EMEA Logistics Procurement Manager

EMEA Logistics Procurement Manager

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional® At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

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. 

About You

The Global Procurement Organization is driving a significant transformation, strengthening collaboration and adopting a more strategic, regional approach to category management.

This shift enables greater simplification and standardization across procurement categories and processes.

As a result, we offer exciting opportunities for experienced, highly motivated professionals who thrive on partnering closely with business units and Kimberly‑Clark’s supplier base to deliver tangible value and build strong, collaborative relationships.

As the EMEA Logistics Procurement Manager you will be responsible for Logistics Category Management across Western and Central Europe (WCE), supporting Kimberly‑Clark’s logistics purchasing activities in the region.

You will report  to the Global Logistics Procurement Director and you will be an individual contributor (no direct reports).

Location: we can offer a hybrid model (3 days on remote / 2 days at Ede Office weekly) for candidates already based in the Netherlands.

Travel: there are occasional travel expectations with the role as supply and business partners are located across the region.

All travel is planned in advance and therefore should not be a barrier for applicants with family/career commitments.

Key Accountabilities:



* Ensure that the company requirements for category are fulfilled with the optimum quality, service and total cost of ownership, which are consistent with the needs of our internal business partners, the opportunities presented by the market and meet our short and long-term requirements.


* Manage communications between Kimberly-Clark suppliers and our internal business partners to ensure business needs are met on an ongoing basis.


* Develop and maintain expertise on vendor selection, relationships and negotiation


* Maintain close, co-operative relationships with key business partners, enabling development of relevant, forward focused category strategies


* Operate with an end-to-end Supply Chain / Business mindset and in partnership with Business Unit, ensure service continuity, continuous improvement and maximized value delivery to enhance Kimberly-Clark’s brand e...