North America Packaging Category Director

About the role

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.

The North America Packaging Category Director will execute the sourcing strategy for a region or business unit, using best practices and interpersonal skills to align with key partners and implement successfully. In this role, you will lead the development and execution of packaging category strategies, leveraging market insights, supplier partnerships, and industry expertise to drive business growth, innovation, sustainability, supply assurance, and cost competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, commercial, operations, R&D, supply chain, and procurement stakeholders to identify priorities and ensure category strategies enable business growth, supply assurance, innovation, sustainability, and cost competitiveness.
• Serve as the strategic owner of the category portfolio, translating business requirements, market intelligence, supplier dynamics, and risk considerations into actionable category strategies.
• Lead the category strategy development process, including current-state assessment, future-state design, opportunity identification, strategic hypothesis development, business case creation, and execution roadmap development.
• Lead category execution through cross-functional teams, ensuring sourcing initiatives, supplier strategies, and improvement programs are delivered against commitments and expected outcomes.
• Develop deep understanding of packaging markets, suppliers, technologies, industry trends, and emerging risks to provide insights and recommendations to the business.
• Influence stakeholders and mobilize resources across multiple functions to execute category priorities and strategic initiatives.
• Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions.