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Associate Manager, Procurement Business Partnering

For over 75 years, BIC has been creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that are a part of every heart and home.

As a member of our team, you'll be a part of reigniting a beloved brand as we continue to reimagine everyday essentials in new, sustainable and responsible ways.

Our "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" approach to work creates an environment where self-starters, problem solvers and innovative thinkers thrive. BIC team members are empowered to take ownership of their careers and bring their unique perspectives to the table to make a meaningful impact on our mission.

It's a colorful world - make your mark by joining the BIC team today.

The Associate Manager, Procurement Business Partnering acts as procurement single point of contact for the regional and local business, supporting Procurement performance and delivery, identifies demand requirements, supports innovation and executes project implementation. Provides procurement technical expertise and advice to key stakeholders, including procurement planning and development. Implements procurement plans and strategies to meet business needs, enhance stakeholder engagement, and interacts with suppliers to optimize service outcomes and foster innovation. Implements procurement projects, including sourcing, contracts, cost reductions and sustainability projects.

Location: Shelton, CT (hybrid - 2 days per week in the office and 3 days working from home)

What You’ll Do:

Execute strategic planning & targets: Interact with business leaders to understand their needs and manage the demand, work closely with them to implement objectives and deliver them together.
Integrate Procurement sustainability strategy and plans, from a support role
Gather internal requirements, specifications and provides this to Supply management teams.
Category Strategy Planning: Get visibility on business demand & specifications, execute projects deployment, understand Category Strategies & map buying channels (with Supply Management), involved in annual forecast review and innovations implementations.
Sourcing Strategy: Participate in sourcing opportunities assessments and development of demand & supply profiles.
Supplier & Risk Management: Involved in supplier segmentation model, implement strategy & monitor outcomes, collaborate in ongoing supplier performance reporting, execute supplier development projects, perform supplier offboarding, and use the supply base, together with Supply Management.
Source to Contract: Participate in supplier discovery & selection criteria, in sourcing event selection and in supplier selection & negotiation, in coordination with Supply Management.
Project implementation: Realize demand opportunities and ideate innovation initiatives, implement sourcing outcomes, Sustainable Procurement projects and cost reduction initiatives.
Support data and financial reports to advice the business
Provide relevant information to other BIC stakeholders when needed to comply with their responsibilities.
Perform all business partnering activities for Packaging Development

What We’re Looking For In You:

Bachelor’s degree is required; MBA is a plus
1-3 years of experience in Procurement, Supply Chain or Project Management role is required (will consider candidates with internship experience as well)
Good planning/project management skills – able to develop comprehensive solutions
Superior communication skills; strong interpersonal skills
Ability to summarize with efficiency and present results with efficacy
Experience with direct/indirect procurement categories is a plus

BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means

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