Global Procurement Consultant - Machinery & Equipment
Posted on: 7 Feb 2021
Atlanta, GA
Job Description
At Kimberly-Clark, we spend billions of dollars with suppliers every year. Our strategic sourcing team ensures that we engage 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 Global Machinery & Equipment Procurement Team is seeking a Procurement Manager to provide sourcing expertise for capital projects in GNW (global nonwovens) and sustainability equipment. Strong project management, LEAN systems and relationship management skills are highly valued. We use innovative thinking and analysis to deliver results to the businesses we support.
The primary responsibilities for the role include purchasing materials, equipment and services to meet the business/project needs as well as managing relationships with key suppliers and internal customers. A structured strategic sourcing process is used to manage the entire contract life cycle from Request for Proposal to supplier exit and training is provided on a regular basis.
Utilizing This Structured Strategic Sourcing Process You Will
* Work with internal customers to develop sourcing strategies for equipment and services which will best meet business needs at the lowest total cost of ownership.
* Identify, evaluate and select suppliers that meet or exceed internal customer needs.
* Solicit, evaluate, negotiate and award contracts for specific purchases (technical and/or commercial aspects) as well as administer contracts as required for regional and global capital projects.
* Negotiate and implement, in conjunction with technical leaders and corporate attorneys, joint development agreements with strategic suppliers for regional and global capital projects.
* Analyze supply base, reduce risk, and optimize total cost to maximize value for Kimberly-Clark.
* 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.
Minimum/Basic Qualifications
* Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Supply Chain or a related discipline.
* Work experience in an engineering, procurement, project management, operations or similar role (including mill and/or staff experiences).
* Experience in leading by influence.
* Multilingual skills a plus.
* Global travel 10-20% of the time.
* Global Nonwovens experience preferred.
Kimberly-Clark
Dallas, TX
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets personal care, consumer tissue, and professional products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, and K-C Professional. The Personal Care segment offers disposable diapers, training and youth pants, swimpants, baby wipes, feminine and incontinence care products, and other related products under the Huggies, Pull-Ups, Little Swimmers, GoodNites, DryNites, Kotex, U by Kotex, Intimus, Depend, Plenitud, Poise, and other brand names. The Consumer Tissue segment provides facial and bathroom tissues, paper towels, napkins, and related products under the Kleenex, Scott, Cottonelle, Viva, Andrex, Scottex, Neve, and other brand names. The K-C Professional segment offers wipers, tissues, towels, apparel, soaps, and sanitizers under the Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, and KleenGuard brands. The company sells household use products directly to supermarkets, mass merchandisers, drugstores, warehouse clubs, variety and department stores, and other retail outlets, as well as through other distributors and e-commerce; and away-from-home use products directly to manufacturing, lodging, office building, food service, and public facilities, as well as through distributors. Kimberly-Clark Corporation was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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IndustryManufacturing
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No. of Employees41, 000
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