Procurement Sr. Specialist, Material Handling & Mobile Equipment

Kimberly-Clark • Neenah, WI

99d • $105,740 - $130,620

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. 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 category management responsibilities for K-C's purchases primarily in Material Handling & Mobile Equipment. You will build category expertise and provide guidance to regional teams in the context of stakeholder needs, data quality, and service benchmarking/analysis. You will lead Supplier Relationship Management by building and facilitating partnerships with strategic suppliers and key executives within K-C while ensuring K-C is maximizing value on spend. In addition, you will establish strong stakeholder relationships by providing indirect goods and services expertise and actively engaging stakeholders in procurement process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in business, engineering, supply chain or related discipline.
• 5+ 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 Material Handling and Mobile Equipment categories in the Indirect team.
• Develop, maintain, and execute assigned category strategies, category knowledge, and processes, ensuring the category strategies are informed, relevant and up to date.
• Coordinate with regional business stakeholders on category needs and strategy (e.g., collect business requirements).
• Execute category strategic initiatives.
• Manage region-specific supplier relationships, escalate, and resolve region-specific 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 group and personal communication.
• Lead bidding process, negotiating pricing/terms and conditions, and final contract award and implementation.
• Lead regional sourcing events, collaborating with Agile Squads.
• 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