for cost / manufacturing efficiencies.
• Drive Wellness Pet’s agenda towards developing a sustainable packaging portfolio.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, including meeting facilitation, documentation, creating and managing timelines, and identifying opportunities for cost savings.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (manufacturing facilities, materials planning, quality, packaging engineering, etc.) to understand needs and drive successful project outcomes
• Develop a culture of innovation and excellence within the procurement team, staying current with the latest technologies and trends
• Anticipate key supplier problems, resolve issues, and develop business continuity plans for supply

Who We’re Looking For

• Team Wellie is a group of people who are truly obsessed with all the best ways about winning for the consumer and the pets they love. And so, we are seeking an individual who:
• Always starts with the consumer
• Is dedicated to doing it right the first time
• Brings their best every day
• Has an “all-in” mindset
• Embraces the hard things and does them right away
• Owns their outcomes
• Gives back to their community

In addition, for this specific role, we need someone who is an analytical self-starter with strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written. Other qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in packaging, engineering, business administration, or economics. MBA in Supply Chain Management, Business, or Engineering is preferred
• Up to 6 years of experience in purchasing, planning and/or quality assurance function with significant experience in purchasing, product development, and quality management.
• Strong knowledge of good procurement practices, supply chain management, and contract law as it applies to procurement
• 3+ years in strategic sourcing in a CPG, food, or pet food environment
• Strong skills in financial analysis
• In-depth knowledge of negotiation techniques
• Possesses the ability to analyze and present data to multiple levels of the organization.
• Well-developed project management skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across different functions.
• Ability to travel 30% of the time.

Why Work for Wellness Pet:

We care about the wellbeing of our people, their families, and their pets, so we treat every Wellie to a comprehensive benefits package full of extras to support their health, pets, passions, and professional development. More information about our benefits can be found on our website. The Wellness Pet Company is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

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