Procurement Manager, Paper NA

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience.

Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment

Paid parental leave

401K eligibility

Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate

Paid vacation and paid holidays

Avery Dennison Materials Group North America is composed of 4 main businesses;
Label and Packaging Materials, Graphics Solutions, Reflective Solutions, and the Performance Tapes businesses.

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 a Procurement Manager - Paper to join our North America Team

The Procurement Manager,Paper is responsible for setting and implementing the procurement strategy for the Paper category in North America. The role will focus on ensuring competitiveness and value creation within the regional procurement spend while driving the 5 levers strategic plan that will enable spend and category optimization.

This position will be based out of Avery Dennison’s corporate headquarters in Mentor, Ohio and reports directly to Sr. Procurement Manager of Paper and Freight.

Critical Objectives:

Commodity Leverage: Effectively leverage Avery Dennison’s collective commodity spend across divisions to maximize negotiation power and supply security.

Nova Alignment: Lead and implement Project Nova initiatives, ensuring the Paper category aligns with our Avery Dennison "Plan to Win" and Global Material our Material Groups Global Strategy and the 5 Levers Strategic Plan.

Supplier Relationship Management: Manage supplier relationships and drive necessary quarterly business reviews driving holistic performance conversations.

Financial Performance & Cost-Out: Lead regional material cost-out projects and continuously identify new raw material savings opportunities to improve the P&L, deliver cost modeling and value stream analysis to identify savings and improve total cost of ownership (TCO).

Strategy & Execution: With support from the Global & Regional Procurement Team as well as other cross functional partners, develop and implement long-term strategies that are geared toward developing competitive advantage in materials and reducing supply base risk.

Creating Differentiation: Stay on the leading-edge of materials trends, creating first mover advantages and delivering innovation, new materials and new suppliers to the business.

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