Category Procurement Manager
Kerry • Beloit, WI • Posted June 07, 2026
Position Overview
The Category Procurement Manager, Packaging, owns the strategic sourcing activities for the America’s Region, with the goal of achieving significant initial cost reductions, while maintaining/improving product quality, aligning to sustainability initiatives, and meeting service levels to support business objectives. This position requires plastic packaging experience, preferably within the food industry. Category responsibilities include flexible packaging, rigid packaging and industrial packaging. Experience in packaging engineering is desired.
Key Responsibilities
Directly responsible for the procurement and risk management of the plastics category with an annual spend of approximately $70MM.
Develops and executes Sourcing Strategy for assigned packaging commodities in America’s region (US and Canada)
Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability/price and prepares market analysis reports.
Key Responsibilities
Directly responsible for the procurement and risk management of the plastics category with an annual spend of approximately $70MM.
Develops and executes Sourcing Strategy for assigned packaging commodities in America’s region (US and Canada)
Analyzes market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability/price and prepares market analysis reports.