# Manager, Category - Plastics & Tin

Job Description: As a Manager, Category Lead - Plastics & Tin, you will be globally responsible for the Mars Snacking category strategies for rigid plastics and tins. You will partner closely with the Sourcing Managers who will be responsible for executing the strategy and sourcing approach you define. You will be accountable for key global strategic supplier relationships and developing the cost reduction pipeline for the next five years. Significant cross-functional collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders is expected. What are we looking for? 5 years procurement experience Ability to create and deliver global category strategies. Passion for developing cross-functional and supplier relationships. Bachelors degree at a minimum What will be your key responsibilities? Develop & Execute Category Strategy: Define and own the long-term global category strategy, translating it into an annual sourcing plan executed by regional sourcing teams to deliver on cost, cash, resilience, quality, innovation and sustainability goals. Manage Strategic Relationships: Serve as the primary business partner for internal stakeholders and lead strategic relationship management for key suppliers t

- **Id**: 3766183
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/mars-manager-category-plastics-tin>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Chicago, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T20:08:46Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T14:22:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2468
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: 401k plan
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Pet Food, Supplies & Care, Confectionery

## Company

- **Id**: 94439
- **Name**: Mars
- **Domain**: mars.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/mars>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 82
- **Open postings**: 74
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.905
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 16
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 108160
- **Max**: 148720
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 148720

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T20:08:46Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 8; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6 · green card filings: 5; Filings 12m: 6

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.63
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 16
- **Reasons**: conf:4, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 148720
- **Is top pay**: yes

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