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Trivium Packaging USA Inc. Category Manager in Youngstown, Ohio

Category Manager Job ID: 38648 Location: Youngstown, OH, US Education Level: Bachelor's Degree Location Type: On-site Talent Area: Procurement Trivium Packaging is aglobal sustainability leader in metal packagingwith more than 60 locations worldwide, nearly 8,000 employees, and an annualrevenue of approximately 3.0 billion. Trivium serves a diverse range of customers in a variety of end markets such as food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty and personal care, household care, and premium beverages. Trivium wants to shape the industry and has embarked on anambitious transformation journey. In the near term, focus is on building & upskilling the team, deciding where to play & how to win, and increasing financial performance byexecuting the Trivium Business System(commercial, operational, and supply chain excellence). Sustainability is embedded in our materials and in our actions.Trivium has ambitious sustainability targets and focuses exclusively onproducts that are infinitely recyclable. Our company sustainability journey has been awarded with a Platinum medal by EcoVadis, the world's leading rating agent who allocated this award only to the top 1% of the >75000 companies reviewed. Sustainability is embedded in each and every function at Trivium, it's in our DNA. The global head office is at Amsterdam Airport; however, many people work in virtual teams from different countries.Our culture is results-driven, entrepreneurial, informal, and highly multicultural.Our people have a high degree of responsibility. Job Summary: The Category Manager will be a key contributor for executing the Trivium Procurement strategy in the area of tinplate by providing vision and leadership in all procurement related activities in a consistent manner. This position will provide leadership in the Trivium tinplate category, lead collaborative, cross-functional teams to analyse spend, develop actionable category management strategies, implement cost management strategies, proactively manage the supplier base and ensure continuity of supply. Job Duties: Strategy Development and Strategy Implementation Contribute to the 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 based on business requirements for the tinplate category in order to ensure quality of services and improved value to Trivium and make decisions as appropriate. Evaluate market and competitive conditions and use this as a basis to review category strategy and sourcing activities. Implement processes for managing the supplier base, including leading periodic business reviews, monitoring and managing supplier performance (quality, cost, delivery, technology, service and leadership), managing supplier relationships, performing root cause analysis and resolution, developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans and collaborating with stakeholders. Manage monthly tinplate purchase orders to ensure continuity of supply and timely delivery of tinplate to the plants based on their production plans and financial targets including raw material inventory. Participate in the monthly SOP cycle ensuring accurate data and executing actions coming from that. Identify trends and/or issues that need improvement within the tinplate category. Prepare and submit 232 tariff exemption requests as needed and provide completed questionnaires to the ITC or DOC for any potential antidumping cases. Identify any potential supplier qualification opportunities and partner with R&D and the plants to carry out the

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