Kimberly-Clark

Compensation

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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. Kimberly-Clark is looking for an experienced, self-driven and agile individual to be a leader in the Global Professional Services Procurement Team. As a Procurement Category Manager, Professional Services, you will make a difference by developing and executing Global category strategies in the Professional and Management Services space including categories such as Real Estate, Integrated Facilities Management and Travel & Entertainment. This role ensures that Kimberly-Clark’s total volume, spend and supplier relationships are leveraged across segments and integrated for product and service optimization in accordance with our business strategy. The role owns stakeholder relationships globally as well as across regions and segments to maximize K-C’s total value delivery across a portfolio of $350- $400M of annual category spend. In this role, you will: • Establish and maintain strong category management discipline across Real Estate, Integrated Facilities Management (IFM), and Travel & Expenses (T&E), including clear strategies, sourcing roadmaps, demand management levers, and performance metrics • Ensure clear line of sight to global strategy, providing seamless alignment with all regional, segment specific and global business requirements. • Ensure effective category governance, including alignment to Procurement policies, approval frameworks, contract standards, and Kimberly‑Clark Code of Conduct requirements. • Lead and maintain end‑to‑end visibility of category performance, risks, savings delivery, and commercial obligations, providing transparency to stakeholders and Procurement leadership. • Drive a structured check‑and‑adjust cadence to review category performance, supplier outcomes, and market changes, ensuring strategies remain relevant and value is sustained over time while providing clear line of sight to the business. • Identify and proactively manage category‑level risks, including supply continuity, service performance, financial exposure, and reputational risk, escalating as appropriate undefined • Ability to proactively identify risks and challenges within the category and work with respective leaders to build mitigation plans. • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with Procurement team members on the Global team and promote best practice development and sharing. • Demonstrated ability to provide visibility of risk, opportunities and take ownership of all Procurement actions needed to ensure delivery of desired outcomes (commercial terms and risk management). • Ability to ensure compliance with all Kimberly-Clark Code of Conduct and Procurement rules. 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: • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree; Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Procurement Category Management with accountability for large, complex spend portfolios within a global or regional scope. • Minimum of 3+ years of experience managing or supporting categories related to Real Estate, Facilities/IFM, Workplace Services, or Travel & Expense (T&E) strongly preferred • Highly developed business and financial acumen, with the ability to use data, benchmarks, and market insights to support category strategy and recommendations. • Demonstrated experience operating effectively within a global, matrixed organization, partnering across regions, functions, and senior stakeholder groups; Proven and highly skilled experience leading complex commercial negotiations, delivering strong positive outcomes and managing strategic supplier relationships. • Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to partner across diverse functions and perspectives. Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, navigate ambiguity, and drive alignment in complex environments. Demonstrated ability to build credibility quickly and operate effectively in a highly visible, relationship‑driven stakeholder environment. • Experience engaging stakeholders from working level through senior leadership. Adept planning, prioritization, and execution skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. 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 www.mykcbenefits.com. 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 Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role. In the meantime, please check out the careers website. And finally, the fine print…. 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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses 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. Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check. Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply. This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. #LI-Hybrid Grade 8/P4: Grade level and / or compensation may vary based on location/country