Sourcing Specialist - Packaging Components

Duke Cannon Supply Co. is a growth-oriented CPG company that operates with an entrepreneurial mindset – and has become one of the fastest-growing brands in the men’s grooming category. Our mission is to better the day of hard-working men, and we fulfill this mission through the products we build, the conversations we create, and our give-back program to veterans.

We are seeking a Sourcing Specialist – Packaging Components. The Sourcing Specialist – Packaging Components is a hands-on, results-oriented individual contributor role responsible for executing packaging sourcing strategies and delivering cost savings. This position owns pricing accuracy for packaging components across the project lifecycle, manages day-to-day supplier relationships, and represents procurement on cross-functional project teams, all while supporting Duke Cannon’s core values.

• Executes packaging category strategies set by procurement leadership, with a focus on speed-to-market, supplier quality, and reducing single-source risk.
• Manages day-to-day supplier performance and resolves supplier issues, escalating critical items to procurement leadership; monitors compliance with contracts, KPIs, and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Represents Packaging procurement in project meetings, providing timely and accurate costing and value trade-off options.

• Delivers assigned annual cost savings and cost avoidance targets through RFQs, supplier negotiations, and value engineering ideas.
• Owns packaging component pricing in the project planning phase (post-charter through launch), ensuring estimates are accurate, competitive, and reflect total cost of ownership (TCO).
• Builds and maintains project cost walks beyond the chartering phase, providing variance analysis and flagging cost risks and margin impacts to the project team and procurement leadership.

• Follows procurement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies to ensure compliance and consistency; identifies and recommends process improvements.
• Monitors key supplier risks (e.g., financial stability, single-source dependency, geo-political impact) and cost volatility; prepares summaries and recommended mitigation actions for procurement leadership.

• Partners with cross-functional teams to understand forecast and breakdown data for new and existing projects.
• Translates forecast data into supplier volume requirements and capacity checks, ensuring suppliers can meet current and future business needs.
• Collaborates closely with Product Innovation and Finance teams to integrate costing data and keep project feasibility on track.

• 4+ years of experience in Procurement, Sourcing, or Supply Chain; packaging components experience required.
• Experience executing sourcing strategies and supporting supplier consolidation or network simplification efforts.
• Supports Duke Cannon's Core Values by modeling high performance, strong internal partnership, and ethical sourcing.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data (forecasts, cost walks) into clear sourcing recommendations.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills; comfortable representing procurement in cross-functional meetings.
• Experience supporting the project lifecycle with product costing/feasibility analysis, ideally in the post-charter phase.
• A demonstrated ability to align decisions with company values and financial targets.
• Advanced Excel skills; ERP system experience a plus.

Duke Cannon Supply Co. offers a fast-paced environment where decisions are vetted…