Procurement - Senior Specialist

Kimberly-Clark • Atlanta, GA

18h • Remote

About The Position

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. In this role, you will: Kimberly-Clark is looking for an ambitious, self-driven individual to lead our North America Tissue Procurement Strategy as part of the Global External Contract Manufacturing team. As a Category Specialist, you will make a difference by creating a connected community across our Procurement and ECM operations teams, deploying the category strategy, and building a resilient, cost effective supply chain through data-focused analytics, stakeholder management, and supplier relationships.
About Us Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark. Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business. In one of our Professional 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 supply chain, engineering, or relevant field
• 4+ years of Procurement, Supply Chain, or related business experience
• Experience in Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, and Stakeholder Management
• Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage programs in a matrixed organization
• Ability to work across global regions, cultures, and time zones
• Ability to reconcile diverse business strategies and challenges
• Ability to travel up to 20%.

Nice To Haves

• Strong negotiation skills with experience leveraging data and benchmarking to achieve target contract structures and pricing agreements
• Experience working with Coupa, SAP, and ETQ
• Experience with non-wovens based products through supply chain or technical roles
• Understanding of finished product manufacturing processes

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Governance Provide a sound understanding of NA Tissue market dynamics and benchmarking.
• Support the development of a robust procurement strategy and ensure seamless alignment with local, regional and global requirements.
• Develop recommendations through fact-based analysis in support of a resilient, cost-effective supply base aligned with business and product requirements
• Drive efficiency by reducing complexity and promoting standardization wherever possible.
• Collaborate with cross functional product owners across Procurement, Planning, Logistics, Transportation, Manufacturing, Quality and Safety teams to achieve challenging goals
• Develop strategic supplier partnerships that deliver measurable business opportunities and continuous innovation.
• Govern and enforce the category strategy and K-C processes, while leading with a continuous improvement mindset for routine category strategy updates.
• Engagement & Change Management Establish trust and create an environment of accountability with stakeholders impacted by ECM goals and objectives.
• Lead market benchmarking and supplier scans to inform initiative prioritization, supplier selection, and negotiation strategy
• Commercial Leadership & Risk Management Drive out single source suppliers where applicable and lead informed RFx events to achieve a balanced scorecard for the category
• Lead ownership and execution of all commercial terms and supplier negotiations
• Promote best practice development and sharing.
• Ensure compliance with all K-C Code of Conduct and Procurement rules.

Benefits

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
• Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees