What are the responsibilities and job description for the Category Manager, Labels - Direct Materials Procurement position at R.R. Donnelley?
Company Description
RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry's most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.
Job Description
Overview :
This role reports to the Director of Pressure Sensitive Labels on the Direct Materials Procurement team and will be responsible for procurement activities supporting one of our largest business segments. This role will work closely with business stakeholders to understand business priorities and develop / execute category strategies to reduce total cost of ownership and ensure supply continuity. This will be achieved through an understanding of industry benchmarking, best in class performance, and by leveraging supplier innovation, supplier management, complex deal negotiation skills, sourcing tools and processes.
Responsibilities :
- Responsible for developing, communicating and implementing procurement strategies for the category
- Build relationships to partner with key internal stakeholders to understand strategic direction and business priorities in order to develop and execute effective strategies to achieve business objectives
- Achieve business requirements while effectively capturing value (i.e. cost improvements, risk mitigation, supply continuity, cost avoidance, process improvements, supplier management)
- Develop and sustain strategic relationships with key suppliers
- Research, evaluate and qualify new suppliers as business needs require and to ensure competitive advantages
- Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using cost models and benchmarking tools
- Ensure systems are continuously updated to contain the most current documentation, terms, etc.
- Ability to conduct successful sourcing events, negotiations, and thorough market analysis
- Negotiate supplier agreements with Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Service Level Agreements (SLA), appropriate price protection, and continuous improvement efficiencies
- Additional responsibilities as required to achieve business objectives
Qualifications
Additional Information
The national pay range for this role is $74,600 to $132,500 / year. The pay range may be slightly lower or higher based on the geographic location of the hired employee. The actual pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to : education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include participation in a bonus, commission or incentive program. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, maternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer / partner discounts.
LI-RRD
RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans
Salary : $74,600 - $132,500
