Assistant Manager - Procurement
Job Description
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.
- Establish efficient processes for contract creation, renewal management, and long‑term documentation control.
- Ensure contracts capture all commercial, operational, and compliance requirements effectively.
5. Compliance & Governance
- Execute all procurement processes in strict adherence to company policies, controls, and ethical standards.
- Maintain audit readiness for all categories and spend under management, ensuring compliance across sourcing, contracting, and supplier engagement processes.
- Drive visibility, transparency, and governance through robust documentation and reporting practices
Qualifications & Skills:
Required:
- MBA from premier Institute
- 0-2 years of Work experience in supply chain roles
- Strong leadership and influencing skills, working with multiple stakeholders
- Strong communication in English
- System knowledge (SAP/Coupa/PowerBI)
Desired:
- Experience in either procurement or logistics is preferred
- Experience in WMS, transportation tools is added advantage
- APICS or similar certifications
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of local policies.
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