Procurement Category Manager APAC - High Value Categories (HVC)

Avery Dennison is strategically evolving its Global Procurement function from a cost center to a Value Creator emphasizing a unified ONE Avery Dennison mindset. 

Our Vision: 

To create holistic 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 through our 5 levers strategic plan. 

• Innovation & Sustainability                         

• Building Scale                                                       

• Risk Management

• Managing The Tail

• Surplus Creation

We are committed to positioning Procurement as a competitive advantage for our enterprise and are driving a 5 year transformation journey through Project Nova. Our focus remains on uplifting our Performance Processes Programs and our People. 

Scope of the Position:

Avery Dennison Materials Group APAC  is composed of 3 main businesses; Label and Packaging Materials Graphics Solutions and the Performance Tapes businesses. The Graphics Solutions Performance Tapes Energy Storage and Durables businesses are part of Avery Dennisons High Value Category segments. 

The Procurement Category Manager - High Value Categories (HVC) will lead the APAC Procurement team responsible for sourcing materials for High Value Categories (HVC). This role serves as the primary Procurement representative for regional Business Leadership teams translating business needs into effective procurement strategies and roadmaps. The role will focus on ensuring competitiveness and value creation within the regional procurement spend while driving the 5 levers strategic plan that will enable spend and category optimization. The regional Category Manager will also have the direct responsibility for a category/supplier portfolio management.

This position will be based out of one of Avery Dennisons locations in China and reports directly to the Director Global Procurement for Avery Dennisons HVC. 

Critical Objectives:

• Strategic Leadership: Lead and implement Project Nova initiatives within the business

• Drive the functional transformation in sync with our Avery Dennison Plan to Win our Material Groups Global Strategy and the 5 Levers Strategic Plan.

• Supplier Relationship Management: Manage supplier relationships

• Deliver the latest thinking and best practices in the areas of strategic sourcing cost modeling supplier relationship development and total cost of ownership.

• Strategy & Execution: With support from the Global & Regional Procurement Team as well as other cross functional partners develop and implement long-term strategies that are geared toward developing competitive advantage in materials and reducing supply base risk.

• Creating Differentiation: Stay on the leading-edge of materials trends creating first mover advantages and delivering innovation new materials and new suppliers to the business.

• Provide Market Intelligence & enable actions: Share market competitive geo-political intelligence on a regular basis in all aspects of the supply chain to enable the enterprise the necessary navigation. 

• Drive Sustainability & Innovation: Work with Marketing  R&D and the greater Procurement team to determine future sourcing needs to extract maximum value from the supply base and develop sourcing plans to address the future direction of the business. 

• Drive Fundamentals: Ensure value stream analysis supplier roadmaps and cost models are robust and complete for each category. Liaison with the other regional and the global procurement teams managing global supply risk and help identify and qualify new sources of supply that are aligned with the subcategory procurement strategy and the business strategy.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree required.

• 7 years purchasing or related experience Supervision and Leadership experience or strong potential.

• Market/application/product knowledge for the listed High Value Categories 

• Excellent presentation oral and written communication skills.

• Proven vendor selection and negotiation skills with strong business acumen.

• Relationship builder

• Strategic planning and project execution

• Digital mindset

• Innovative and sustainable thinker

• Prior experience leading complex RFx supplier/vendor negotiations and developing contracts.

• Possess leadership mentoring training and project management experience

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed

Additional Information :

AVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER. 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time