Procurement Category Specialist supporting construction, facilities, and property services across EMEA at DS Smith. Driving value and ensuring compliance while collaborating with various stakeholders in procurement activities.
About the role
- Global Category Manager responsible for K-C’s Fluff sourcing strategy and market insights. Leading cross-functional initiatives and supplier relationships to drive value creation.
Responsibilities
- Lead development and execution of K-C’s global Fluff sourcing category strategy aligned to business needs
- Communicate on a regular basis to key internal stakeholders
- Provide on-going, expert level, supply category knowledge and market intelligence insights into each business Segment
- Create a strategic plan for the category focusing on strategic intent and intervention actions to achieve long-term objectives
- Lead global RFx events across all Personal Care business Segments
- Create and maintain category knowledge, playbooks, and processes
- Lead the commercial negotiation of supply contracts on behalf of Kimberly-Clark
- Construct value stream industry maps and build market comparable cost analysis
- Set annual targets for total value creation including safety, quality, service, capacity, sustainability, social responsibility, and cost objectives for key suppliers
- Create and maintain a 3 year global productivity pipeline for the category
- Maintain understanding of global benchmarks for key operating performance measures and best practices
- Lead initiatives that enable revenue growth, margin improvement, supply security, product innovation, risk management, and supply chain optimization
- Support strategy execution within the global Fluff category by partnering with Global R&D, Enterprise Value Stream and segments to scale adoption and identify suppliers to support the project
- Establish trust and accountability with stakeholders
- Maintain strong connectivity with CoE and amplified commodities teams
- Lead through hands-on engagement with decision makers to drive alignment and change adoption
- Ensure compliance with applicable procurement rules and Code of Conduct
- Promote best-practice development and sharing
- Own key global supplier relationships
- Manage, track and report category costs, sourcing initiatives, savings, and results
- Identify and evaluate new suppliers and supplier innovations with R&D
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in business, supply chain or related discipline
- 5+ years’ experience in Procurement or other supply chain related function
- Cross functional collaboration and influencing, project management, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently in heavily matrixed organization
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Profit Sharing plan
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