Global Procurement Category Manager leading strategic sourcing strategies for fluff materials at Kimberly-Clark. Collaborating across personal care segments to enhance supply chain efficiency and drive cost savings.
Responsibilities
Lead development and execution of K-C’s global Fluff sourcing category strategy aligned to business needs
Communicate on a regular basis to key internal stakeholders
Provide on-going, expert level, supply category knowledge and market intelligence insights into each business Segment
Create a strategic plan for the category focusing on long-term objectives
Lead global RFx events across all Personal Care business Segments
Create and maintain category knowledge and playbooks to ensure strategies remain informed
Lead the commercial negotiation of supply contracts on behalf of Kimberly-Clark
Construct value stream industry maps and build market comparable cost analysis
Set annual targets for total value creation for key suppliers
Create and maintain a 3 year global productivity pipeline for the category
Maintain an understanding of global benchmarks for key operating performance measures and best practices
Lead initiatives that enable revenue growth, margin improvement, supply security, product innovation, risk management and supply chain optimization
Support strategy execution within the global Fluff category by partnering with Global R&D
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree or higher in business, supply chain or related discipline
5+ years’ experience in Procurement or other supply chain related function
Cross functional collaboration and influencing
Project management skills
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently in heavily matrixed organization
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