Supply Chain Category Manager - Packaging

WHO WE ARE We’re not in the wing business. We’re in the flavor business. It’s been our mission to Serve the World Flavor since we first opened in 1994, and we’re just getting started. 1997 saw the opening of our first brand partner operated Wingstop location, and by 2002 we had served the world one billion wings. It’s flavor that defines us and has made Wingstop one of the fastest growing brands in the restaurant industry. Above all else – our success is largely due to our people and our core values, or what we call The Wingstop Way of being entrepreneurial, service-minded, fun, and authentic. We believe having a strong people foundation centered on these collective values creates a crave-worthy culture and talented team, as well as ensures our brand is poised for accelerated growth. We all win together. WHAT WE’LL NEED The Packaging Category Manager will lead the strategy and commercial management of Wingstop’s approximately $100 million annual packaging spend. This role is accountable for ensuring that packaging solutions deliver the right balance of cost, quality, performance, sustainability, innovation, and supply continuity across Wingstop’s restaurant system. You will develop and execute category strategies, lead competitive sourcing and negotiations, manage supplier performance, and identify opportunities to reduce total cost and mitigate risk. Working closely with Operations, Culinary, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Finance, and Distribution, you will support new product launches, restaurant growth, packaging innovation, and an exceptional guest experience. This position requires a commercially driven category leader who can translate market intelligence, operational requirements, and data into actionable sourcing strategies and measurable business results. Develop and execute the category strategy for approximately $100 million in annual packaging spend, balancing cost, quality, service, innovation, sustainability, and supply continuity. Lead competitive sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiations, and implementation across food-contact packaging and restaurant disposables. Deliver annual savings, cost-avoidance, purchase-price variance, and working-capital objectives using market intelligence, cost models, and total-cost-of-ownership analysis. Manage strategic supplier relationships and performance across quality, service, capacity, cost, innovation, sustainability, and contractual compliance. Monitor packaging commodities, legislation, and market conditions, including resin, paper, fiber, aluminum, freight, and labor. and translate changes into sourcing and risk-management actions. Partner with Legal and Quality Assurance to monitor evolving packaging regulations and Extended Producer Responsibility requirements, assess business impacts, support reporting obligations, and develop compliance strategies. Partner with Operations, Culinary, Marketing, Quality Assurance, Finance, and Distribution to commercialize new packaging, support product launches, and implement value-engineering initiatives. Develop supply-continuity strategies, including supplier diversification, capacity planning, contingency plans, and alternative material or manufacturing solutions. Lead packaging conversions and supplier transitions, ensuring effective testing, stakeholder alignment, supplier inventory management, and systemwide implementation. Use data and analytics to manage budgets, forecasts, pricing, contracts, supplier performance, inventory, and category risks while providing clear recommendations to leadership. WHAT YOU’LL NEED Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or a related field. 5+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or category management. Experience in sourcing and procurement in QSR, food service, food manufacturing, FMCG food, or consumer packaged food products strongly preferred. Proven experience developing procur…

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