Join Shinkei as a Sourcing Manager - Packaging
El Segundo, CA • Full Time • $85K-$125K
What you get to do:
- Develop packaging strategies that will result in solutions that keeps our seafood cold and stands out to customers, restaurants, distributors, and wholesalers
- Collaborate with Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Logistics teams to ensure packaging solutions maintain product freshness, keep product cold, and meet brand requirements
- Stay current on sustainable packaging trends and innovations, particularly those relevant to Seafood
- Lead cross-functional projects and routinely present metrics, recommendations, and operational considerations to Senior Leadership
- Lead negotiations with current and future suppliers to support our business objectives
- Develop and maintain relationships with current and potential future vendors, conducting regular performance reviews
- Align on Operational strategy around sourcing, identifying, and qualifying new suppliers
- Test and collect data on packaging solutions to evaluate efficacy
- Forecast packaging needs based on production schedules and sales projections
- Verify all materials coming to contact with our product are food-safe and suitable
- Partner with QA team to address any packaging-related product issues
What you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of professional experience in an analytical, supply chain and/or operations role
- Prior experience in packaging is strongly preferred
- Ability to collaborate efficiently and drive cross-functional successes
- Strong negotiation skills
- A self-starter who excels in a dynamic, fast-moving environment
- Hunger for high-quality, high-value work
Other things to know:
You will have the opportunity to visit suppliers from around the globe and own strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, production, and inventory strategy for packaging. You will work cross-functionally with Marketing to uphold brand standards, Sales & Operations planning to ensure stock is on-hand, Logistics to meet timely deliveries, and Finance to set up optimal long-term partners.
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