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.
The EMEA Procurement team currently has a vacancy for a EMEA Marketing services Procurement Leader.
This presents an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated, experienced procurement professional who enjoys working closely with the business units and K-C’s supply base to drive strong value delivery and collaborative partnerships.
The role holder is responsible for the timely and cost-effective strategic sourcing of Marketing services in accordance with corporate policies and procedures.
The Team Leader will provide leadership to a group of 5 direct reports in support of Kimberly-Clark EMEA EM and IFP business segments.

ABOUT US

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead strategic sourcing and category management for Marketing services.
• Analyze supplier landscape and market trends to shape value roadmaps.
• Drive supplier negotiations using the NGS framework to maximize ROI.
• Build and manage competitive supplier relationships to secure business advantage.
• Collaborate on procurement strategy and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Provide expert guidance on vendor selection, negotiation, and procurement best practices.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing, diverse team.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls and corporate policies.

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:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or significant Procurement experience
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Change agent with ability to influence at all levels of the organisation
• Excellent quantitative and data analysis skill
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Proven experience in Procurement, Supply Chain and/or other commercial role
• Problem solving experience in reducing total costs and improving processes
• You will need to be fluent in English