Sr. Buyer, Packaging

Position Title: Sr. Buyer, Packaging
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 41125
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
Join McCain Foods as a Sr. Buyer, Packaging, and play a key role in driving the strategy, supplier relationships, and category management for North America's packaging and contract manufacturing spend. In this role, you'll lead sourcing initiatives for over $40 million in materials, delivering cost savings, operational excellence, and sustainable commercial results. You'll collaborate across functions, influence business decisions, and develop deep expertise in packaging and contract manufacturing, all while contributing to the growth and success of a global, purpose-driven food company.
What you'll be doing.
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Lead sourcing strategy for packaging products and contract manufacturing, supporting over $40M in North American spend
• Develop and implement category strategies, ongoing management, and supplier performance initiatives
• Conduct market and industry research, supplier evaluations, and risk assessments
• Partner with Data Master Leader to ensure accurate material setup and maintenance in SAP

Cost & Financial Focus

• Deliver cost savings targets and support the Sustainable Cost Advantage Program
• Support growth opportunities via contract manufacturing partnerships
• Responsible for category financial planning, budgeting, and Purchase Price Variance (PPV) management

Supplier & Stakeholder Relationship Management

• Build strong, value-driven relationships with suppliers, leading negotiations and performance management
• Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to align business needs with external capabilities
• Ensure all purchases comply with internal control requirements and reinforce company policies, ethics, and strategic approaches

What you'll need to be successful.
Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business or Finance; MBA is a plus
• 1-3 years of procurement experience in the food industry
• Experience with SAP, Coupa, or Ariba preferred

Skills & Competencies

• Strong procurement and category management skills
• Supplier relationship management, negotiation, and influencing skills
• Ability to link business needs to leverage scale and deliver commercial results
• Analytical, data-driven thinking with financial and industry insight
• Packaging experience/knowledge
• Strategic, long-term planning and creative problem-solving
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across teams and regions
• Ability to work independently, prioritize multiple initiatives, and manage risks
• Diversity mindset and comfort operating in a matrixed, cross-cultural environment

About the team.
You'll be part of the North American Direct Purchasing team, a collaborative group driving sourcing, category management, and supplier relationships across packaging and contract manufacturing. The team works closely with cross-functional partners across operations, finance, and supply chain to deliver sustainable cost advantages and commercial results for McCain Foods.
About McCain.
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Leadership principles.
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
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Compensation Package : $65,500.00 - $87,400.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family: Procurement
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.