Procurement Manager

The Monarch Group is a North American plastic blow molding manufacturer with operations in both Canada and the United States. The company specializes in producing high-quality plastic containers for the food, beverage, industrial, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) markets. Leveraging advanced manufacturing capabilities and a commitment to operational excellence, The Monarch Group delivers reliable, value-driven solutions that meet the evolving needs of its customers.

About the Opportunity

The Monarch Group is seeking an experienced Procurement Manager to lead our procurement and strategic sourcing activities. This is an exciting opportunity to strengthen supplier partnerships, optimize procurement performance, and support operational excellence across our manufacturing operations. Working closely with Operations, Finance, Production Planning, and executive leadership, you will develop sourcing strategies, negotiate supplier agreements, monitor commodity and resin markets, and drive initiatives that improve cost competitiveness, supply continuity, and business performance.

What Makes This Role Unique

• Opportunity to shape and strengthen procurement and strategic sourcing within a growing North American manufacturer.
• Direct collaboration with executive leadership and cross-functional business leaders.
• Lead resin and commodity procurement in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• Build long-term supplier partnerships that support quality, service, innovation, and operational performance.
• Play a meaningful role in driving procurement excellence and continuous improvement across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead procurement and strategic sourcing activities across the organization.
• Develop sourcing strategies and negotiate long-term supplier agreements.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships and supplier performance.
• Monitor resin and commodity markets and develop strategies to manage cost volatility.
• Support production planning and inventory optimization initiatives.
• Drive procurement cost savings and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Sales, Finance, Production Planning, and Quality.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 5 years of progressive procurement, sourcing, or purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven success negotiating supplier agreements and managing strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience within plastics, plastic packaging, blow molding, injection molding, thermoforming, or related manufacturing industries is strongly preferred.
• Experience purchasing plastic resins (HDPE, PET, PP, LDPE) and managing commodity-driven or index-based purchasing agreements is considered a strong asset.
• A commercially minded leader with strong analytical, negotiation, and relationship management skills who thrives in a collaborative manufacturing environment.

If you're looking for an opportunity to lead procurement initiatives, build strategic supplier partnerships, and contribute to the continued growth of a North American manufacturing organization, we'd welcome the opportunity to connect.