Global Procurement Sr. Specialist - Capital Equipment

Global Procurement Sr.

Specialist - Capital Equipment

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. 

Kimberly-Clark is looking for an ambitious, self-driven and talented individual to join our Global Procurement M&E team.

You will make a difference by driving global execution activities in support of the strategy to achieve variable cost productivity, working capital, and business financial goals.

You will lead the supplier selection, development, and overall supplier management processes, including managing the entire contract life cycle from request for proposal (RFP) to supplier exit.  In addition, you will work closely with the engineering teams, business segments and cross-functional teams to achieve strategic sourcing objectives for the category.

In this role, you:


* Coordinate with business stakeholders on Capital Equipment needs and strategy (e.g., collect business requirements) with annual spend of $100-$200 million


* Provide input to global equipment mega-category strategy based on market dynamics, supplier landscape, business needs within focus category


* Drive execution of category strategy & implementation plan


* Lead equipment sourcing events


* Lead execution of category strategic initiatives


* Manage supplier relationships, escalate, and resolve supplier continuity issues, etc.


* Serve as analytics resource (e.g., support analysis on supplier landscape and market dynamics)


* Manage, track, and report on category cost savings, sourcing initiatives and results


* Support 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


* 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

About Us

Huggies®.

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Depend®.

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

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