Procurement Specialist, MRO

Kimberly-Clark Corporation•Atlanta, GA

50d

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. 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. 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.

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
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 General Industrial Supplies and Safety categories on the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (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, etc.
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.
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.

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.

Stand Out From the Crowd

Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.

Upload and Match Resume