Global Procurement Director, Fiber & Fluff

Global Procurement Director, Fiber & Fluff

Job Description

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.  

As the Global Procurement Director, Fiber & Fluff, you’ll have accountability for world-class procurement across all Fiber material types. Serving 72 manufacturing sites, in 30 countries, 50 material specifications, across four business Segments. This global category team consists of 15 FTE’s and manages a network of over 40 global suppliers, with $1.5B annual spend.

In this role you will:

• Lead development and execution of global Fiber & Fluff category strategies aligned to business needs. Communicate on a regular basis to key internal stakeholders. Provide on-going, expert level, supply category knowledge and insights into each business Segment.

• Lead Commercial negotiation of supply contracts on behalf of K-C. Experience creating pre-negotiation strategy. 

• Set annual targets for total value creation including safety, quality, service, capacity, sustainability, social responsibility, and cost objectives for key suppliers. Maintain an understanding of global benchmarks for key operating performance measures and best practices.

• Envision future business needs and sustainability/retail shelf performance needs within the packaging spend category; plan actions to achieve long-term objectives.

• Lead initiatives that enable revenue growth, margin improvement, supply security, product innovation, risk management and supply chain optimization. 

• Identify and execute projects with large potential impact to business results.

• Work effectively with R&D, suppliers, mills and sustainability teams on programs that will enhance K-C on Natural Forest Free achievement.

• Engage suppliers in the pulp industry to achieve higher standards on their sustainability practices, including the right set of certificates and controls.

• Provide global leadership for supplier collaboration and innovation in alignment with long-term business strategies. Identify, cultivate, and develop suppliers that can become strategic partners.  

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. 

Led by Purpose. Driven by You. 

About You 

You 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.  

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 Supply Chain, Business Administration, or Finance

• 10+ years of senior-level procurement or related business experience

• Ability to work cross-functionally and cross-culturally across multiple business Segments, including a depth of knowledge in category strategy development and implementation.

• A wide degree of creativity and business judgement is required.

• Proven track record of talent building within a global environment<