Manager Category Procurement
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. The Hershey Company scores A on the Alion truth index.
About The Hershey Company
The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.
At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today.
Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hersheymindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.
The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.
How will you fit in the big picture?
The Manager, Direct Procurement - Packaging serves as the local procurement business partner for Packaging spend in the direct category for India. The role develops and executes end-to-end packaging sourcing strategies, brings together business needs and market intelligence, and acts as a subject matter expert in packaging procurement and supplier development to deliver value, supply continuity, quality, productivity, and compliance.
What will you do?
Develop and execute the end-to-end packaging procurement category strategy aligned with Hershey India's business goals.
Build should-cost models for key packaging materials and use them to benchmark supplier cost structures during negotiations.
Lead competitive bidding (RFX), evaluate supplier quotes, and negotiate commercial terms and legal conditions for long-term agreements.
Manage supplier relationships, performance metrics, supply continuity, and quality.
Deliver cost savings, working-capital improvements, continuous improvement, and value engineering initiatives to protect and improve margins.
Track global and local commodity trends for polymers, paper/kraft, tinplate, inks, and varnishes and translate market data into sourcing actions.
Mitigate material inflation and supply-chain risks, including bottlenecks and supplier capacity requirements.
Identify procurement workflow automation and digitization opportunities and ensure compliance with Global Procurement Policy, financial governance, and ethical sourcing standards.
Collaborate with Packaging Development, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, Finance, and other stakeholders to support business requirements.
Minimum Education & Requirements
Experience:
6-10 years of experience with knowledge of sourcing direct materials, especially packaging material spend. Experience developing and executing sourcing strategies; conducting RFX/RFQ/RFP bidding exercises; strategic sourcing and category management; supplier management; structured project management; stakeholder collaboration; and financial and business acumen.
Education:
B.E., Packaging Technology, MBA, or Materials Management.
Benefits and Perks
At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.
Health & Wellbeing: Medical plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities
Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility
Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.