Hybrid Global Procurement Category Manager

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About the role

  • 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
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Benefits

  • Total Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Bonuses
  • 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan

Job title

Global Procurement Category Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$127,600 - $157,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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