Procurement Manager – Warehouse
| Company | Kimberly-Clark |
|---|---|
| Location | Neenah, WI, USA, Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Salary | $106000 – $131000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 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
- Prior people leadership experience preferred
- 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
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
Responsibilities
- Lead the NA Warehousing Indirect Goods and Services team.
- Responsible for achieving regional procurement targets for categories in scope.
- Provide direction to the team in the development of category strategies and local execution activities.
- Coordinate with regional business stakeholders on category needs and strategy (e.g., collect business requirements)
- Support execution of category strategic initiatives
- Create and maintain category management knowledge and processes to ensure the category strategies are informed, relevant and up to date.
- Manage region-specific supplier relationships, escalate, and resolve region-specific supplier continuity issues, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lead bidding process, negotiating pricing/terms and conditions, and final contract award and implementation.
- Support regional sourcing events, working with Agile Squads
- Identify hurdles and barriers to change, resolve where possible or escalate as appropriate.
- Ensure compliance to K-C Policies and internal controls.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior people leadership experience preferred