Senior Buyer, Business Operations - Food

The Clorox Company • Alpharetta, GA

64d • Hybrid

About The Position

Clorox is the place that's committed to growth - for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: As our Business Operations Senior Buyer, you'll be part of a world-class Procurement organization that provides leadership and operational accountability for leading, collaborating, supporting, and bringing to life the procurement strategies across multiple brands. This business and industry facing role will drive success factors such as Cost Leadership, Supply Resiliency, Growth through Innovation and Sustainability, and will play a pivotal role in delivering end-to-end value for the raw material and packaging components spend portfolio. In addition to your core responsibilities, you'll develop key relationships that will act as a vital bridge between internal and external partners, ensuring the needs and wants of the Business Units are reflected in our category strategies and executed as planned. You'll also play a critical role in addressing short- and medium-term issues related to services and quality performance, leading root cause analysis processes to identify continuous improvement opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Science, Engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
• 5+ years of proven experience in Procurement, matrixed environment sourcing direct materials or supply chain management; food knowledge preferred.
• Proven leadership skills with a track record of driving positive results through challenging and fast-paced environments.
• Strong change management capabilities with a history of achieving breakthrough performance improvements. The candidate should be adept at identifying opportunities for process enhancements and driving transformative changes.
• Exceptional communication skills at senior management levels, both internally and externally. The candidate should have a track record of effectively managing and strategically influencing stakeholders to foster strong partnerships and drive accountability.
• Demonstrated commercial acumen and exceptional analytical skills, highlighted by a proven ability to deliver significant financial results. The candidate should possess a deep understanding of financial data and use it to drive strategic decision-making.
• Extensive experience and proficiency in utilizing Sourcing / Procurement tools and methodologies, including RFP (Request for Proposal) management, commodity hedging, Cost Models / Should Cost / Clean Sheet analysis, negotiations, and contract management. The candidate's expertise in these areas will be pivotal in optimizing procurement strategies.
• Must be willing / available to travel 15-20%.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and drive procurement strategies across the Business Unit, including Cost, Supply Resiliency, Innovation, and Sustainability. Includes active collaboration providing the voice of Procurement in various cross functional project teams.
• Develop and expand functional and transferrable skills using procurement tools and techniques to deliver value, such as negotiation and collaboration activities across the Raw and Pack portfolio
• Lead activities related to managing supplier performance, including onboarding new suppliers, evaluating and monitoring supplier performance across a range of KPIs (Quality, Supply, Cost), and developing action plans to ensure continuous improvement performance across the supply base.
• Own supplier governance and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) with Category Managers.
• Co-develop and own the action plans crafted to address short and mid term issues related to Supply and Cost Performance, ensuring business continuity is effective.
• Lead the root cause analysis process to understand continuous improvement opportunities.
• Act as the bridge between internal and external partners, ensuring the needs and wants of the business are reflected into the category strategies and executed as planned.
• Support actions required to address P2P issues, such as payments and invoices.

What This Job Offers

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