.Company Description To be the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide, you need passion, commitment, and innovation baked into the very fabric of a business and its people. For more than 120 years, our glass makers have honed their craft—channeling their creativity into more than 1,800 patents held today. When you join O-I, you become part of that story. O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world's best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high-quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. We are dedicated to making what matters to shape a healthier, more sustainable, and more exciting world. We transform the industry to make glass more relevant and more accessible to more people. With nearly 25,000 employees and an unparalleled footprint spanning almost 72 plants in 20 countries, O-I is a truly global maker of glass packaging. From engineering & manufacturing to brand development, design & innovation, we are dedicated to providing unique solutions to exceed our customers' expectations and fuel consumers' desire for glass. Your focus will be: to improve and keep under control O-I Total System Cost, minimize market inflation, reach expected service levels for quality and lead times of the goods and services purchased, supporting the Procurement Organization in achieving the assigned targets through operational excellence, professional reporting, and a positive approach. These activities include but are not limited to supporting the Strategic Sourcing Process (SSP) execution through regional and/or local agreements, negotiations, supplier selection/development, and contract management. Reports to: You will report to the Country Group Procurement and Logistics Leader South-West, within our O-I European Procurement Organization. Your responsibilities: Analyze business needs to develop robust sourcing strategies aligned with the stakeholders supporting the short and long-term business objectives: performing financial goal attainment and developing supplier relations, including quality and service level agreements and follow-up; Build a team of engaged, motivated, and dedicated procurement professionals (2 direct reports), leading to a better-performing organization; Optimize material and supplier portfolio contributing to the reduction of TCO; Lead identified improvement projects; Contract lifetime management; Develop and maintain supplier relationships with the objective of reducing costs and increasing company profitability