Assistant Manager - Procurement

Assistant Manager - Procurement

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

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.

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.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Strategic Category Management


* Develop and execute robust category strategies in partnership with regional and global category procurement teams.


* Deliver key procurement objectives including gross productivity savings, working capital optimization, DPO improvement, and total cost reduction.


* Partner closely with business stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with business priorities and operational requirements.


* Conduct comprehensive industry assessments, cost modelling, and market analysis to make informed strategic decisions.


* Drive end‑to‑end sourcing strategy execution through RFPs, RFQs, negotiations, and other sourcing interventions.

2.

Supplier Relationship Management


* Lead the supplier selection process, to build an efficient and resilient supply base.


* Develop and maintain supplier segmentation and classification to optimize engagement models.


* Oversee supplier performance monitoring, scorecarding, and continuous improvement initiatives.


* Establish and run a structured supplier relationship framework—including quarterly business reviews (QBRs), joint business planning, and long‑term capability development.

3.

Supply Assurance


* Ensure uninterrupted supply for ongoing business operations in alignment with long‑term demand forecasts.


* Secure material readiness and connectivity for new product introductions and change management initiatives.


* Drive supplier-led innovation by bringing outside‑in insights, emerging technologies, and industry best practices.

4.

Contract Management


* Lead development, structuring, and negotiation of contracts in collaboration with Legal and cross‑functional partners.


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