Catherine Mayes

Catherine Mayes currently serves as the Sourcing Manager for Packaging at Perdue Farms, a position held since April 2025. Prior to this role, Catherine accumulated extensive experience at Newell Brands from July 2018 to April 2025, advancing through positions including Associate Manager of Sourcing for Corrugated Packaging and New Product Development, where responsibilities included managing commodity spend, leading strategic projects, and overseeing procurement teams. Previous roles at Newell Brands encompassed Senior Sourcing Analyst, Sourcing Analyst, and involvement in the Supply Chain Management Development Program, contributing to significant productivity savings and project coordination. Earlier experience includes a Procurement Intern role at Bayer Crop Science and participation in a Supply Chain Resource Cooperative at MetLife. Catherine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a focus on Supply Chain/Data Analytics and Psychology from North Carolina State University.