1. Technical Skills

• Organize data on packaging spend, including the maintenance of purchase orders, purchase price variances, quantities, etc.... and develop reports on Spend Analysis, Economic Order Quantities, and other such requirements for the packaging group.
• Work closely with ERP/SAP and IT systems (DevEx - Product Lifecycle Management) to set up new Packaging items, including ownership of item Master Data information.
• Assist with Bill of Material updates for Packaging sub-components and Finished goods.
• Analyze data from SAP system to continuously identify cost savings, purchasing trends, and other opportunities for efficiencies in the procurement processes. Run custom and standard reports on SAP to report on packaging spend.
• Performing packaging item setups in SAP, including creating and maintaining Source Lists, Purchasing Info Records (PIR), and Quality Info Records. Monitoring item target pricing and updating PIRs as needed.
• Assist the Manager, Packaging to put together forward-looking Budgets for spend management. This would involve maintaining detailed item-level price details and supplier information, including tracking item price across purchase orders.
• Work closely with the Supply/Purchasing team to track purchases across Economic Order Quantities and provide advice to them on proper purchase patterns.

2. Supplier Relations

• Support vendor selection and negotiations for items within the defined portfolio.
• Support the negotiation process including RFP & RFQ creation (utilizing Coupa), establishing participation criteria, presentations, negotiations, and contract finalization.

• Analyze patterns in purchasing or material usage to reduce costs or increase safety supply.

• Assist in leading quarterly supplier performance reviews to ensure suppliers are meeting all negotiated agreements and terms.

• Roll up companywide volumes and consolidate vendors to achieve a higher volume thus fully leveraging the company's buying position.

• Ensure all suppliers adhere to GCC defined product standards and specifications to support consistency, quality, and cost efficiency.

3. Planning and Project Management

• Drive cost savings through enhanced and improved procurement strategies and inventory management techniques.
• Ensure data integrity and completeness in all purchasing related applications.
• Develop recommendations regarding procurement strategies to support the Company's overall goals and objectives.
• Develop and implement standards and systems for streamlining procurement processes for all procurement activities.
• Aggressively manage inventory levels to increase turns and lower carrying costs, while ensuring materials are available to support both in-house and outsourced facilities.
• Participate in several companywide cross-functional teams that are constantly looking integrated cost savings programs across various product groups.
• Assist with Ghirardelli's sustainability program. Work across all vendors in identifying sustainable options to our current packaging formats.

The Senior Analyst, Packaging would be responsible for all the technical requirements needed to support the sourcing activities and the companywide commitments within packaging's defined portfolio (Flexible Films, Folding Cartons, Cans, Gifts from overseas, Corrugate, Displays, other secondary packaging, and other non-stock items). This position will serve as the primary support function to the sourcing manager (including but not limited to spend analysis, maintaining a cost savings portfolio, working with technical systems such as Coupa, DevEx, SAP, organizing and tracking purchase price variances, etc....) for all products and services in the defined portfolio. It is the essential role of this position to support the most competitive, cost effective and superior service for the defined commodity group. This role will also support the forecasting and scheduling for the continuous supply and timely procurement of products and services to assure uninterrupted operations for both insourced and outsourced facilities. This position requires a high degree of ethics, and professionalism to ensure control of the company's expenditures.

The Packaging Senior Analyst will also work collaboratively with internal stakeholders and cross functional partners to identify, facilitate, optimize, and execute the purchase of various packaging spend categories within the organization.

• Strong business acumen.
• Project Management
• Ability to analyze, implement and develop key cost savings initiatives.
• Must be highly organized, attentive to detail and can handle multiple projects.
• Willingness to travel.

• Bachelor's degree in business or related field.
• 5-8 years' experience as a Purchasing/Procurement/Sourcing professional, with emphasis in packaging, flexible films, corrugated and folding cartons, cans, foil and other secondary packaging.
• Excellent analytical, planning, negotiation, and written & oral communication skills.
• Ability to analyze, implement and develop key cost savings initiatives throughout the different areas of the company.
• Must be highly organized, extremely detail oriented and able to handle multiple projects.
• Must be a strong team player and able to lead or participate on cross functional teams.

• Occasional to Constant Repetitive Fine Manipulation (keyboarding, ten key, writing)
• Rare to Occasional Simple Grasping
• Rare to Occasional ability to lift and carry up to 10 pounds.
• Occasional to Constant Sitting
• Rare to Occasional Walking
• Occasional to Frequent usage of verbal communication equipment (telephone, radio, cellular).
• Rare to Occasional Squatting/Bending/Stooping

Salary: $90K-$107K/year + bonus eligibility