Global Procurement Manager - Corrugates

Kimberly-Clark

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About The Position

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World. As a person, you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and driving continuous improvement. You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always working to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. In one of our Supply Chain roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in business, supply chain or related discipline
• 10+ years’ experience in Procurement or other related function.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with ability to communicate up and across the organization
• Cross functional collaboration and influencing, project management, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently in heavily matrixed organization
• Ability to travel up to 15% of the time

Nice To Haves

• Procurement experience supporting packaging categories

Responsibilities

• Leading the development of the global category strategy for $350+ million in spend while ensuring alignment with the business requirements of all segments.
• Leading a team of regional category managers located across multiple geographies.
• Leading and sponsoring sourcing events at both a global and regional level, partnering with procurement business partners, R&D and Agile squads.
• Managing projects across multiple regions and ABUs including sourcing events, category initiatives, best practice sharing, data mining, etc..
• Supporting team members in developing key supplier relationships, escalating and resolving supplier continuity issues, planning SRM connections and value/innovation discussions.
• Leading in the creation and maintenance of category knowledge and processes to ensure category strategies are informed, relevant and up to date
• Monitoring supplier performance tracking to drive service, quality and cost improvements, as well as reduce risk across the enterprise.
• Identifying and evaluating new suppliers, while building trust and credibility with all suppliers by demonstrating integrity, commitment and results orientation to drive and deliver results.

Benefits

• We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful.
• If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.
• Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark.
• For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com
• Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager