Global Category Manager, MRO (KC Site Remote)

Global Category Manager, MRO (KC Site Remote)

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU. 

Huggies®.

Kleenex®.

Cottonelle®.

Scott®.

Kotex®.

Poise®.

Depend®.

Kimberly-Clark Professional®.

You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world.

In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day.

We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact.

We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity.

It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose.

Driven by You.

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference.

At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

The Kimberly-Clark Procurement organization is driving a transformation agenda towards a more strategic and global approach, enabling simplification and standardization of categories and processes with a collaborative mindset.

This role has category management responsibilities for Kimberly-Clark’s purchases in the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operation) equipment category, with global spend of $300 - $400 million and will report directly to the Global Procurement Director, Machinery & Equipment.

The global category manager, MRO:


* Sets global strategy


* Guides regional teams, understanding Segment/plant needs and certifying deployment of global category strategy


* Ensures that K-C is leveraging its global volumes and learnings


* Charged with supplier relationship management, building partnership with strategic suppliers in the category


* Establishes strong connections with stakeholders, engaging them in the procurement processes and decisions

Is this you?


* You are driven to understand global MRO equipment categories, leveraging global scale ...