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  • Posted: May 19, 2017
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Kimberly-Clark makes the essentials for a better life with well-known brands that matter every day - at home, school, work and on the go. Throughout our 144 years, we have challenged conventional wisdom to innovate products that better meet the needs of consumers. We have created new categories with top brands like Kleenex®, and redefined cate...
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    Procurement Leader SSA

    Job description

    Primary Location

    South Africa- Bedfordview

    Job Description

    • Interacts and collaborates regularly with business partners to ensure priorities are
    • understood and category strategies and key initiatives are appropriately shared and deliver against business needs and market opportunities.
    • Manage communications between K-C suppliers, Procurement and our internal business
    • partners to ensure needs are met on an ongoing basis.
    • Develop competitive vendor strategies and objectives which lead to a more favorable
    • business position than competition or other competitive advantage for the company.
    • Drive strategies to increase sourcing activity with BEE (Black Economic Empowerment)
    • suppliers
    • Contribute to the development, communication and implementation of Procurement
    • objectives, operating philosophies and business strategies.
    • Develop and maintain expertise on vendor selection and relationships, and negotiation
    • Provide advice and counsel on negotiation strategy, forecasting, and other purchasing
    • problems and situations to other purchasing units and internal business groups worldwide.
    • Develop objectives and action plans for team which complement department objectives;
    • manage available resources to accomplish those objectives.
    • Manage team to ensure efficient and effective purchasing of all items assigned to it while providing challenge, motivation, training, and development opportunities for persons under his/her leadership.
    • Ensure application of established corporate financial controls within the department by providing operating management direction and support to the implementation and
    • maintenance of financial policies, instructions, and internal control procedures.
    • Provide leadership to ensure your organization attracts, develops and retains the best people and fosters an environment which motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results.
    • Shape and sustain an effective, motivated team that delivers desired business results by providing vision and direction, building trust, selecting, coaching and developing team
    • members, leveraging individual abilities and ensuring best practices are utilized.

    Minimum Requirements

    • 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 organization.
    • Excellent quantitative and data analysis skills.
    • Experienced team leader, e.g. direct reports or project leadership
    • Excellent negotiation skills
    • 5-10 years of relevant experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain and operates as a
    • subject matter expert in strategic sourcing.
    • Problem solving experience in reducing total costs and improving processes.

    Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

    This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. K-C will not provide relocation support for this role.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Kimberly-Clark on kimberlyclark.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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