Procurement Category Manager, Fragrances & Flavors
Company: The Clorox Company
Location: Pleasanton
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Procurement Category Manager, Fragrances & Flavors Locations:
Alpharetta, GA - USA; Oakland, CA - USA; Pleasanton (CPC), CA -
USA; Durham, NC - USA (Strickland Bldg) Time Type: Full time
Posted: 30+ Days Ago Job Requisition ID: 16573 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 Your role at Clorox: The Procurement Category
Manager creates, captures, and protects value for Clorox through
strategic management of the Fragrances and Flavors raw materials
category. This category has an approximate total annual spend of
$40M-$70M and is vital to driving product differentiation and
consumer delight. Key responsibilities include crafting global
category strategies; modeling and forecasting costs; negotiating
with and managing suppliers ranging from transactional to
strategic; sourcing innovation; contracting; and partnering with
Business Operations and Procurement Operations teams to provide
Procurement thought leadership on global product development
projects. In this role, you will:
- Craft and drive procurement strategies for the Fragrances and
Flavors raw material category across brands and geographies to
focus on Cost, Supply Robustness, Innovation, and
Sustainability.
- Identify and execute projects to improve value delivery across
the spend portfolio.
- Manage strategic relationships with suppliers by discovering
and providing insights on how to best develop and leverage supplier
capabilities to meet business needs.
- Uncover continuous improvement opportunities to advance the
category such as design to value, cost models, and process
mapping.
- Partner with R&D to ensure the needs and wants of the
business are reflected in the category strategies and implemented
as planned.
- Support actions required to address operational issues. What we
look for:
- 5+ years of procurement experience in a global, matrixed
environment successfully leading strategic procurement work for
direct/raw materials category management, particularly fragrances,
flavors, or herbs/spices/essential oils.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university,
preferably in Business, Economics, Engineering, Materials Science,
Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Sensory Science, or related
fields.
- Experience providing recommendations and updates to and
interacting with senior leadership both internal and external to
Clorox.
- Experience with Sourcing/Procurement tools and methodologies,
including RFPs, Category Strategy development, Cost Models,
Negotiations, and Contracts.
- Experience operating in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience with CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) or FMCG (Fast
Moving Consumer Goods) industry experience.
- Demonstrated leadership experience driving positive results
through teams in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
- Commercial acumen - Ability to leverage procurement tools to
deliver financial results.
- Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving - Strong data analysis
skills.
- Initiative - Self-starter, eager to drive improvement and
change.
- Collaboration/Responsiveness - Enjoys and thrives working with
others.
- Communication - Excellent English verbal and written
skills.
- Agreement Negotiation - Able to understand and negotiate
supplier agreements.
- Systems - Strong knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word,
PowerPoint, and Excel, and MRP systems (SAP preferred).
- Travel - ability to travel up to 25%. Workplace type: Hybrid 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. [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. We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are
transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary
ranges. 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. 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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Keywords: The Clorox Company, Brentwood , Procurement Category Manager, Fragrances & Flavors, Executive , Pleasanton, California
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