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We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Personal Care, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.\nWorking at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.\nCentral region.\nAbout the Role\nEssity Global Sourcing Team is searching for a Technical Material Buyer for our Central region. This position will be located in Middletown, OH.\nAs part of the Global Sourcing Team, Operational Sourcing is responsible for integrating Strategic Sourcing solutions into the manufacturing sites falling within the Hub as well as driving cost reduction initiatives for “regional” materials & services. Further to this, Operational Sourcing should work with Strategic Sourcing, Product Supply and all relevant functions to support/lead cost in use initiatives across all categories of spend (Global & Regional). Check out Manufacturing Professional Hygiene North America.\nWe’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.\nWhat You Will Do\nWork closely with Strategic Sourcing & site management to implement agreed “global” material group sourcing strategies into factories within the hub;\nOwn, develop & implement sourcing strategies and cost savings initiatives for Hub related materials and services;\nContinuously develop and enhance a roadmap of material, NPMS & services savings utilizing a TCO approach to include negotiation, VA/VE, Design to Cost, etc.;\nDevelop a key understanding of supply market trends and forces impacting the business and develop plans to exploit opportunities;\nWork with suppliers to introduce innovation to Essity cross functional teams to drive further value to the business and to be an industry leader to outperform competitors and market forces;\nWork closely with key suppliers to ensure optimum quality, service and cost to enhance Essity’s competitive advantage in the market;\nWork cross-functionally across plant, hub and functions to plan and drive value from e-sourcing sourcing events (E-Auctions, E-Tenders);\nEnsure compliance to agreed sourcing processes and transactions that are aligned to Internal Audit and Internal Controls;\nCoordinate and drive workshops & benchmarking exercises within hub to align and implement best practices within assigned supply stream responsibilities;\nWork closely with Sourcing Excellence teams to support digital transformation and artificial intelligence;\nEnsure effective communication across the Hub Sourcing Team to ensure stakeholders are fully informed of all market developments, strategies and key activity status.\nStakeholder Management & Alignment\nAttend regular cross-functional meetings as required to report results, advise opportunities and support all initiatives;\nDevelop excellent stakeholder relationships within all functions including Product Supply, Innovation, Commercial, etc;\nEnsure full alignment and transparency of cost savings initiatives regarding budgets, forecasts, actuals, etc.\nSystem compliance\nEnsure all Sourcing projects are maintained and reviewed on a regular basis with Sourcing colleagues (ARIBA - Sourcing Projects Tracker);\nEnsure all contracts are maintained on a regular basis, utilizing the ARIBA contract Management system;\nCarryout regular spend analysis to identify cost saving opportunities, identify master data errors and correct them;\nEnsure all pricing related to contracts is maintained in SAP ARIBA/SAP ERP material master, info records, vendor master etc;\nWork closely with Sourcing Excellence team and Sourcing Analysts to continually upgrade and improve the performance of our systems;\nParticipate in regular reviews of the Sourcing KPI’s, ensuring timely follow up of key actions.\nWho You Are\nBachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or technical field and/or related Professional Qualification (eg CIPS, NEVI, etc.). Experience in lieu of education will be considered;\nMinimum of 3 years of purchasing experience;\nMinimum of 3 years' experience in operations and/or manufacturing preferred;\nTechnical skills including strong negotiation skills; excellent knowledge of operations management and supply chain processes in a large organization;\nStrong analytical abilities with excellent Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.);\nPersistent drive for results, utilizing sound project management, organizational and problem-solving skills;\nExcellent communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to influence a variety of stakeholders, functions, and organizational levels in a matrix organization;\nKnowledge of effective technology driven sourcing processes;\nExperience using SAP ERP, SAP S4/HANA, SAP ARIBA preferred\nPower Bi experience advantageous.\nWhat We Can Offer You\nAt Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.\nCompensation and Benefits:\nExpected Compensation:\nCompetitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits\nPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.\nAlong with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:\nUnited Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance\nWellness program provided through Rally\nHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)\n401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution\nCompany paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance\nPTO offering with Paid Holidays\nScholarship program for children of Essity employees. \nAdditional Information\nThe Company is committed to equalemployment opportunity and providingreasonable accommodations to qualifiedcandidates and employees pursuant toapplicable law. 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