Senior Buyer, Procurement Business Operations (Kingsford and Litter)

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Your role at Clorox:

As our Business Operations Sr. Buyer, you'll be part of a world-class Procurement organization that provides leadership and operational accountability for leading, collaborating, supporting, and bringing to life the procurement strategies across our Kingsford and Litter brands. This business and industry facing role will drive success factors such as Cost Leadership, Supply Resiliency, Growth through Innovation and Sustainability, and will play a pivotal role in delivering end-to-end value for the direct materials and external manufacturing spend portfolio.

In addition to your core responsibilities, you'll develop direct relationships and act as a vital bridge between internal and external partners to ensure that the needs and wants of the Business Units are reflected in our category strategies and executed as planned. You'll also play a critical role in addressing short- and medium-term issues related to services and quality performance, leading root cause analysis processes to identify continuous improvement opportunities.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and expand functional and transferrable skills using procurement tools and techniques to deliver value, such as negotiation and collaboration activities across the portfolio of Spend.
• Develop and expand your internal and external network of procurement and business professionals for career growth.
• Lead, support, and drive procurement strategies across our Kingsford and Litter brands, including Cost, Supply Resiliency, Innovation, and Sustainability. Includes active collaboration providing the voice of Procurement in various cross functional project teams.
• 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 business continuity is effective.
• Lead the root cause analysis process to understand continuous improvement opportunities.
• Act as the bridge between internal and external partners, ensuring the needs and wants of the business are reflected into the category strategies and executed as planned.
• Support actions required to address P2P issues, such as payments and invoices.
• Lead, support, and drive procurement strategy implementation across our Kingsford & Litter brands, including success factors such as Cost Leadership, Supply Resiliency, Innovation, and Sustainability. Includes active collaboration as the voice of Procurement in various cross functional project teams. Develop and expand functional and transferrable skills using procurement tools and techniques to deliver value, such as negotiation and collaboration activities across the business units.
• Plans and leads sourcing initiatives for Wood Waste (Hog Fuel) commodity the includes but not limited to:
• Develop a long-term sourcing strategy for wood waste (Hog Fuel) to support the Kingsford brand.
• Understands wood waste commodity market and trends that supports budget analysis and reporting.]
• Develop, negotiate, and management of wood waste (Hog Fuel) supply contracts.
• Evaluate and negotiate wood waste pricing with suppliers
  

What we look for:

• Ability to drive change and breakthrough performance improvement through teamwork.
• Proven ability to handle multiple projects/responsibilities and adapt to changing priorities as well as differing priorities with internal stakeholders
• Knowledge/Experience with Project Management and Sourcing / Procurement tools and methodologies, including organizational and negotiations skills.
• Strong initiatives – identifies opportunities and drives to resolution. Sets high standards of performance for self and others. Self-starter, eager to drive improvement and change. Takes ownership.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with multiple levels of management, both internally and externally.
• Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; MRP Systems (SAP); PowerPoint
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (or equivalent experience). Degree in Business, Science, Engineering or Supply Chain Management preferred.
• 3-5 years of supply chain or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) experience in a matrixed environment.
• Sourcing / Procurement experience a plus, but not required.
• Experience operating in a manufacturing environment; and management/sourcing of direct materials (Packaging, Raw Materials)
• Travel - 10-20%
  
  

Workplace type:

Hybrid role - 3 days a week in office and 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 participate in our Clorox community. Learn more about our I&D program & initiatives here.

[U.S.]Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

–Zone A: $86,600 - $161,900

–Zone B: $79,400 - $148,400

–Zone C: $72,100 - $134,900

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox’s incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.

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