Global Packaging Category Manager

Overview Iron Mountain is seeking a skilled and motivated Global Packaging Category Manager to join our Global Procurement team. In this role, you will be responsible for converting the enterprise strategy for global packaging into measurable results across regions, consolidating suppliers, establishing global specifications, and building Iron Mountain’s global packaging standards from the ground up. You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with a cross-functional global network spanning Operations, Facilities, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), and Quality teams to drive strategic value and supply reliability. What You’ll Do Category Sourcing: Execute end-to-end sourcing for corrugated boxes, packaging consumables, and all transit and storage packaging across multi-site, multi-region networks using disciplined Request for Proposal (RFx) processes. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Modeling: Quantify comprehensive total cost and cash impacts—including freight, Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs), and stocking strategies—to protect corporate Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA). Commercial Negotiation & Contracting: Structure and negotiate Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work (SOWs) featuring clear Service Level Agreements (SLAs), pricing indexation, and long-term performance remedies. Supplier Performance Management: Govern supplier performance through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), driving corrective actions and qualifying alternative sources to eliminate single-source risks. Sustainability Integration: Partner with Sustainability teams to embed recycled/recyclable content, right-sizing, and end-of-life programs directly into global packaging specifications. What You’ll Bring Extensive experience in global procurement within a Fortune 500-level operations background, with a dedicated focus on managing corrugated packaging materials. Strong knowledge of industrial packaging specifications, global catalog deployment, guided buying systems, and Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) or consignment stocking strategies. Proven ability in advanced financial modeling, total cost of ownership analysis, and complex multi-regional commercial contract structuring. Full professional proficiency in English is required; additional languages are a plus for coordinating with global suppliers and regional stakeholders. What We Offer Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with experience. Flexible work options to support work–life balance. Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans. Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth. If you are a pragmatic, results-driven problem solver ready to lead a foundational build mandate and shape our global packaging footprint, apply today to join the Iron Mountain team! Category: Finance Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. We safeguard billions of our customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts. Take a look at our history here. Iron Mountain helps lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable digital and sustainable solutions, whether in information management, digital transformation, secure storage and destruction, data center operations, cloud services, or art storage and logistics. Please see our Values and Code of Ethics for a look at our principles and aspirations in elevating the power of our work together. If you have a physical or mental disability that requires special accommodations, please let us know by sending an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. See the Supplement to learn more about Equal Employment Opportunity. Iron Mountain is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. We recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. To view the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law posters and the supplement, as well as the Pay Transparency Policy Statement, CLICK HERE Requisition: J0104802 #J-18808-Ljbffr Iron Mountain