Senior Category Manager Indirect

Who We Are
Trivium Packaging is a global leader in sustainable metal packaging with 60 locations and nearly 8000 employees. We serve diverse markets including food seafood pet food nutrition beauty and personal care household care and premium beverages. Our people drive our success through expertise commitment and continuous improvement. Our goal is to be the #1 choice for sustainable metal packaging.

Role Summary

The Senior Category Manager Indirect oversees $100M in indirect spend across North America and directly manages $50M in assigned categories such as spare parts equipment/maintenance CAPEX professional services and secondary packaging. The role partners with business leaders to analyze spend support operational needs and identify valuecreation opportunities. Responsibilities include developing category expertise executing sourcing strategies leading negotiations managing contracts and overseeing supplier performance.

Key Responsibilities

Category Management

• Deliver category targets and ensure alignment with procurement goals.
• Consolidate market supplier and internal data to build and execute category strategies.
• Develop longterm businessaligned category plans and communicate to senior leadership.
• Ensure resources tools and processes are in place for effective execution.
• Own key supplier relationships and governance; ensure robust contracts.
• Develop a Category Playbook to guide best practices.
• Ensure adherence to procurement policies and resolve internal issues promptly.
• Integrate procurement into core business processes and maintain governance standards.
• Assess and manage category risks and support mitigation plans.
• Manage contracts through their full lifecycle including claims.

People Management

• Lead coach and develop team members; ensure succession and knowledge retention.
• Manage team KPIs productivity and continuous improvement performance.

Negotiation

• Build strong supplier relationships and secure beneficial contractual agreements.
• Lead negotiation planning process and outcomes.

Relationship Management

• Understand stakeholder needs and build longterm partnerships.
• Align supplier governance with category strategy.
• Lead crossfunctional teams to improve service delivery and ensure policy compliance.

Financial Planning & Reporting

• Track and report savings TCO improvements and workingcapital impacts.
• Provide periodic reporting forecasting and KPI trend analysis.

Procurement Projects

• Lead key strategic procurement projects and crossfunctional teams.
• Develop work plans manage stakeholders and oversee project budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required; Masters preferred.
• 510 years of procurement leadership experience in direct materials.
• Experience in mature procurement environments and manufacturing/packaging industries.
• Expertise in strategic sourcing forecasting benchmarking RFx negotiation and contracting.
• Proven costreduction track record and ability to operate in a fastpaced environment.
• Strong analytical communication and projectmanagement skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and procurement data systems.