Sr. Buyer, External Manufacturing Procurement – North America Skin Health

Description

Kenvue is currently hiring:

Sr.

Buyer, External Manufacturing Procurement - North America Skin Health

This role reports to the Director of Procurement NA and it's located in Bogotá, Colombia.

Who We Are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care.

Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON'S® and BAND-AID® that you already know and love.

Science is our passion; care is our talent.

Our global team is made by 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to deliver the best products to our customers.

With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means to have the power to impact life of millions of people every day.

We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours.

Join us in shaping our future--and yours.

What will you do

The Sr.

Buyer, External Manufacturing Procurement is responsible for driving selected sub-categories, including sourcing strategy, deployment, execution /implementation, and stakeholder management, to maximize total cost of ownership savings and Procurement's value contribution while achieving compliance with policies, strategies, and processes.

You will also support the development of robust category strategies, aligned with regions and key stakeholders in EM Make, Planning, Quality, etc.

You will strive to meet the mutually agreed Procurement targets contributing to the overall budgeting targets.

In addition to the elements mentioned above, the Sr.

Buyer is accountable to define and achieve clear targets in conjunction with his/her Procurement counterparts and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities


* Drives and owns sub-category within North America and coinciding External Manufacturers


* Analyzes category and sites to perform risk assessment and SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) strategy


* Benchmarks category practices to identify improvement initiatives


* Implements category-specific strategic plan in alignment with the category strategy


* Manages commercial supplier relationship management with key/major suppliers within the defined category scope


* Maintains and manages relationships with key suppliers in the selected category and monitors the performance of key strategic partners


* Leads supplier development activities; sets up cross-functional review meetings with key strategic suppliers to improve performance and further cost/demand reductions


* Leads the contracting process with External Manufacturers and ensures proper contractual terms are negotiated and aligned


* Manage relationships with key stakeholders and business representatives


* Acts as a key point of contact for day-to-day supply issues and drives resolution in line with global pr...