MRO Procurement Manager at Kimberly-Clark

The successful candidate will work within the MRO Procurement team, will manage the MRO portfolio for our Consumer & KCP business in Nigeria and other sub-regions across EMEA. The successful candidate will manage a spend across all categories (MRO Capital and building services).

Procurement / Supply Chain experience is a clear advantage, but the key requirements are:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or significant Procurement experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent quantitative and data analysis skills
• Experienced and capable influencer of peers and seniors managers
• Procurement background in Logistics category (as a plus) in international environment at least 2 years;
• Ability to drive results, ensuring continuity of supply and achieving stretch savings targets.
• Ability to work closely with business partners, being seen as the key contact within Procurement and local Supply Chain teams.
• Ability to leverage the knowledge and capabilities across the EMEA procurement team and broader global teams in order to drive value within Israel / EMEA across the organization.
• You must have a flexible / flow to work attitude, a desire to meet the business / procurement needs and adhere to strict KC Code of Conduct and Compliance;
• High motivation and potential to grow.
• English – Fluent.

Duties & Responsibilities

Understand and maintain delivery of the procurement category strategy that;

Ensures Continuity of Supply

• Maintain continuity of supply of goods & materials for Nigeria MRO

Drives Cost Savings

• Identify cost saving opportunities through negotiation or sourcing changes, innovation etc. to meet our Cost Transformation/Fuel-to-Grow targets contributing to K-C profitability.
• Minimize cost impact to K-C as a result of supplier market cost changes - develop mitigation plans.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Build and maintain productive relationships with suppliers.
• Apply best practice to ensure efficient and effective commercial interaction.
• Carry out periodic and formal supplier evaluations where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain expertise on vendor selection, relationships and negotiation

Engagement with the Business

• Maintain close, co-operative relationships with key business partners, including manufacturing and operations.
• Manage communications between K-C suppliers and our internal business partners to ensure business needs are met on an ongoing basis.
• Operate with an E2E Supply Chain / Business mindset, and in partnership with BU, to ensure service continuity, continuous improvement and maximized value delivery to enhance K-C brand equity and ultimately improve K-C’s level of profitability.
• Represent procurement in relevant business and global procurement projects as appropriate.

Engagement with the Global Team

• Maintain co-operative relationships with colleagues in the global procurement team and other regional procurement teams.  Leverage these relationships to help drive value for the EMEA business.

Continuous Improvement

• Help to drive the adoption of lean within the procurement team, and work with internal customers on problem solving activities.
• Ensure the adoption of Global Procurement processes, including category strategy preparations and other signature programmers.
• Ensure that KC internal control requirements (Procurement Clear Guide) are adhered to in all Procurement activities.