Senior Manager, Procurement - Indirect & Freight; NA

• Full-time

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

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

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

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).

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…