Procurement Category Specialist responsible for strategic sourcing initiatives at NOV Corporate Procurement Team in Houston, Texas. Collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers to bring value to the organization.
About the role
- Procurement Specialist managing supplier relationships and executing category strategies at Kimberly-Clark. Focused on driving cost-sourcing initiatives and solving supply issues across mills.
Responsibilities
- Execute category strategy & implementation plan created by Regional Category Lead.
- Identify and manage relationships with regional suppliers.
- Support development of the Mill Services category strategy by providing input on market dynamics, supplier landscape, and business needs.
- Support execution of Mill Services sourcing events and cost/sourcing initiatives.
- Address any ad-hoc supply issues & risks escalated from the plants.
- Support in the creation and maintenance of category knowledge and processes to ensure the category strategies are informed, relevant and up to date.
- 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.
- Cultivate strong stakeholder relationships based on clear, concise group and personal communication.
- Identify hurdles and barriers to change, resolve where possible or escalate as appropriate.
- 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 .
Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering or related discipline is strongly preferred or a 3+ years experience in a similar role will be considered
- 1+ 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
- Must be able to work onsite at the mill 3 days per week
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
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.
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