Susan Powers-Albritton Email & Phone Number

Ashland, Va, Us

Hartsville, South Carolina

Category manager for solid and hazardous waste management services, added material handling equipment (rolling stock) procurement and equipment services; actively manage these services utilizing third party key supplier contracts/ relationships. Develop and drive stakeholder value in a business culture of rigorous and continuous improvement. Deliver aggressive productivity and total value goals annually through all channels. Manage strategic sourcing, negotiation, contracts and supplier management for over 600 suppliers,

Hartsville Sc

Conceive, build, implement and drive solid and hazardous waste management / recycling /scrap management web based portal program within Sonoco utilizing third party. Deliver price reductions and bottom line operational productivity /cost savings for Sonoco US and Canadian manufacturing operations. Focus on efficient material management and material diversion innovation to develop sustainable processes. Manage third party contract, services rendered, improvement and productivity delivery. Responsible to support recycling activities through identification of new opportunities to deliver greater value and further company wide sustainability objectives. Champion and drive Sonoco Sustainability Star (landfill diversion) program to 174 North American manufacturing plants.

Hartsville, Sc

Moved from managing plant volume growth to creating a new department centralizing non fiber marketing processes for plant sites, creating a marketing program and a department to support company optimization with non fiber materials as well as opportunistic brokerage and trading. Drove growth, added profitability, cleaned up and established strong A/R, and fueled competitive capabilities for our 18 recycling centers and 6 residential material recovery facilities.

Hartsville, South Carolina

Managed a Field Procurement staff responsible for delivering recyclables to 22 plants throughout the Southeast.I recruited and hired, trained, managed and developed team members over the five years in this role for the purpose of profitable growth to Sonoco Recycling.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Managed Commercial, Industrial, Temporary, Residential, and Public Sector business for Richmond, Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, Roanoke Valley and Upper Shenandoah Valley Districts, three hauling districts, and customer service department. Responsible for all sales and customer service staffs, service agreements, retention, margin management for these divisions.