Sr. Manager, Procurement Strategy & Program Management

Job Description

Youre not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because were 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 youll bring your professional expertise talent and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic ground-breaking this role youll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role you will:

• Lead coach develop and inspire a team of 2 project managers fostering accountability capability growth and high-performance delivery.

• Translate the Procurement strategy into a structured portfolio of initiatives ensuring prioritization resource allocation and alignment with business priorities.

• Oversee the end-to-end management of global Procurement projects across savings compliance governance sustainability and process simplification.

• Act as a strategic PMO head establishing governance frameworks and methodologies to ensure project consistency visibility and measurable impact.

• Act as a change leader driving communication engagement and adoption across Procurement stakeholders.

• Build and strengthen collaboration with GBS by identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement simplification and standardization of processes; build a strong ProcurementGBS partnership to take the organization to the next level.

• Partner closely with senior Procurement leadership including the CPO to provide strategic insights on progress risks dependencies and business impact.

• Ensure initiatives deliver tangible value by improving efficiency enabling simplification and maximizing Procurements impact on the business

About Us

Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brandsand so does the rest of the fact millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldnt exist without talented professionals like you.

At Kimberly-Clark youll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation growth and impact. Were founded on more than 150 years of market leadership and were always looking for new and better ways to perform so theres your open door of opportunity. Its all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

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.

You love what you do especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark were constantly exploring new ideas on how when and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team youll experience Flex

That Works: flexible work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles youll 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:

Who you are

• Bachelors degree in business Supply Chain Engineering Economics or related field.

• 7 years of experience in Procurement

• 3-5years of people management experience

• Fluency in English and Spanish

• Proven expertise in project and program management

• Demonstrated track record of delivering complex high-impact initiatives in multinational corporate environments.

• Strong leadership experience

• Experience working with cross-functional processes multi-cultural team

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to inspire teams and influence senior stakeholders within Procurement and beyond.

• Experience with Coupa system GBS BPO and Source to Pay model

• Proven experience in leading transformations and process optimization

• Solid understanding of procurement digital solutions and integrated Source-to-Pay platforms

• Continuous improvement and collaborative mindset

• Travel requirement 25% of its time

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. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects 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 pre-screening tests which may include drug screening background check and DMV check.

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