Global IT Procurement Manager

at  KimberlyClark

You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

• Be accountable for delivering progressive business framework agreements for use in software and IT within KC; range of suppliers such as Microsoft, Salesforce.com and emerging SaaS providers.
• Develop short- and long-term strategies for KC to embrace SaaS while also leveraging existing KC software investments.
• Work with internal KC stakeholders on cross company acquisition, service and supplier initiatives including RFI/RFP’s and single source negotiations/renegotiations.
• Collaborate with IT Leaders/Product Owners to set realistic and challenging operational goals-objectives.
• Drive integration of software/ITPS onto common global/scalable platforms including benchmarking suppliers, unifying contracts services, evaluating different business unit requirements and existing opportunities or new initiatives. This includes executing IT procurement strategies that deliver material improvement on quality, price and service.
• Collaborate with Senior global IT Leaders to drive, measure and adjust IT strategic imperatives.
• Seamlessly partner with appropriate finance, compliance, and legal subject matter experts.

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, million 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.

In this role, you will:

• Be accountable for delivering progressive business framework agreements for use in software and IT within KC; range of suppliers such as Microsoft, Salesforce.com and emerging SaaS providers.
• Develop short- and long-term strategies for KC to embrace SaaS while also leveraging existing KC software investments.
• Work with internal KC stakeholders on cross company acquisition, service and supplier initiatives including RFI/RFP’s and single source negotiations/renegotiations.
• Collaborate with IT Leaders/Product Owners to set realistic and challenging operational goals-objectives.
• Drive integration of software/ITPS onto common global/scalable platforms including benchmarking suppliers, unifying contracts services, evaluating different business unit requirements and existing opportunities or new initiatives. This includes executing IT procurement strategies that deliver material improvement on quality, price and service.
• Collaborate with Senior global IT Leaders to drive, measure and adjust IT strategic imperatives.
• Seamlessly partner with appropriate finance, compliance, and legal subject matter experts

In one of our technical 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 preferred; plus 4+ years in Indirect Sourcing (Procurement), IT Product Ownership or Supply Chain Management Experience.
• Experience in procurement spend management tools, preferably SAP Ariba or Coupa
• Minimum of 2 years of software licensing and/or ITPS experience, as well as experience with complex global software and/or ITPS terms and conditions.
• Experience working with financial information and compiling data as a means of analytic decision making, pricing comparison and benchmarking.
• Experience negotiating at the highest levels within a supplier organization chart.
• Knowledge of information technologies and services, specifically software as a service license models and global ITPS best practices