Senior Category Manager

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This is a strategic procurement role and is not responsible for routine purchase-order processing or daily plant purchasing.

While this role is remote, we are prioritizing candidates in the greater Philadelphia area, as well as in Westfield, MA or Whitby, Ontario.

• Develop and execute category strategies for paper, baking and grease-resistant papers, wax and poly-coated papers, aluminum foil, corrugate, ink, adhesives, and other assigned raw materials.
• Own strategic supplier relationships, including negotiations, contracts, QBRs, performance scorecards, risk reviews, capacity planning, and executive escalations.
• Lead sourcing events, supplier qualification, dual-sourcing, localization, specification optimization, and cost-modeling initiatives.
• Deliver annual cost savings, cost avoidance, working-capital, and payment-term objectives with clear tracking and Finance validation.
• Monitor pulp, paper, aluminum, energy, freight, tariff, and trade developments and translate market changes into sourcing recommendations and cost forecasts.
• Protect continuity of supply through supplier risk assessments, contingency plans, alternate materials, and qualified backup sources.
• Partner with Operations, Planning, Product Management, Sales, Finance, Quality, R&D, and Legal on customer RFPs, commercialization, trials, specifications, claims, and supplier agreements.
• Maintain accurate category documentation, including spend analysis, contracts, pricing, supplier contacts, sourcing pipelines, project status, and category-review materials.
• Support supplier innovation, sustainability, and value-engineering opportunities that improve margin, quality, service, or product performance.
• Travel to McNairn facilities (Westfield, MA and Whitby, Ontario) and strategic suppliers as business needs require.

The Category Manager - Paper & Packaging Procurement will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management for the McNairn paper, foil, and related raw-material portfolio supporting the Whitby, Ontario and Westfield, Massachusetts operations. The role is accountable for category strategy, cost and savings delivery, supply continuity, supplier performance, market intelligence, contracting, and cross-functional support for customer and commercialization opportunities. Deep paper-category knowledge is essential to independently assess specifications, supplier capabilities, cost drivers, technical tradeoffs, and sourcing risks across the portfolio.

This is a strategic procurement role and is not responsible for routine purchase-order processing or daily plant purchasing.

While this role is remote, we are prioritizing candidates in the greater Philadelphia area, as well as in Westfield, MA or Whitby, Ontario.

• Develop and execute category strategies for paper, baking and grease-resistant papers, wax and poly-coated papers, aluminum foil, corrugate, ink, adhesives, and other assigned raw materials.
• Own strategic supplier relationships, including negotiations, contracts, QBRs, performance scorecards, risk reviews, capacity planning, and executive escalations.
• Lead sourcing events, supplier qualification, dual-sourcing, localization, specification optimization, and cost-modeling initiatives.
• Deliver annual cost savings, cost avoidance, working-capital, and payment-term objectives with clear tracking and Finance validation.
• Monitor pulp, paper, aluminum, energy, freight, tariff, and trade developments and translate market changes into sourcing recommendations and cost forecasts.
• Protect continuity of supply through supplier risk assessments, contingency plans, alternate materials, and qualified backup sources.
• Partner with Operations, Planning, Product Management, Sales, Finance,…