Buyer, Business

Overview

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods.

We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an ever‑changing world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come.

And we invest in our world‑class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Within AFNA, the Category Buyer will lead the strategic sourcing activities for key categories, as assigned. Key categories include Facility Services, Secondary Packaging, Capex, Utilities and MRO across North and South America. This role will be essential for driving procurement excellence across these categories. It is responsible for developing category sourcing strategies across both regions and being directly responsible for executing these strategies in North America, including day‑to‑day interaction with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure an uninterrupted supply of quality goods and services at optimum cost.

• Lead strategic sourcing activities for assigned categories of spend, capturing savings through purchasing volume and negotiating TCO contracts with suppliers in support of company objectives
• Collaborate and work closely with other parts of the organization to implement Total Cost of Ownership improvement opportunities within the category
• Support all activities within the procurement function and regularly report on key procurement metrics
• Build relationships with suppliers so as to position Amcor as a preferred customer, and work with site teams to ensure an uninterrupted supply of quality goods at optimum cost
• Deliver sustainable business value including: supply assurance, cost, quality, service and innovation in order to meet business need
• Collaborate with peers in other Amcor businesses to secure benefits from Amcor’s global scale

• Contract negotiations, market analysis, project management & implementation, subject matter expertise in value creation for assigned commodities, cost savings documentation and tracking
• Travel: 20% - 30%
• Scope & Geographical spread:
  Amcor Flexibles Americas—both North & South America. This role will work closely with colleagues in South America for implementation of strategies.

• Development or contribution to development of the overall procurement strategy and translate the procurement strategy into concrete action plans
• Work closely with key stakeholders to develop and implement effective sourcing strategies for the relevant category in order to ensure quality of services and improve value to Amcor
• Evaluate market and competitive conditions and use as a basis to review Category strategies and sourcing activities
• Work closely with Site Management to ensure that the needs of the Sites are effectively represented in the Procurement Strategies
• Manage the supply base across the Categories. Leverage Category spend across regions as appropriate
• Monitor integration of Procurement in core business processes
• Follow procurement best practices and ensure consistency with all Amcor requirements and standards
• Identify trends and/or issues that need improvement within the Category accounts
• Assess and manage risks across the Categories while developing and contributing to a risk strategy for the Categories together with mitigating actions

• Enhance the…