. Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In Mexico, work with our caring colleagues from our 6 innovative research, creation, and production centres to help us grow with purpose. Every day, your talent, your personality, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.Regional Category Manager Packaging, your future position?Reporting to the Head of Procurement with a dotted line to the Global Category Manager for Packaging, you'll develop regional strategies for the Americas to procure packaging materials and ensure a supply that aligns with the business plans of both Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty divisions. You will lead efforts to lead sustainability initiatives aimed at reducing our carbon footprint and minimizing the use of single-use plastic, while transitioning to a more sustainable packaging portfolio.Your main responsibilities will be:Drive the implementation of regional category strategies within the framework of the global procurement and category strategyProvide strategic direction and ensures business alignment for the local procurement teams regarding category management, sourcing and contracting strategies, negotiation, and supplier managementAnalyze market, to identify new sources, assess market trends and implement risk management strategies for the portfolio.Drive regional sourcing strategy execution by leading major sourcing events and key negotiations and build the supply base with the best mix of vendors.Manage supplier performance, identify and implement best practices, and establish a platform for knowledge sharing across the region.Integrate our sustainability ambitions within the packaging strategy to improve carbon footprint, reducing single-use plastic, recyclability and re-usability.Negotiate competitive pricing and favorable conditions for major regional and local contracts, establish contract best practices, and implement them at the regional and local levels across Mexico and the US.Define supplier selection criteria, build scenarios and support the allocation decision making process