Position Purpose:

At Kimberly-Clark we spend hundreds of millions of dollars with suppliers every year. Our sourcing team ensures we have strong relationships with internal stakeholders to understand the business needs and develop effective category sourcing strategies that drive value, so that Kimberly-Clark can continue to invest in innovative new products and customer relationships.

The Commodity Manager is responsible for leading North America commodity sourcing for various Direct Material categories to achieve variable cost productivity, working capital, and business financial goals. The incumbent will lead the supplier selection, development, and overall supplier management, including managing the entire contract life cycle from Request for Proposal to supplier exit utilizing a structured strategic sourcing process. This position works closely with the business units and cross-functional team to achieve strategic sourcing objectives for the commodity.

Scope:

The incumbent is responsible for managing assigned commodities, suppliers, and purchases to meet stakeholder needs. Incumbent is expected to develop knowledge in their commodity or service, develop robust strategies based on this knowledge and serve as a thought leader to the rest of the organization for the strategic sourcing of the assigned commodities.

Utilizing a structured strategic sourcing process you will:

• Work with internal customers to develop sourcing strategies for specific purchases or commodities which will best meet business needs at lowest sustainable costs
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers which best meet internal customer needs.
• Solicit, evaluate, negotiate, and award contracts for specific purchases (complex technical, commercial, and/or financial aspects) as well as administer contracts as required
• Analyze Supply Base, reduce Risk, assess and optimize Total Cost
• Lead or co-lead initiatives to eliminate waste and variability in the supply chain including planning, managing, and implementing major projects in a repeatable process to realize results
• Lead Regional and/or Global annual purchases across multiple business units up to $100 million in annual spend and enhance strategic supplier relationships

Qualifications/Education/Experience Required:

A Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or related discipline. Continued updating and/or progress toward advanced degree or equivalent in area of technical expertise. Normally 5 or more years of relevant experience. Operates with limited business direction. Demonstrated knowledge and extensive experience in a major purchasing commodity group.

Desirable qualifications and experience:

• Experience in supporting Class II Medical Device or FDA regulated products
• Experience or relevant  industry knowledge of key raw materials or Contract Manufacturing
• Strong quantitative and data analysis skills
• Strong project management and process improvement skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent negotiation, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Change agent with ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Problem solving experience in reducing total costs and improving processes
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration or related field
• Six Sigma and Lean training
• CPM or CPIM (APICS) certification
• Purchasing system experience (e.g. Ariba, SAP, Oracle)

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Refer to Req ID 19519