Category Manager - Supply Chain Job Details | Orora Group

The Category Manager - Supply Chain will partner closely with our Supply Chain team to drive maximum commercial value across a ~$60M spend indirects portfolio (encompassing road, ocean, warehousing, forklifts, and pallets). Working with cross-functional teams, you will develop and implement operational improvements while validating and challenging requirements for physical logistics changes across our Cans business.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end category strategies and upcoming major contract renewals for supply chain indirects to secure top commercial outcomes and maximize competitive advantage

Collaborate closely with the internal Supply Chain team to take operational strategies to market, validate requirements for physical changes, and build winning business cases

Plan, lead, and conduct key negotiations with major supplier partnerships while lifting overall negotiation capability and best-practice equivalence across the procurement team

Establish and implement a structured supplier assurance framework and review timetables to systematically monitor performance and deliver negotiated benefits

Manage supplier escalations and run systematic reviews to ensure strict contract compliance, Chain of Responsibility (CoR), and logistics safety requirements are fully met

Inject alternative thinking into the category, championing fleet electrification, labor depreciation strategies, and the broader sustainability roadmap with major providers

About You

Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, procurement, or a related discipline

3+ years in procurement or supply chain, with deep expertise in transport, warehousing, 3PL, and logistics market dynamics

Track record of developing end-to-end category strategies, managing large contract portfolios, and leading complex negotiations

Exceptional communication and business-partnering skills to influence cross-functional teams and present confidently to executives

A self-starter with exposure to creative solutions around sustainability, category management and technology

Why Orora?

Hybrid working – 3 days in the office & 2 days work from home

Discounts available on health care plans, gyms, spas, beverages & more

Purchase up to 4 weeks additional leave per year

#J-18808-Ljbffr