Category Manager Direct Materials
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Job Summary
The Role
The Category Manager Direct Materials will lead the sourcing and commercial management of critical raw materials for Ororas glass manufacturing operations including cullet sand soda ash and limestone. The role ensures cost-effective secure supply while driving increased recycled content and supporting the businesss decarbonisation and circular economy objectives through strong supplier stakeholder and government engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the Direct Materials category strategy to optimise cost manage supply risk and increase recycled content
- Lead end-to-end sourcing including market analysis tendering negotiation and contract management across key raw materials
- Manage supplier performance and relationships to ensure security of supply and alignment to ESG objectives
- Monitor market and regulatory developments and adjust strategy to mitigate risk and capture opportunities
- Partner with Operations Sustainability Finance and Legal to support net-zero and circular economy goals
- Act as the category subject matter expert supporting senior stakeholder and government engagement where required
About You
- Demonstrated experience in strategic procurement/category management within a complex industrial or manufacturing environment
- Degree in Chemical Engineering Business Sustainability or related - highly regarded
- Strong understanding of raw materials markets ideally within waste recycling or cullet
- Proven ability to develop and execute commercial strategies aligned to sustainability and decarbonisation objectives
- Strong negotiation and supplier management capability with a proactive solutions-focused mindset that anticipates risk and challenges conventional approaches
- Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders regulators and government bodies
Why Orora
- Purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave per year
- Electric Vehicle monthly subscription available
- Discounts on world class beverages
How to Apply
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Inventory Control
- Microsoft Access
- Purchasing
- Lean
- Supply Chain Experience
- Production Planning
- ERP Systems
- Leadership Experience
- Materials Management
- Manufacturing
- MRP
About Company
At Orora, we believe our packaging touches lives. Together we deliver on the promise of what's inside.
