Packaging Procurement Manager at AVI Limited

Your Impact

• You'll be responsible for driving the procurement and strategic sourcing of packaging materials while leading artwork governance and supplier performance. Through strong commercial negotiation, market analysis and stakeholder collaboration, you'll ensure packaging availability, minimise supply risk and support continuous improvement across the business.

Key Areas of Impact: 

• Lead strategic sourcing activities across packaging categories
• Develop supplier partnerships and negotiate commercial agreements
• Manage packaging artwork and specification governance
• Oversee WebCentre artwork workflow and packaging approvals
• Drive packaging cost savings and budget reporting
• Analyse supplier performance and procurement spend
• Mitigate packaging supply risks through forecasting and contingency planning
• Lead and develop the Procurement Specialist
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and sustainability objectives

What It Takes to Succeed:

Essential: 

• Packaging Professional qualification (International Institute of Packaging) or equivalent
• Procurement or Business qualification
• 3+ years' packaging procurement experience
• Experience managing supplier relationships
• Contract negotiation experience
• Packaging specification management
• Knowledge of packaging manufacturing processes
• Experience working with artwork management systems
• Strong commercial acumen
• Excellent stakeholder management skills

Advantageous: 

• Advanced Packaging Diploma
• Degree in Food Science
• Artwork Management certification
• FMCG manufacturing experience
• Packaging development experience
• SAP
• WebCentre
• Sustainability sourcing exposure

Success in this role means

• Packaging supply risks are proactively managed
• Suppliers consistently deliver against agreed service levels
• Packaging projects are delivered on time
• Packaging artwork is accurate and compliant
• Commercial savings targets are achieved
• Procurement governance is maintained
• Cross-functional stakeholders view Procurement as a trusted business partner

Closing Date 05 August 2026