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The Clorox - Martinsburg, WV

posted about 1 month ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Hybrid - Martinsburg, WV
Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

As our Business Operations Sr. 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 our Kingsford and Litter 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 direct materials and external manufacturing spend portfolio. In addition to your core responsibilities, you'll develop direct relationships and act as a vital bridge between internal and external partners to ensure that 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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and expand functional and transferrable skills using procurement tools and techniques to deliver value, such as negotiation and collaboration activities across the portfolio of Spend.
  • Develop and expand your internal and external network of procurement and business professionals for career growth.
  • Lead, support, and drive procurement strategies across our Kingsford and Litter brands, including Cost, Supply Resiliency, Innovation, and Sustainability.
  • 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 Packaging supply base.
  • Co-own ongoing supplier governance and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) with Category Managers.
  • Co-develop and own the action plans crafted to address short- and medium-term issues related to Services and Quality 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.
  • Plan and lead sourcing initiatives for Wood Waste (Hog Fuel) commodity, including developing a long-term sourcing strategy for wood waste to support the Kingsford brand, understanding wood waste commodity market and trends, and managing wood waste supply contracts.

Requirements

  • Ability to drive change and breakthrough performance improvement through teamwork.
  • Proven ability to handle multiple projects/responsibilities and adapt to changing priorities as well as differing priorities with internal stakeholders.
  • Knowledge/Experience with Project Management and Sourcing / Procurement tools and methodologies, including organizational and negotiations skills.
  • Strong initiatives - identifies opportunities and drives to resolution. Sets high standards of performance for self and others. Self-starter, eager to drive improvement and change. Takes ownership.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills with multiple levels of management, both internally and externally.
  • Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office; MRP Systems (SAP); PowerPoint.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (or equivalent experience). Degree in Business, Science, Engineering or Supply Chain Management preferred.
  • 3-5 years of supply chain or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience in a matrixed environment.
  • Sourcing / Procurement experience a plus, but not required.
  • Experience operating in a manufacturing environment; and management/sourcing of direct materials (Packaging, Raw Materials).
  • Travel - 10-20%.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health plans
  • Market-leading 401(k) program with a company match
  • Flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location)
  • Inclusive fertility/adoption benefits
  • Transparent salary ranges with opportunities for growth based on performance
  • Participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to applicable plan documents and policies.
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