Procurement Specialist - Maintenance, Repair, and Operations

Kimberly-Clark • Neenah, WI

118d • $78,660 - $92,980

About The Position

You are not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we are 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 will bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you will help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. Kimberly-Clark is looking for an ambitious, self-driven and talented individual to join our NA Procurement team. You will make a difference by managing strategic sourcing activities within the Indirect space. You will develop category strategies and lead local execution activities. You will support North America businesses to achieve business financial goals, including working capital and cost savings. This role has responsibilities for K-C's purchases of Build to Draw and OEM purchases on the MRO team. You will build category expertise and provide guidance to regional teams in the context of stakeholder needs, data quality, and benchmarking/analysis. You will lead Supplier Relationship Management by building and facilitating partnerships with strategic suppliers and key stakeholders. In addition, you will establish strong relationships by providing indirect goods and services expertise and actively engaging stakeholders in procurement processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in business, engineering, supply chain or related discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in Procurement, preferred experience in category management.
• Intellectually curious, strong analytical skills.
• Business acumen, excellent communication skills (both written and oral) able to communicate up and across the organization, cross functional collaboration & influencing, functional and technical awareness.
• Strong project management, process improvement, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a heavily matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Build to Draw and OEM categories on the MRO team.
• Deliver regional procurement targets for categories in scope.
• Coordinate with regional business stakeholders on category needs and strategy (e.g., collect business requirements).
• Execute the category's strategic initiatives.
• Create and maintain category management knowledge and processes to ensure the category strategies are informed, relevant and up to date.
• Manage region-specific supplier relationships, escalate, and resolve supplier continuity issues.
• Monitor supplier performance indicators and initiate supplier reviews as required or in accordance with agreed programs to drive improvement and reduce risk across the regional enterprise.
• Build trust and credibility with suppliers by demonstrating integrity, commitment, and results orientation to drive and deliver results.
• Maintain an effective business relationship with all suppliers and stakeholders based on clear, concise communication.
• Lead bidding processes, negotiating pricing/terms and conditions, and final contract award and implementation.
• Identify hurdles and barriers to change, resolve where possible or escalate as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance to K-C Policies and internal controls.

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
• Industry: Paper Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree