Senior Director, Procurement - Global Indirect

This role is remote on Eastern or Central Time Zone, United States

ABOUT GLOBAL PROCUREMENT:

The Global Procurement function at Avery Dennison is evolving to become a Value Creator function, Following are our team fundamentals. 

 

Our Vision: To create value for the enterprise through our ONE Avery Dennison procurement mindset.

 

Our Mission: To gain a competitive advantage in our industry through exceptional procurement practices with an ultimate goal of creating value for the enterprise and our customers. We engage with our internal and external stakeholders in ways that cultivate trusted partnerships. We mitigate risk, employ innovative thinking, embrace the rapidly emerging digitized world and commit to practices that advance sustainability.

ABOUT ROLE: 

The Senior Director, Procurement - Global Indirect will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and enable execution around our global Indirect spend. 

Our global Materials Group comprises Label and Packaging Materials, Graphics Solutions, Reflective Solutions, and Performance Tapes businesses and this role will seamlessly be tying your efforts across those respective businesses.  Reporting directly to the Group Vice President, Global Procurement, this leader will build an organization that will enable execution of the strategy built by this leader. 

This role will be a key member of the Global Materials Procurement Leadership Team (GMPLT). The successful candidate will take along partner functions and people and will lead across highly complex global programs to achieve desired outcomes that truly position procurement as a value creator vs. just being a cost cutter. 

Critical Objectives: 

The Senior Director of Global Indirect Procurement will play a pivotal role in developing and executing procurement strategies to optimize costs, streamline processes, and ensure the timely and efficient sourcing of goods and services across our global operations. This individual will lead a team of procurement professionals, establish strong supplier relationships, and implement best practices to support the company's objectives and drive continuous improvement.

1. Spend Smarter Mindset: This leader will help us imbibe a “spend smarter” mindset across the organization. From policy enhancements to process compliance and from cross functional partnerships to facilitation of dialogue where spending habits within the enterprise are discussed and worked upon. Champion the value of procurement across the organization to reduce "maverick spend" and increase spend-under-management.

2. Buy Better Mindset: Imbibe the Buy Better mindset which will enable strategic sourcing process implementation when it comes to understanding the need, assessing the market supply availability, driving the selection process and furnishing contracts that will clearly tie out payment for performance that is defined through clear and measurable service level agreements.  

3. Leadership of Community: Build, lead and mentor a high-performing global indirect procurement team of 15 members that currently operates regionally while improving engagement and creating career path opportunities for our talent. Act as a trusted advisor to the leadership team, ensuring procurement strategies support their specific departmental objectives.

4. Category Management: Provide category management leadership and oversight to ~$650M indirect portfolio underneath the Material Group. This role holds significant potential to shape enterprise-wide procurement strategies, leveraging internal synergies for scale advantages across the enterprise.  

5. Central Focus on Key Categories: Evaluate the structural necessities on global/central categories drive an united effort with a bigger scale and enhanced results.

6. Supplier Relationship Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with "top-tier" global vendors, conducting Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) to ensure continuous improvement. Develop and negotiate strategic contracts and agreements to ensure favorable terms and conditions. Partner with suppliers to bring "outside-in" innovation to the business, improving internal service levels and operational speed.

7. Process Leadership: In partnership with the Procurement Operational Excellence team and GMPLT, Implement robust procurement processes and systems to enhance efficiency, visibility, and compliance. Oversee risk management and compliance within the procurement function, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and company policies. Stay abreast of emerging technologies and best practices in procurement, driving continuous learning and development within the team.

8. Market Understanding and Estimation: Monitor market trends and industry dynamics to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within the procurement function.

9. Financial and KPI Management: Collaborate with procurement Finance and budget owners on creation of annual operating plan and monthly  forecasting.. Oversee performance of Indirect KPIs including but not limited to: hard+soft savings, payment term improvement, accelerated sourcing project targets (e.g. tail, freight), suppliers in Ecovadis, catalog usage and e-RFx.  .

Skills & Capabilities

• Leadership Competencies: 

  • People Leadership: Ability to build high performing & diverse teams. Lead change whilst simplifying & prioritizing actions. 

  • Business Leadership: Ability to create vision, purpose in alignment with the functional and enterprise priorities. Able to provide strategic leadership, think outside in and nurture innovation.

  • Self Leadership: Ability to be agile, champion collaboration and deliver holistic results at rapid speed. 

• Functional Competencies: 

  • Category Strategy: Expertise in strategic category management, tactical ability to create leverage and an ability to create strategic estimates in line with the changing market dynamics.

  • Negotiation Excellence: Ability to put together a holistic negotiation strategy with extraordinary preparation and detail.  Adaptable negotiation style with an assertive presence. Ability to deal with c-suite from suppliers. 

  • Process Excellence: Analytical abilities with process expertise. Champions continuous improvement and possesses a digital mindset. 

  • Value Creation: Well versed with the ESG needs with an ability to drive market driven innovation whilst keeping an enterprise mindset.

• Job Competencies:

  • Skillset: Proven ability to operate with a Global Mindset. Exceptional Collaboration Skills with internal as well as external partners. Ability to compile, research, analyze information & to compose and present comprehensive reports. Demonstrated success in cross-regional projects or initiatives. Demonstrated ability to lead, support and conduct multi-layered, complex projects & negotiations. 

  • Mindset: Optimistic & situational leader who will nurture a cohesive and united team and inspire them to reach newer heights. Collaborative mindset with every internal and external partner and ability to support and inspire peers as well as senior leadership team. 

Behavior: Be a true champion of Avery Dennison Core Values. Integrity, Courage, External Focus, Diversity, Sustainability, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence.

• Bachelor’s degree required.  Master’s Degree or MBA desired. 

• 15+ years of strategic sourcing,indirect and direct  category management experience 

• Experience with generating Demand Savings and Supply Savings with equal finesse.  

• International Experience of leading global and regional teams. 

• The role will require regular global travel.

 

The salary range for this position is $165,000- $200,000/ year.

The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.