Senior Manager, Procurement - Indirect & Freight (NA)

The Global Procurement function at Avery Dennison is evolving to become a Value Creator function.

Our Vision: To create holistic value for the enterprise through our ONE Avery Dennison procurement mindset.

Our Mission: To gain a competitive advantage in our industry through exceptional procurement practices with an ultimate goal of creating value for the enterprise and our customers. We engage with our internal and external stakeholders in ways that cultivate trusted partnerships. We mitigate risk, employ innovative thinking, embrace the rapidly emerging digitized world and commit to practices that advance sustainability.

 We are committed to positioning Procurement as a competitive advantage for our enterprise and are driving a 5 year transformation journey through Project Nova. We are currently in Year 3 of Nova. Our focus remains on uplifting our Performance, Processes, Programs and our People.

We are seeking  an exceptional leader to drive regional excellence in North America for both Indirect Materials & Services as well as Freight.

The Senior Manager, Indirect & Freight Procurement (NA) is a pivotal leadership role reporting directly to the VP, Procurement NA & Global Chemicals. As a "working leader," you will oversee a high-value portfolio of non-production spend and logistics services. You are responsible for orchestrating the North American strategy for Indirect Materials and Freight, managing two senior subject matter experts to drive value from $150M+ in total spend.

This role requires a balance of high-level financial stewardship and "in-the-trenches" execution. You will harmonize disparate business unit needs into a unified regional powerhouse, ensuring supply resilience, and cost optimization, across the NA landscape.

Core Responsibilities

1. Regional Strategy & Value Integration

• Portfolio Synergy: Consolidate the strategic roadmaps of Freight (Multi-modal) and Indirect (Packaging, MRO, Facilities, Professional Services, etc.) into a cohesive North American Procurement Master Plan.

• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): Drive a shift from "price-per-unit" to "total value," overseeing cross-functional initiatives that impact the P&L through working capital improvements, deflation and waste reduction.

• Global-to-Regional Alignment: Serve as the primary conduit between Global Category Leads and NA execution, ensuring global strategies are successfully localized and implemented.

• Cascade Global Category strategies into executable NA roadmaps, targeting value through TCO-focused initiatives (e.g., freight deflation, packaging optimization).

2. "Working Leadership" & Execution

• High-Stakes Negotiations: Personally lead or provide oversight for the region’s most complex, multi-million dollar negotiations in both the Freight and Indirect sectors.

• Direct Report Empowerment: Manage and lead direct reports in both Freight and Indirect. Focus on removing organizational barriers and elevating their technical and leadership capabilities.

• Crisis & Risk Management: Act as the escalation point for supply disruptions, capacity crunches, or significant market volatility.

3. Operational Excellence & Project Nova

• Governance & Compliance: Standardize procurement policies across all NA sites to ensure 100% compliance with corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability goals.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Oversee the advancement of the regional "Technical Stack," and KPIs ensuring TMS integrations and BI tools (PowerBI/Tableau) provide the VP of Procurement with real-time, actionable insights.

• Nova Ambassador: Serve as a frontline leader for our functional transformation. Implement "Plan to Win" initiatives and ensure team alignment with global procurement standards.

• Risk & Resilience: Act as the senior escalation point for supply disruptions, capacity crunches, or significant market volatility (e.g., fuel surcharges, etc).

4. Stakeholder & Supplier Ecosystem Management

• Internal Partnership: Build high-trust relationships with NA Business Unit leaders, Finance, and Operations to ensure Procurement is involved early in product lifecycles and network design.

• Drive supplier base optimization and performance management, ensuring alignment with global indirect standards.

• Top-Tier SRM: Manage the Senior-level relationships with "Strategic Partners" (Top 10-20 suppliers), ensuring innovation and continuous improvement are baked into long-term agreements.

• Lead RFP/go-to-market strategies for NA categories, optimizing total cost of ownership with Operations.