Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, Packaging
maybe. Then "When the market moves..." is description. Then bullet-like paragraphs: "What You’ll Be Doing" with multiple responsibilities. Then "What You’ll Bring To The Role" with qualifications/skills. Then "Why This Role, Why Now:" with growth info. Then "Total Rewards" with salary and benefits. Then "About Us" and "Why You Should Apply" and "Do You Align With Our Values?" which are boilerplate? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Us" and "Why You Should Apply" and values might be considered boilerplate? They are not legal EEO but could be considered promotional. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About Us" etc might be considered not boilerplate but could be kept? However they are generic company description; but they are substantive? Might be considered fluff but not prohibited. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We can combine some. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections have content. - About the role: we can put overview description (the intro paragraphs about role). That's substantive. - Responsibilities: from "What You’ll Be Doing". That's a list. - Requirements: maybe from "What You’ll Bring To The Role" includes experience requirements (3-7 years, contract manufacturing, plastics, etc). Could be Requirements. - Qualifications: maybe overlapping; but we can separate: Requirements = mandatory experience; Qualifications = preferred/bonus? Or Skills = specific skills (Excel, Power BI, D365, etc). We need to avoid duplication. - Benefits: from Total Rewards: medical, dental, vision, 401K match, annual cash incentive, short-day Fridays, 4 weeks vacation, paid holidays including winter shut down. - Pay: salary range $105000 – $122000 / year base salary + 10% - 15% profit-sharing contribution to retirement account. Also note salary determined by factors. - Schedule: maybe mention short-day Fridays? That's a benefit. Also maybe travel up to 30%? That's not schedule. Could be schedule: maybe not specified. The posting does not mention specific schedule like full-time, remote, etc. It mentions location remote US, San Diego or remote, travel up to 30%. Could treat location as schedule? Not exactly. The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Schedule: we have "Short-day Fridays" which is a schedule benefit. Could be considered schedule. But we already have short-day Fridays under Benefits. Might be better to put schedule: remote work, up to 30% travel. However travel is not schedule. The posting does not explicitly state work hours. Might be better to omit Schedule section if no explicit schedule info. But we have short-day Fridays which is schedule-related. Could include Schedule with short-day Fridays. However we already have benefits section; we could keep schedule separate with short-day Fridays. But we risk duplication. The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe combine short-day Fridays into Benefits and omit Schedule. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Not needed. We need to use
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like travel up to 30% to suppliers and contract manufacturers in US, Mexico, Brazil. That's in responsibilities? Actually under "What You’ll Be Doing": "Get out there. Up to 30% travel to suppliers and contract manufacturers in the US, Mexico, and Brazil." That's a responsibility? Could be under Responsibilities as a bullet.
Also "Help fix a stuck project. We're converting a bottle and need custom molding solutions. Fresh eyes wanted." That's a responsibility.
Also "Support can sourcing, our single biggest savings lever, as we grow across Latin America." etc.
We need to capture all.
Now "What You’ll Bring To The Role": list:
- 3–7 years in strategic sourcing or procurement for direct materials (packaging, components, or raw materials)
- Contract manufacturing experience, on either the client or the supplier side.
- Hands-on experience with plastics: resin, bottles, injection or blow molding
- A track record of managing supplier pricing with data: pushing back on increases, negotiating reductions, and winning
- Strong Excel skills and the patience to work through detailed cost data
- Critical thinking and curiosity: you challenge assumptions, bring strong ideas, and dig into the numbers rather than accepting what suppliers say
- A collaborative mindset: you are receptive to feedback, willing to work through differences as part of a team, and able to build relationships across functions and bring people along
- Bonus points: can or metal packaging, corrugate, Power BI, Microsoft D365, international sourcing.
We need to separate Requirements (mandatory) vs Qualifications (preferred) vs Skills (specific). Could treat:
Requirements: 3-7 years experience, contract manufacturing experience, hands-on experience with plastics, track record managing supplier pricing with data, strong Excel skills, critical thinking/curiosity, collaborative mindset.
Qualifications: maybe none explicit; but we could treat bonus points as Qualifications? Or Skills: Power BI, Microsoft D365, international sourcing, can/metal packaging, corrugate.
But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" section that includes both mandatory and preferred, but we need to follow instruction: use headings only when posting has real specific content for it. We can have both Requirements and Qualifications if we have content.
Let's decide:
- Requirements: mandatory experience (3-7 years, contract manufacturing, plastics experience, track record managing supplier pricing, strong Excel, critical thinking, collaborative mindset). That's a list.
- Qualifications: maybe none explicit; but we could treat bonus points as Qualifications (can/metal packaging, corrugate, Power BI, Microsoft D365, international sourcing). That's a list.
- Skills: maybe we could treat Excel as skill but already in Requirements. Could skip Skills section to avoid thin.
But we need to include Skills heading if we have content. Could put specific technical skills: Excel, Power BI, D365, etc. However we already have Excel in Requirements; Power BI and D365 in Qualifications. Might be okay to have Skills section with those.
But to avoid many thin sections, maybe combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" and skip Qualifications and Skills. However the instruction says we should use headings for sections like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills if posting has content. It doesn't forbid combining but we should follow typical structure. I'd produce sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. Omit Skills and Schedule.
Let's see if we have enough content for Qualifications: bonus points. Yes.
Now Benefits: list medical insurance 80-95% company-paid premium, dental and vision insurance, 401K match, annual cash incentive rewards, short-day Fridays, 4 weeks vacation, paid holidays including winter shut down.
Pay: base salary range $105,000 – $122,000 per year + 10%-15% profit-sharing contribution to retirement account. Salary determined by multiple factors.
Now About the role: we need to combine overview paragraphs: The intro about role, the description of what they do, maybe also location and visa sponsorship note. We'll put location and visa note in a short paragraph.
Let's craft.
We must not include boilerplate like "About Us", "Why You Should Apply", "Do You Align With Our Values?" Remove those.
Now produce HTML.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Pay
...
Make sure to preserve all details.
Now extract details precisely.
About the role content:
From posting:
"Category: Supply ChainCountry: United StatesLocation: US Remote Overview San Diego, CA or Remote (US) This position does not offer visa sponsorship When the market moves, who calls the supplier first? If your answer is "I do," whether prices are heading up or down, keep reading. You know the blue and yellow can. Every one of them starts as a can, a valve, a Smart Straw, a bottle, and a corrugated box that somebody had to source, cost, and negotiate. That somebody could be you. We're looking for a Category Manager to join our Americas Strategic Sourcing team and own real packaging categories: plastics, cans, Smart Straw, and corrugate. This is not a role where you forward emails and wait. You'll build the case, bring the data, and sit across the table, whether prices are heading up or down."
We need to preserve all that. Let's rewrite as prose.
We'll combine: "This position is based in San Diego, CA or remote within the United States and does not offer visa sponsorship. As a Category Manager on the Americas Strategic Sourcing team, you will own packaging categories including plastics, cans, Smart Straw, and corrugate. You will build cases, bring data, and negotiate with suppliers whether prices are rising or falling."
Also include the opening hook? Might be optional but we can keep: "When the market moves, who calls the supplier first? If your answer is 'I do,' whether prices are heading up or down, keep reading." That's part of the overview. We'll include.
Now Responsibilities list from "What You’ll Be Doing":
- Own supplier price management, end to end.
- Track market and raw material cost drivers so you're not waiting for suppliers to come to you.
- When a supplier sends an increase letter, you respond, dig into the index data, recommend a position, and go back to negotiate.
- When costs move the other way, you engage suppliers and their upstream supply chains and negotiate the reduction.
- Stakeholder management: Planning, QA, R&D, and marketing will rely on you daily, and you'll rely on them. You set expectations, build alignment across functions, and bring people together to execute projects and deliver results.
- Support can sourcing, our single biggest savings lever, as we grow across Latin America. You'll work closely with internal teams and suppliers to support our can sourcing strategy.
- Keep the fast lane moving. Corrugate is a small slice of spend but moves weekly, with new promos, configurations, and cost requests from a marketing team with no shortage of ideas.
- Build the models. Cost models, price lists, variance reviews. You'll know the numbers better than the supplier does.
- Help fix a stuck project. We're converting a bottle and need custom molding solutions. Fresh eyes wanted.
- Get out there. Up to 3
for prose. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like travel up to 30% to suppliers and contract manufacturers in US, Mexico, Brazil. That's in responsibilities? Actually under "What You’ll Be Doing": "Get out there. Up to 30% travel to suppliers and contract manufacturers in the US, Mexico, and Brazil." That's a responsibility? Could be under Responsibilities as a bullet. Also "Help fix a stuck project. We're converting a bottle and need custom molding solutions. Fresh eyes wanted." That's a responsibility. Also "Support can sourcing, our single biggest savings lever, as we grow across Latin America." etc. We need to capture all. Now "What You’ll Bring To The Role": list: - 3–7 years in strategic sourcing or procurement for direct materials (packaging, components, or raw materials) - Contract manufacturing experience, on either the client or the supplier side. - Hands-on experience with plastics: resin, bottles, injection or blow molding - A track record of managing supplier pricing with data: pushing back on increases, negotiating reductions, and winning - Strong Excel skills and the patience to work through detailed cost data - Critical thinking and curiosity: you challenge assumptions, bring strong ideas, and dig into the numbers rather than accepting what suppliers say - A collaborative mindset: you are receptive to feedback, willing to work through differences as part of a team, and able to build relationships across functions and bring people along - Bonus points: can or metal packaging, corrugate, Power BI, Microsoft D365, international sourcing. We need to separate Requirements (mandatory) vs Qualifications (preferred) vs Skills (specific). Could treat: Requirements: 3-7 years experience, contract manufacturing experience, hands-on experience with plastics, track record managing supplier pricing with data, strong Excel skills, critical thinking/curiosity, collaborative mindset. Qualifications: maybe none explicit; but we could treat bonus points as Qualifications? Or Skills: Power BI, Microsoft D365, international sourcing, can/metal packaging, corrugate. But we need to avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" section that includes both mandatory and preferred, but we need to follow instruction: use headings only when posting has real specific content for it. We can have both Requirements and Qualifications if we have content. Let's decide: - Requirements: mandatory experience (3-7 years, contract manufacturing, plastics experience, track record managing supplier pricing, strong Excel, critical thinking, collaborative mindset). That's a list. - Qualifications: maybe none explicit; but we could treat bonus points as Qualifications (can/metal packaging, corrugate, Power BI, Microsoft D365, international sourcing). That's a list. - Skills: maybe we could treat Excel as skill but already in Requirements. Could skip Skills section to avoid thin. But we need to include Skills heading if we have content. Could put specific technical skills: Excel, Power BI, D365, etc. However we already have Excel in Requirements; Power BI and D365 in Qualifications. Might be okay to have Skills section with those. But to avoid many thin sections, maybe combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" and skip Qualifications and Skills. However the instruction says we should use headings for sections like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills if posting has content. It doesn't forbid combining but we should follow typical structure. I'd produce sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. Omit Skills and Schedule. Let's see if we have enough content for Qualifications: bonus points. Yes. Now Benefits: list medical insurance 80-95% company-paid premium, dental and vision insurance, 401K match, annual cash incentive rewards, short-day Fridays, 4 weeks vacation, paid holidays including winter shut down. Pay: base salary range $105,000 – $122,000 per year + 10%-15% profit-sharing contribution to retirement account. Salary determined by multiple factors. Now About the role: we need to combine overview paragraphs: The intro about role, the description of what they do, maybe also location and visa sponsorship note. We'll put location and visa note in a short paragraph. Let's craft. We must not include boilerplate like "About Us", "Why You Should Apply", "Do You Align With Our Values?" Remove those. Now produce HTML. Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
Pay
...
Make sure to preserve all details. Now extract details precisely. About the role content: From posting: "Category: Supply ChainCountry: United StatesLocation: US Remote Overview San Diego, CA or Remote (US) This position does not offer visa sponsorship When the market moves, who calls the supplier first? If your answer is "I do," whether prices are heading up or down, keep reading. You know the blue and yellow can. Every one of them starts as a can, a valve, a Smart Straw, a bottle, and a corrugated box that somebody had to source, cost, and negotiate. That somebody could be you. We're looking for a Category Manager to join our Americas Strategic Sourcing team and own real packaging categories: plastics, cans, Smart Straw, and corrugate. This is not a role where you forward emails and wait. You'll build the case, bring the data, and sit across the table, whether prices are heading up or down." We need to preserve all that. Let's rewrite as prose. We'll combine: "This position is based in San Diego, CA or remote within the United States and does not offer visa sponsorship. As a Category Manager on the Americas Strategic Sourcing team, you will own packaging categories including plastics, cans, Smart Straw, and corrugate. You will build cases, bring data, and negotiate with suppliers whether prices are rising or falling." Also include the opening hook? Might be optional but we can keep: "When the market moves, who calls the supplier first? If your answer is 'I do,' whether prices are heading up or down, keep reading." That's part of the overview. We'll include. Now Responsibilities list from "What You’ll Be Doing": - Own supplier price management, end to end. - Track market and raw material cost drivers so you're not waiting for suppliers to come to you. - When a supplier sends an increase letter, you respond, dig into the index data, recommend a position, and go back to negotiate. - When costs move the other way, you engage suppliers and their upstream supply chains and negotiate the reduction. - Stakeholder management: Planning, QA, R&D, and marketing will rely on you daily, and you'll rely on them. You set expectations, build alignment across functions, and bring people together to execute projects and deliver results. - Support can sourcing, our single biggest savings lever, as we grow across Latin America. You'll work closely with internal teams and suppliers to support our can sourcing strategy. - Keep the fast lane moving. Corrugate is a small slice of spend but moves weekly, with new promos, configurations, and cost requests from a marketing team with no shortage of ideas. - Build the models. Cost models, price lists, variance reviews. You'll know the numbers better than the supplier does. - Help fix a stuck project. We're converting a bottle and need custom molding solutions. Fresh eyes wanted. - Get out there. Up to 3