“ We are making a distinct difference in a positive way . Our goal is to make 100 per cent of our products , recyclable , reusable , or compostable by 2025 ”
AMCOR
Ranga
Mulabagula at Amcor talks about smart , sustainable packaging
“ We are making a distinct difference in a positive way . Our goal is to make 100 per cent of our products , recyclable , reusable , or compostable by 2025 ”
RANGA MULABAGULA VICE PRESIDENT OF PROCUREMENT AND CPO , AMCOR
The journey to procurement excellence started for Mulabagula in 2013 when he was approached by Amcor , who were impressed by the work he was doing at General Motors ( GM ) managing global commodity purchasing and supply chain teams by leveraging GM scale , scope and using first-time analytical modelling and forecast capabilities to predict supply chain bottlenecks .
Mulabagula , points out Amcor deploys its expertise and knowledge of customer products and value chains to produce packaging that is more functional , appealing and cost effective for customers and their consumers , and ultimately more sustainable for the environment .
“ We are making a distinct difference in a positive way . Our goal is to make 100 per cent of our products , recyclable , reusable , or compostable ,” said Mulabagula who pointed out it is Amcor ’ s aim to drive at least 10 per cent of recycled content across the product portfolio by 2025 along with eliminating all plastics like PVC and PVDC as they are more difficult to recycle .”
As head of global procurement in ARP , Mulabagula is leading the organisation to the next level of procurement excellence , managing six global category directors and 43 co-worker strong global procurement teams with responsibility for a $ 2 + billion spend .
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