Description
Packaging & Hygiene Category, Manager EMEA
Kenvue is currently recruiting for Manager, Packaging & Hygiene (Fiber & Nonwoven) category.
Who We Are
At Kenvue, we believe there is extraordinary power in everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and propelled forward by science, our iconic brands—including NEUTROGENA®, AVEENO®, TYLENOL®, LISTERINE®, JOHNSON’S® and BAND-AID® —are category leaders trusted by millions of consumers who use our products to improve their daily lives. Our employees share a digital-first mindset, an approach to innovation grounded in deep human insights, and a commitment to continually earning a place for our products in consumers’ hearts and homes.
Join us in shaping our future-and yours.
What will you do
The Category Manager is responsible for

• Driving the development of category practices for selected sub-categories, including sourcing strategy definition, deployment, and stakeholder management, to maximize total cost of ownership savings and Procurement’s value contribution while achieving compliance with policies, strategies, and processes

• Developing robust category strategies, aligned with regional business and supply chain needs

• Striving to meet the mutually agreed Procurement targets contributing to the overall budgeting targets

In addition to the elements mentioned above the Category Manager is accountable to define and achieve clear targets in conjunction with his/her Procurement counterparts and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:

• Leads Category Strategy development and implementation for defined Regional/Global categories:

o Analyzes category and defines category profile, incl. risk assessment, supply base assessment and SRM strategy
o Benchmarks category practices to identify improvement initiatives
o Builds category specific strategic plan in alignment with the regions / countries and aligns strategic plan to financial budget and global business strategies in alignment with Global Category Manager and business stakeholders
o Initiates internal and external analysis (industry and supplier)
o Consolidates requirements, acting as a business partner for business / other functions, supporting the alignment and optimization of specification with the business / other functions
o Is accountable for efficient alignment enablement / activation of negotiation outcomes by increasing the level of automated content within the category, instructing on new content updates and by providing clear instructions about the category strategy to enable compliance
o Leads contract implementation and drives contract compliance
o Is accountable for savings delivery according to the mutually defined targets

• Supports the work and efforts of a cross-functional Sourcing Team in all stages of a strategic sourcing project

o Collaborates and aligns with global / regional / local procurement teams as applicable
o Supports supplier selection and fact-based negotiations
o Contributes to leading practice exchange throughout Procurement organization
o Leads Rf X execution: Selects supplier and drives fact-based negotiations
o Collaborates with legal to finalize contractual agreement and its administration
o Works with Procurement Leads to implement and activate contracts globally

• Manages commercial supplier relationship management with key/major suppliers within the defined category scope

o Maintains and manages relationship with suppliers identified as key suppliers in the selected category and region, monitors performance of key strategic suppliers according to the guidelines
o Leads supplier development activities; sets up cross-functional review meetings with key strategic suppliers in order to improve performance and further cost / demand reductions
o Supports the identification of potential contract improvement opportunities and re-negotiations
o Is accountable for supplier scouting, selection and development

• Manages relationship with key stakeholders and business representatives

o Acts as escalation point for category related issues and drives resolution in line with global Procurement policies
o Achieves “buy-in” from key stakeholders for major procurement initiatives
o Collaborates and aligns with global / regional / local procurement teams as applicable
o Is a business partner to the regional procurement teams to create and outline contribution for budget improvements
o Supports resource allocation between global and regional / local category initiatives

Qualifications
What we are looking for
Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of Procurement experience and/or finished product innovation development. Preferably with Packaging category experience.

• Experience on leading, developing and executing global and regional direct material category strategies and influencing R&D and supply chain stakeholders

• Experience on cost modelling, sustainability, contracting etc. related to packaging

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Primary Location Europe/Middle East/Africa-Switzerland-Zug-Zug

Job Function Sourcing