Are you pursuing a reliable career with a company that will invest in your success?

Join Charter Next Generation's One Team, One Family workforce, and become a company Owner. You could own a piece of North America’s leading independent producer of high-performance, specialty film, and flexible packaging solutions.

Our world-class team in Lexington, OH is seeking a passionate and highly motivated Category Manager.

A position that develops and drives the sourcing and procurement strategy for the North America Packaging spend category. Pursues and qualifies new suppliers who meet CNG, Inc, requirements. Develops and maintains market intelligence to enable strategies required to improve the quality of decisions throughout the value chain.

The Category Manager drives cost structure transformation and supports revenue growth through Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), supports innovation and manages market shifts. The position requires strong cross-functional team engagement to understand packaging requirements. This position focuses on the impact of the category on the end product and mitigates supply risk to the businesses.

Category Manager essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Work closely with the Director of Procurement to align on top level commercial strategies.

· Manage North America Packaging portfolio, including corrugated cartons, pallets, labels, stretch film, and rigid packaging.

· Engage with local and regional teams across CNG businesses to understand business and regional needs, forecast and demand.

· Manage a very small but developing team of packaging buyers to execute packaging procurement strategies.

· Develop and drive category savings initiatives aligned with business objectives.

· Create & evaluate market facts and trends (market intelligence).

· Provide a fact-based understanding of current supply base and intelligence on contracts terms.

· Develop and execute multi-year unique commodity procurement strategies.

· Identify and select suppliers, negotiate pricing and terms and conditions for packaging.

· Design and manage the Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Quotation package workflow as needed to support business objectives.

· Lead negotiations with suppliers.

· Manage supplier relationships (SRM) with key strategic suppliers and develop playbooks to define the working relationship. Drive delivery of best-in-class performance.

· Engage in dispute resolution and conduct regular and disciplined client engagement for continuous improvement processes.

· Deliver documented savings from bid processes, negotiations, and innovative savings opportunities to meet business requirements and procurement organization objectives.

· Provide supply chain with pertinent contract information and periodic training on contract and agreement content and interpretation. Drive compliance through rapid and complete implementation.

· Manage communications with suppliers and serve as key point of contact for CNG businesses on contractual matters.

· Maintain suppliers and commodity strategies in the appropriate databases.

At CNG, our culture is built on trust, treating each other like family, and being proactive with sustainable initiatives. We invest in our employee-owners and their futures.

Your Best-in-Class Benefits will include:

· Employee Ownership units

· Full medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance upon day of hire

· 401k with 5% company match at 90 days of employment

· Vacation upon day of hire

· Yearly profit-sharing bonuses

· Paid parental leave

· Health club and gym membership discounts

· A team-oriented work environment dedicated to your success

· Unsurpassed job security with a global manufacturing leader and rapid career advancement opportunities

A strong Category Manager will possess:

· Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Business, Packaging Engineering or related field

· Proficient in use of personal computers and MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power-point). Advanced excel skills preferred.

· Packaging Category experience is required (Corrugated, Pallets, Stretch Film, Labels, Rigid Packaging).

· 6 years of buying/management experience in the packaging category required.

· Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt is preferred.

· Excellent verbal and writing skills.

· Strong negotiation, organization, and management abilities.

· Ability to effectively interact with and influence people at all levels and varied cultures within and outside of company.

· Ability to balance short-term vs. long-term needs, company vs. supplier needs.

· Detail oriented, demonstrated analytical capabilities.

· Strong problem solving and strategic analysis skills. Able to conduct complex analysis such as Total Cost of Ownership, EVC, Net Present Value.

· Ability to manage multiple project tasks and category portfolio to quickly initiate changes in the plan when appropriate.

· Ability to translate implications from analysis into preliminary recommendations.

· Ability to influence and direct buy team members that are not direct reports. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

· Ability to be hands on not just direct activity but contribute results as well.

· Strong influence & communication skills to challenge the status quo.

· Knowledge of packaging needs for a diverse environment.

CNG is an innovative market leader, committed to manufacturing the best-in-class products that protect families, strengthen the global community, and facilitate a greener tomorrow. Start your CNG future - today.