EMEA Category Specialist, Packaging

EMEA Category Specialist, Packaging

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has become available within the Global Procurement team as Regional Procurement Specialist - EMEA reporting to the Global Procurement Sr.

Manager for Flexible Packaging.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated candidate to develop further their existing skills and experience within the dynamic Procurement team.

As a Regional Procurement Specialist, you will be working closely with all Procurement organization, GBS, Supply Chain, Marketing, R&D and Suppliers to deliver compliant and efficient results to K-C.

Position Overview:

The Regional Procurement Specialist will support the sourcing of Flexible Packaging for the EMEA region.

This is a major value purchase area with significant implications in company profitability as this is critical for cost effectiveness, service efficiency, product quality, regulatory compliance, and is a vital pillar for K-C brands.

In partnership with the Packaging managers, you will influence senior leadership and suppliers to deliver category strategy through strong supplier collaboration and commercial awareness.

This requires working closely with Procurement, R&D and Marketing professionals in cross-functional teams.

Location: Any K-C based country in EMEA

Key Responsibilities:

· Develop and maintain close and co-operative relationships with key business partners enabling the efficient and compliant delivery of key activities,

· Manage interactions between K-C suppliers and our internal business partners to ensure business needs are met on an ongoing basis,

· Conduct negotiations with suppliers to secure optimal terms and ensure alignment with procurement objectives,

· Identify and mitigate risks in the supply chain to ensure business continuity and compliance,

· Monitor and report on supplier performance using key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure alignment with business goals,

· Encourage sustainable procurement practices by focusing on environmentally responsible flexible packaging solutions and ensuring supplier compliance with sustainability objectives,

· Conduct regular market research to identify trends, risks, and opportunities in the procurement landscape,

· Support Contract Management activities for existing and new contracts across key categories of spend to ensure we operate in a controlled and compliant way,

· Represent Procurement in relevant project meetings requiring packaging input,

· Work closely with Packaging Global and Regional Category Managers to support the delivery of strategic procurement activities,

· Support Quality Claims management activities for Packaging,

· Support any transactional Procurement activities which includes price list updates, vendor set up, WAVE hygiene and others,

· Identify opportunities to improve existing activities and processes in collaboration with Procurement COE, GBS and stakeholders,

· Ensure that internal control requirements ...