Procurement Manager, Business Operations, Raw Chemicals

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Your role at Clorox:

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace

Join us on an exciting journey as our Cleaning and Clorox Professionals Procurement Business Operations Manager and lead the charge in driving procurement strategies forward. You will have operational accountability to include Cost Savings, Supplier Resiliency, Innovation and Sustainability for leading, supporting, and moving the procurement strategy across the Cleaning Brands.

In this role, you will:

• Lead, support, and drive procurement strategies across our Cleaning brands, including Cost Savings, Supply Resiliency, Innovation, and Sustainability. This includes active collaboration and providing the voice of procurement in various cross-functional project teams.
• Own the identification and execution of projects to improve value delivery across the spend portfolio. Ensuring resource allocation and monitoring the implementation of projects.
• Lead activities related to managing supplier performance, including onboarding new suppliers, evaluating and monitoring supplier performance across a range of KPIs (Quality, Supply, Cost), and developing action plans to ensure continuous improvement performance across the Packaging supply base.
• Co-own ongoing supplier governance and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) with Category Managers.
• Co-develop and own the action plans crafted to address short- and medium-term issues related to Services and Quality Performance, ensuring effective business continuity.
• Lead root cause analysis process to understand continuous improvement opportunities.
• Act as the bridge between the procurement and the business, ensuring the needs and wants of the business are reflected in the category strategies and executed as planned
• Support actions are required to address P2P issues, such as payments and invoices.
• Develop and expand functional and transferrable skills using procurement tools and techniques to deliver value, such as negotiation and collaboration activities across the Spend portfolio.
• Develop and expand internal and external networks of procurement and business professionals for career growth.

What we look for:

What we look for:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (or equivalent experience).  A degree in business, science, engineering, or supply chain management is preferred.
• 6 + years of experience with Procurement or Supply Chain is preferred
• Ability to drive change and breakthrough performance improvement through teamwork.
• Knowledge/Experience with Project Management, Sourcing / Procurement tools, Chemicals/Chemical Engineering, and methodologies, including organizational and negotiation skills.
• Experience with Sourcing / Procurement tools and methodologies, RFP, including commodity hedging (Resin and/or Oil), Cost Models / Should Cost / Clean Sheet, Negotiations, Contracts.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with multiple levels of management, both internally and externally.
• Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders. 
• Adaptability to handle numerous competing priorities at the same time.  
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; SAP

Workplace type:

Hybrid - 3 Days a week in the office, 2 Days working from home.

We seek out and celebrate diverse backgrounds and experiences. We’re looking for fresh perspectives, a desire to bring your best, and a non-stop drive to keep growing and learning.

At Clorox, we have a Culture of Inclusion. We believe our values-based culture connects to our purpose and helps our people be the best versions of themselves, professionally and personally. This means building a workplace where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to partici