Category Leader, Packaging and Unitizing
Georgia-Pacific
- Atlanta, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Set & communicate category vision and strategy to maximize value
- Develop and maintain expert knowledge of respective supply markets, competitors, and product innovations; understand competitive landscape to identify threats/opportunities; leverage insights to drive strategy
- Apply category management knowledge processes to all spend categories, including should-cost analysis
- Frame up category opportunities using economic thinking with supporting financials; identify and size new TCO opportunities, prioritize and execute initiatives aligned with cross-functional teams that drive maximum value
- Own and track category spend, suppliers, savings, and category strategy adherence
- Manage any price changes consistent with the category contract strategy
- Plan and execute effective negotiation processes with suppliers
- Own category supplier management - including supplier pioneering & development, dispute management/resolution, supplier performance management; identify supplier risk areas and quantify risk exposure within category portfolio and execute risk mitigation actions
- Own category customer relationship management - including GP operations and business partnerships, lead category cross-functional teams, and support cross-Koch company stakeholder development and alignment
- Drive transformation & change management - Facilitate implementation of change initiatives within category to improve business performance
- Bachelor's Degree
- At least 5 years of experience in managing total cost of ownership (TCO) and/or P&L ownership across multiple spend and/or product categories
- Demonstrated experience developing and executing best-practice market processes re: category strategies/points-of-view (POV's), competitive bidding/benchmarking, and should-cost/price-setting analyses
- Experience leading cross functional teams in a matrixed environment
- Ability to travel at least 10-25%
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Supply Chain or Engineering
- Advanced Degree or MBA
- Category Management experience in MRO, Mill Services, Direct Materials, Chemicals, or Capital equipment and service
- Experience analyzing procurement/category spend data to form meaningful insights and aid effective business decision making
- Proven track record in delivering year-over-year cost savings and driving cost reduction and transformational change projects
- Program Management experience, either in leading or driving Program Management Office (PMO) activities or transformational change projects in Sourcing & Procurement
- Prior P&L responsibilities