Senior Category Manager Global Packaging

Zoetis Inc. is a global leader in the animal health industry focused on the discovery development manufacture and commercialization of medicines vaccines diagnostic products and services biodevices genetic tests and precision animal health technology. We have a diversified business commercializing products across eight core species: dogs cats and horses (collectively companion animals) and cattle swine poultry fish and sheep (collectively livestock); and within seven major product categories: vaccines parasiticides antiinfectives dermatology other pharmaceutical products medicated feed additives and animal health diagnostics. For 70 years we have been innovating ways to predict prevent detect and treat animal illness and continue to stand by those raising and caring for animals worldwide from livestock farmers to veterinarians and pet owners.

A Fortune 500 company with a market cap of over $86B Zoetis generated revenue of $8.5 billion in 2023 and employs over 14000 colleagues worldwide with about half in our Global Manufacturing and Supply organization. We view the strength of our leadership team and our talented colleagues around the world as a critical component of our past and future success. We are committed to continuing to be a company our colleagues can be proud of and to attracting retaining and developing the best talent in the industry through our focus on workplace culture and engagement diversity equity and inclusion (DE&I) talent recruitment development and retention benefits and compensation and employee health and safety.

We have established Core Beliefs that are the foundation of the commitments we make to each other our customers and our stakeholders every day:

Our Colleagues Make the Difference

Always Do the Right Thing

Customer Obsessed

Run It Like You Own It

We are One Zoetis

Zoetis continues on a pattern of consistent growth since becoming a public company in 2013. Importantly our performance demonstrated that animal health remains an essential industry and continues to have resilient growth drivers in the face of global challenges. Our performance was made possible by dedicated Zoetis colleagues guided by a strong culture founded on our Core Beliefs. Our strong financial performance has enabled us to continue with meaningful investments in our business while returning capital to our shareholders. These investments support our five strategic priorities for growth: 1 drive innovative growth 2 enhance customer experience 3 lead in digital and data analytics 4 cultivate a highperforming culture and 5 champion a healthier more sustainable future. And they are grounded in our purpose: to nurture our world and humankind by advancing care for animals.

Position Summary:

As a Senior Category Manager for Global Packaging you will collaborate with a team of Category managers and Site Procurement leads in developing the global category strategy across our global manufacturing network within primary and secondary packaging. As part of this strategy work you will identify and implement strategic sourcing initiatives to optimize packagingrelated expenditures drive innovation and ensure alignment with the organizations goals and objectives across multiple regions and business units. You will lead crossfunctional teams engage with key stakeholders and leverage market insights to drive value and excellence in packaging procurement on a global scale.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies for packaging materials and components considering factors such as cost quality supplier capabilities and sustainability.
• Identify opportunities for consolidation standardization and optimization of packaging categories to achieve cost savings improve efficiency and enhance supply chain resilience.
• Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with packaging suppliers globally fostering collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.
• Conduct supplier evaluations performance reviews and negotiations to ensure alignment with quality standards delivery requirements and cost targets.
• Monitor market trends industry developments and regulatory changes affecting the packaging industry and leverage insights to inform sourcing decisions and drive innovation.
• Anticipate supply chain disruptions price fluctuations and geopolitical risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on packaging procurement operations.
• Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders including product development marketing operations and sustainability teams to align packaging strategies with product requirements branding objectives and environmental sustainability goals.
• Lead crossfunctional teams to drive innovation value engineering and new product introductions in collaboration with packaging suppliers and external partners.
• Negotiate and manage supplier contracts terms and agreements for packaging materials and services ensuring compliance with legal regulatory and ethical standards.
• Monitor contract performance enforce service level agreements (SLAs) and resolve disputes or issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Champion sustainability initiatives within the packaging category driving efforts to reduce environmental impact minimize waste and promote recyclability and reuse.
• Collaborate with suppliers industry associations and stakeholders to identify and implement sustainable packaging solutions and practices.
• Develop annual budgets forecasts and cost reduction targets for the packaging category and monitor spending against established targets to ensure financial objectives are met.
• Implement costsaving initiatives value engineering programs and competitive bidding processes to optimize total cost of ownership and improve profitability.

Education

• Bachelors degree in business administration Supply Chain Management Engineering or a related field.
• Advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g. CSCP CPSM CIPS) is beneficial.

Skills and Experience:

The ideal candidate for the role will play a pivotal role in driving strategic sourcing initiatives fostering supplier partnerships and promoting innovation and sustainability within the packaging category on a global scale. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of packaging procurement drive value creation and contribute to the organizations overall success and competitiveness in the marketplace.

To be considered for the role the following experience is important:

• Proven experience in strategic sourcing procurement or category management roles with a focus on packaging materials and components within a global context.
• Deep understanding of the packaging industry including materials technologies trends and regulatory requirements with a focus on sustainability and circular economy principles.

In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position we would highlight the following:

• Strong analytical and negotiation skills with the ability to analyze complex data evaluate supplier proposals and make datadriven decisions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external partners at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent financial understanding with the ability to turn financial figures and terms into valuable business cases utilizing terminology such as PPV NPV IRR Payback period WACC depreciations and amortizations to gain commitment and endorsement from stakeholders.
• Excellent project management abilities with a track record of leading crossfunctional teams and delivering results in a fastpaced global environment.

Technical Requirements:

• Proficiency in procurement and sourcing tools ERP systems and Microsoft Office Suite incl. ThinkCell.
• Experience with utilizing eAuction tools for maximizing competition within your portfolio will be an advantage
• Previous experience using MS Power BI and SAP will be beneficial.

Languages & Other:

• English written and spoken is a must.
• Any other languages like German French or Spanish will be an asset.

Physical requirements:

• Based at the VMRD Headquarters in Kalamazoo MI
• Travel as required to fulfill responsibilities of the role (typically up to 20

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