Materials Procurement Specialist (Sourcing Specialist Lead)

Job Functions :

• Lead sourcing efforts for primary and secondary packaging materials (e.g. bottles, jars, caps, tubes, labels, cartons).
• Identify, evaluate and quality local and international packaging suppliers.
• Manage RFQs, negotiations and contract agreements to ensure cost competitiveness and supplier reliability.
• Analyze market trends, price fluctuations, and supply risks; recommend sourcing strategies accordingly.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key packaging suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance using KPIs (quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness).
• Collaborate with suppliers on innovation, sustainability initiatives and continuous improvement projects.
• Work closely with Packaging Development, R&D, QA and Production teams to understand packaging requirements.
• Support new product development and launches by ensuring packaging availability and readiness.
• Coordinate with Finance and Supply Chain for budget alignment, lead time planning and inventory control.
• Ensure packaging materials comply with local (Philippine FDA) and international regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate sourcing documentation, price databases, supplier records and packaging specifications.

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