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Regional Category Senior Analyst LATAM
Apply locations Brazil -Sao Paulo time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 869231 Regional Category Senior Analyst LATAMJob Description
Your Job
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 your role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
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 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; you just need to log on!
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You
You’re driven to 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, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) 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.
An opportunity has opened up to change the way we operate in Strategic Procurement and help to deliver the competitive advantage K-C needs to win in the marketplace.
Category Manager (CM) manages the sourcing of all Fasteners, Elastics and Peel Strip (FEPS) requirements in the region. These are major value purchase areas with significant implications in company profitability and service efficiency. The CM must influence senior country leaders and deliver category strategy through strong supplier collaboration, commercial awareness, and strategic thinking. This is typically delivered by working closely with regional procurement, R&E professionals, mills, and key cross functional stakeholders.
In this role the CM supports the development of global category strategies and provides LAO expertise to define, develop, influence, and deploy the Regional Category strategy for the LAO businesses. The CM will work closely with the global category directors, regional stakeholders and suppliers to execute consistent category strategies that deliver clear business benefits and impact in quality, service and total cost of supply metrics.
Main responsibilities:
Provide subject expertise and insight into the category requirements
Build a broad understanding of category with detailed understanding of purchase spend, purchase portfolio and supplier performance.
Create and maintain category management knowledge and processes to ensure the category strategies are informed, relevant and up to date.
Monitor supplier performance indicators and initiate supplier reviews as required or in accordance with agreed programs to drive improvement and reduce risk across the enterprise.
Connect and influence stakeholder network
Identify, build and maintain an effective cross functional stakeholder network.
Understand business and functional requirements.
Support and align with Global Category management to proactively influence internal stakeholders.
Lead interactions with procurement organization and other stakeholders
Gain necessary input and cross functional expertise whilst influencing acceptance, agreement, and support from key stakeholders to ensure ultimate compliance and support.
Manage supplier contracts, develop relationship management strategies driving collaboration, supplier relationship management and / or other engagement programs
In conjunction with the Global Category Directors recommendation, agree and lead relationship programs.
Build trust and credibility with suppliers by demonstrating integrity, commitment, and results orientation to drive and deliver results.
Maintain an effective business relationship with all suppliers and stakeholders based on clear, concise group and personal communication.
Drive improvement programs and transformations to support category management strategy
Through the regional and global stakeholder network, become the regional point of contact, focal point and connector for strategic category management projects and initiatives for FEPS.
Create, maintain and drive a regional program of quantified NMP (New Material Price) and VFE (Value for Exploration) savings.
Identify hurdles and barriers to change, resolve where possible or escalate as appropriate to Global directors and / or senior management.
Adopt the category management process and build procurement capability in the FEPS categories.
Monitor and manage actions to complete delivery of project milestones in line with agreed delivery expectations, reporting progress and / or escalating to global category management and other K-C leadership as appropriate.
Experience and requirements:
Bachelor degree in Science, Engineering or business related professional service.
Typically, 5-7 years of experience in procurement, or closely related field, with multiple function / business exposure.
Business acumen, excellent communication skills (both written and oral) able to communicate up and across the organization, cross functional collaboration & influencing, project management, analytical, problem solving, functional and technical awareness.
MS Office (presentation in PowerPoint & Excel)
Manage vision and purpose.
Identify and maintain a continued professional development plan focused on personal development aspirations and company goals.
The role supports LAO and will be located within the region. The candidate should be prepared to travel to engage with stakeholders and suppliers as required to fulfill the role.
Fluent English mandatory
Fluent Spanish desirable
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
To Be Considered
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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.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.
This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.
This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role
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Full timeAbout Us
Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we're working to find new ways to make a positive impact on the world we share. Kimberly-Clark and its trusted brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries by helping individuals experience more of what's important to them. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build stronger communities, and ensure our business thrives for decades to come. To learn more about the company's 150-year history of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.
