Emea Procurement Specialist

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.

As EMEA Procurement Specialist you will be working closely with Procurement Managers and Source-to-Contract team to support sourcing activities as well as be responsible for your own scope and work with internal stakeholders and suppliers.

In this role you will ensure that the company requirements are fulfilled with the optimum quality, service, and total cost of ownership, which are consistent with the needs of our internal business partners, the opportunities presented by the market, and meet our short and long-term requirements.

Key responsibilities:

- Support Logistics Procurement Managers with category related activities.
- Manage communications between K-C suppliers and our internal business partners to ensure business needs are met on an ongoing basis.
- Develop and maintain expertise on vendor selection, relationships and negotiation.
- Maintain close, co-operative relationships with key business partners, enabling development of relevant, forward focused category strategies.
- Maintain co-operative relationships with across procurement and leverage these relationships to drive value for the EMEA business.
- Provide support to prepare for negotiations and lead own negotiations.
- Ensure that Compliance requirements are met in an efficient and effective manner.
- Data Analyzing.

**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 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; you just need to log on

**Led by Purpose. Driven by You.**

**About You**

You love what you do and you’re always looking forward a better way to do things.

You have Bachelor’s Degree and experience in procurement or closely related field with multiple function / business exposure.
You like to collaborate and influence cross functional teams with a very good communication and negotiation skills, as well able to problem solving towards a common goal aligned to our Values and Purpose.

You are fluent in Turkish and English.

You are a Self
- oriented with strong business acumen and the ability to link business goals and market trends to make sound procurement decisions.

Analysing market trends and identifying opportunities for cost savings linked to business requirements and strategy is motivating to you.

**Total Benefits**

We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work-life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well-being.

**To Be Considered**

In the meantime, check out the careers website. You’ll want to review this and come prepared with relevant questions if and when you pass GO and begin interviews.

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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. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects 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. _

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