KCNA Procurement Sr. Specialist, Packaging - Cartons

KCNA Procurement Sr.

Specialist, Packaging - Cartons

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

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Job responsibilities include:


* Execute category strategy & implementation plan created by Regional Category Lead


* Manage local supplier relationships within focus area (e.g., sub-category, cluster / country)


* Provide input to regional category strategy based on market dynamics, supplier landscape, business needs within focus area


* Support regional sourcing events, working with Agile Squads


* Support execution of category strategic initiatives


* Coordinate with regional business stakeholders on category needs and strategy (e.g., collect business requirements)


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


* Lead execution of global category strategic initiatives in region


* Support in 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.


* Ensure compliance to K-C Policies and internal controls.


* 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.

It starts with YOU.  To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:


* Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in business, supply chain or related discipline.


* 5+ years of experience in Procurement, preferred experience in category management.


* Intellectually curious, strong analytical skills.


* Business acumen, excellent communication skills (both written and oral) able to communicate up and across the organization, cross functional collaboration & infl...