Packaging Category Manager - 12 Month FTC

ABOUT US
tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world's leading brands. With 1,200+ employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions - from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.
Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald's, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.
Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.
WHAT MATTERS THE MOST
Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.
tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com .
WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE
Our Product Management team serves to:

• translate our customers' packaging category strategy into globally scalable product strategies
• shape best-in-class strategic sourcing activities using category intelligence
• plan system capacity and build guidance to support supply resiliency and innovation goals
• develop and continuously refresh short- and long-term insights on the external raw material and conversion marketplace

As a part of our larger HAVI organization, we are privileged to build and sustain some of the world's largest QSR supply chains. Our strategies influence the global marketplace and drive growth at hundreds of suppliers around the world. In light of evolving consumer preferences and environmental legislation, our group is inspired to design innovative and sustainable packaging solutions into our product strategies. Packaging is a part of every single transaction at our customers' restaurants and is the first thing that the consumer sees when they receive their order. As such, through packaging, HAVI is uniquely positioned to enhance the brand experience and help deliver a consistent restaurant experience.
We use our deep subject matter expertise in the packaging industry to design the future product portfolio, including volumes, sources of supply, business impact and value to the consumer. We work in close partnership with our Category, Operational Management, Procurement Services and Commercial groups to implement the product strategies and communicate with all stakeholders (e.g., customers, suppliers, etc.).
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE COMPANY

• Globally lead the development, alignment, and execution of specific product strategies and roadmaps in support of overall category needs. Example of products are fiber cups, clamshells/cartons, wraps, carry-out bags, etc.
• In collaboration with Category & Standards teams, improve and enhance processes to optimize the product management service delivery
• Complete strategic reviews per calendar and processes, including tendering, that yield desired product-line outcomes (e.g. savings, innovation, etc)
  • Responsible for the following activities:
  • Value chain mapping
  • Product capacity and contingency
• Cost / Spend detail
• Should cost model and current performance
• Produce price forecasting
• Multi-year roadmap for product shifts, cost shifts, capacity shifts
  • Partner with Product Development and Operation Management leads in the execution of specific product strategies and roadmaps

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE
Skills and Experience

• 5+ years' experience in supply chain, category management, and procurement activities
• Experience in delivering of category executions that result in measurable outcomes (e.g. innovation, supply chain stability, sustainability, cost savings)
• Understanding of the packaging manufacturing processes and/or packaging materials
• Very strong critical thinking capabilities
• Strong analytical capabilities
• Highly collaborative
• Influence without authority
• Proven people management skills (or potential to develop skills)