Senior Procurement Manager

ALPLA is a global family-owned, privately held company that makes innovative, customized, recycled packaging for top companies such as P&G, Unilever, L'Oreal, Pepsi, and more. ALPLA values their employees, work-life balance, personal growth, compensation and sustainability.

What Can You Expect From ALPLA

• Health and Wellness Care Program- Benefits
• Child Care Benefits
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance paid by ALPLA
• Paid vacation; paid holidays

What You Will Enjoy Doing

Position Summary :

To be responsible for the procurement of commodities through the development and implementation of commodity strategies plans and the management of supplier relationship as well as for price negotiations.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop, hone and execute new improved procurement strategies across all channels of purchasing.
• Performs negotiations and determines most competitive solutions, using a wide degree of creativity and latitude.
• Develops strategic plans for assigned categories based on historical performance.
• Continually develop expertise to support growth for new projects
• Monitor macro trends in supplier and contract base and implement plans to react
• Proficient in managing and / or leading multi-location / global projects
• Facilitate vendor selection and negotiate agreements utilizing tools and processes such as RFPs, RFQs and RFIs.
• Address Quality issues with Suppliers to ensure quality meets or exceeds quality requirements and corrective actions are implemented immediately upon notification of any failure
• Discuss defective or unacceptable new goods or services with users, vendors and others to determine cause of problem and take corrective and preventative action.
• Tracks category performance and modifies plans in order to achieve targeted revenue or margin goals.
• Manage vendor and customer relationships and assist in building effective partnerships
• Effectively communicates the commodity strategy to senior leadership and other functional groups to get alignment throughout the organization
• Understands the high level global implication of market condition changes and how these affect the plastics and resin commodity
• Liaise with Accounts Payable Department to ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices, as necessary for the business with the supplier.
• Conducts, evaluates, selects, and monitors new or existing vendor accounts.
• Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers
• Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials.

Performance Metrics:

Cost Savings & Avoidance Delivers measurable cost reductions and prevents unnecessary spend through strategic sourcing and vendor negotiations.

Supplier Performance & Relationship Management Maintains high standards for supplier delivery reliability and product quality, especially for key raw materials.

Compliance & Risk Management Percentage of spend under contract, policy adherence, and regulatory compliance .

Spend Under Management Portion of total organizational spend that is actively managed by the procurement team.

Competencies:

Strategic Thinking Develops and implements long-term sourcing strategies aligned with business goals.

Negotiation Achieves cost savings and favorable terms while maintaining strong supplier relationships.

Analytical Skills Uses data and market trends to inform procurement decisions and optimize performance.

Supplier Relationship Management Builds and sustains productive partnerships with vendors to ensure quality and reliability.

Leadership Leads cross-functional and global teams, driving alignment and execution across locations.

Risk & Compliance Awareness Ensures procurement activities meet legal, ethical, and policy standards.

Project Management Manages complex sourcing initiatives from planning through execution.

Communication Clearly conveys procurement strategies and updates to stakeholders at all levels.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is:

Frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear

Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds

The noise level in the work environment is usually low

It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).

ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

What Makes You Great

Qualifications and Requirements:

10+ years of overall experience

Minimum of 5 years of relevant leadership and management experience, preferably in a sourcing or procurement role

Strong business acumen with broad knowledge of sourcing, procurement, contracting, and supplier management processes, technologies, and systems

High school diploma or equivalent required

Bachelors degree in a related field preferred

Relevant skills may also be demonstrated through a combination of college degree programs and/or professional certifications

Excellent negotiation skills with the ability to drive value while maintaining positive supplier relationships

Demonstrates high ethical and moral standards in all business dealings

Proven track record of responsible resource management and cost optimization