Your Opportunity as the Sourcing Analyst, Packaging

Partners with suppliers and internal customers to maximize supply chain process efficiencies. This role will build relationships with Demand/Supply Planning, R&D, Marketing, Smucker plants, as well as suppliers. This individual should have an interest in supply chain with strong analytical and problem-solving skills while being able to effectively communicate with individuals both within and outside of the organization.

Location: Orrville, Corporate Offices

Work Arrangements: Hybrid, 30% in office expectations

In this role you will:

Support for Sourcing Managers

• Provide analytical and system support for Packaging Sourcing Managers

• Produce critical tactical and sourcing support to key packaging categories

• Collect, organize, and interpret data to support in analysis and decision making

Logistics Support

• Logistics support for supplier shipments and Smucker plant deliveries

Contract Administration support

• Resolve invoice issues and discrepancies

• Update and maintain the packaging pricing for all assigned categories

Supply Chain Management

• Support in the resolution of raw material supply chain issues

Purchasing

• Support Sourcing Managers in development, maintaining, and execution of sourcing strategies (using appropriate tools including industry analysis, supplier analysis, benchmarking, etc.)

• Identify and mitigate risks for the business, such as market price hikes, sustainability legislation, supply chain risk, and quality issues

• Manage and track cost savings and innovation projects

• Support in the resolution of supply chain issues

• Maintain data integrity within Packaging team through updates and collaboration with Procurement Operations and Procurement Excellence

• Provide cross functional communication and alignment with customer/supply base

• Support annual standard cost setting requirements and revise as business dictates

• Daily management (PO administration, price variance, blocked invoices, etc.)

• Facilitate communication between JMS plants and suppliers, including checking inventory, communicating pending packaging changes, and changes to the forecast

• Other duties as assigned by Packaging Director and Sourcing Managers

The Right Role for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree

• 1 year of Supply Chain support experience

• Strong analytical process skills with the ability to evaluate data from multiple sources to make decisions or solve problems

• Ability to establish personal credibility and exhibit strong communication skills, both verbal and written

• Effectively collaborates with internal customers to gain agreement/support

• Ethical, trustworthy, and dependable with focus on customer needs and objectives

• Ability to work well with cross functional teams, outside suppliers, and other business partners; actively participates in meetings

• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MySmucker, Oracle, Spotfire, Prodika system, specification and data catalog systems)

• Some business travel required

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• CPG experience

• Packaging experience

• Business or Supply Chain focused degree

Learn more about working at Smucker:

• Our Total Rewards Benefits Program

• Our Thriving Together Philosophy Supporting All Impacted by Our Business

• Our Continued Progress on Inclusion, Diversity and Equity

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