Procurement Manager, Mill Services
3 weeks ago
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 (K-C) is looking for an ambitious, self-driven and talented individual to join our NA Procurement team. You will make a difference by leading a team of procurement professionals responsible for supporting strategic and tactical sourcing activities for regionally managed mill and professional services categories. You will provide direction to ensure the efficient processing of tactical procurement activities in support of NA to achieve variable cost productivity, working capital, and business financial goals. In addition, you will provide guidance to ensure the team is supporting strategic sourcing activities including supplier selection, development, and overall supplier management processes.
In this role you will:
- Lead the NA Mill Services Procurement team.
- Responsible for achieving regional procurement targets for categories in scope.
- Provide direction to Mill Services team for strategic and tactical sourcing activities.
- Ensure team is supporting category strategies & implementation plans created by Regional Category Lead.
- Ensure team is supporting execution of category strategic initiatives.
- Drive execution of regional sourcing events, working with Agile Squads
- Assess NA supplier landscape and market dynamics (e.g., emerging suppliers & innovation, supply / market trends, etc.).
- Coordinate with business stakeholders on category needs and strategy (e.g., collect business requirements.
- Serve as a change agent for the Procurement organization, with a strong ownership mentality and willingness to challenge the status quo.
- Identify hurdles and barriers to change, resolve where possible or escalate as appropriate.
- Ensure compliance with K-C Policies and internal controls.
- 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.
The successful candidate will join the NA Procurement team and report to the NA Procurement Sr. Manager, Marketing & Professional Services.
About Us
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.
About You
You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.
You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.
To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in business, supply chain or related discipline.
- 5+ 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, project management, analytical, problem solving, functional and technical awareness, manage vision and purpose.
- Strong project management, process improvement, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Identify and maintain a continued professional development plan focused on personal development aspirations and company goals.
- The role supports North America and will be based in Neenah, WI. The candidate should be prepared to travel to engage with stakeholders and suppliers as required to fulfill the role.
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
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.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.
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