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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, Consumer\nGoods, 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.\nAbout the Role\nThe Essity Global Procurement Group is currently seeking a Procurement (Purchasing) Manager for our Central Region consisting of two manufacturing plants in Middletown (OH) and Harrodsburg (KY). This position will be based in our Harrodsburg facility.\nIncumbent is responsible for the coordination, organization, leadership, and negotiation of regional/site procurement agreements with strategically chosen vendors that provide maximum value and benefit for the region/site in a manner that supports the philosophies and business practices of the Essity Procurement strategy.\nWe're looking for people who embody our values, aren't afraid to challenge the status quo, 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\nHigh degree of understanding of region’s required commodities and appropriate vendors and their offerings, maintaining organized records of commodities, agreements, vendors and their performance, and their primary stakeholders at each Essity site;\n\nEducation and execution of Purchasing processes and systems for the assigned Region and Site(s) and its procurement personnel. This would include Operational effectiveness, general understanding/application of business procurement law including using approved forms/templates, and appropriate Internal Controls for processes including: requisitioning, vendor negotiations, bidding, PO/commitments, receiving PO exceptions, and Accounts Payable PO exceptions;\n\nLead, train, and optimize procurement personnel at the assigned region’s sites;\n\nEffective high impact Collaborator, working between Regional/Site Operations, Corporate Procurement, and Regional Finance to implement and oversee appropriate Procurement Processes at the Region/Site. The incumbent would create and lead Cross Functional Teams as a regular part of this position function;\n\nStrong positive impact on assigned Regional/site cost-side budgets as it pertains to procured materials, services, and equipment. Provide budget and forecast information to Finance and Operations in a timely an accurate manner;\n\nDevelopment, Leadership, and Documentation of local Sourcing Strategies, and participation, support, and implementation of Corporate Sourcing Strategies at the Region/site(s), utilizing the corporate standards so that;\n\nCorrect Regional stakeholders have up-front involvement;\n\nProcurement Strategy teams are created, with appropriate participation and leadership by incumbent;\n\nGoals and Benefits of the Strategies are clearly defined and support the regional and its sites;\n\nRequests for regional Quotes are clearly and professionally communicated to potential vendors using our Sourcing systems & Tools (SAP ERP & SAP ARIBA)\n\nThe Operational portion of Vendor Proposals that support Essity requirements and benefits are reviewed with the local or regional Procurement team;\n\nIncumbent leads the Regional Procurement Team to Procurement decisions that support the Corporate Procurement Strategy and affected sites;\n\nIncumbent manages the Regional and site(s) relationships with the vendors in a manner whereby their performance supports the benefits and requirements of the sites and the contracted agreements;\n\nThis would include active participation in working with Corporate Procurement, who will lead the development of multi-site agreements;\n\nIncumbent leads regular vendor performance reviews with local vendors, and participates in the reviews of vendors covered under Corporate agreements;\n\nUnderstanding and leadership of the proper use of the electronic Procurement business system (SAP) for the region/site(s). The incumbent is considered the region/site owner and expert on the procurement portion of the system;\n\nLeads in implementing the Environmental, Health and Safety, Quality/Food Safety System (QRESH) policies and procedures to meet or exceed our customers product quality, service and sustainability expectations, including certification requirements such as ISO:14001, SFQ, and others as applicable;\n\nDemonstrates leadership in the prevention of pollution, compliance with applicable legal and other requirements, and continual improvement of environmental performance especially in the areas of recognized Environmental Significant Aspects and Essity’s established corporate sustainability goals;\n\nPractice commitment to the philosophy that Environmental, Health and Safety, Quality/Food Safety (QRESH) stewardship is everyone’s responsibility;\n\nPerform other essential responsibilities deemed as necessary.\n\nWho You Are\nA bachelor’ degree in Business Administration and a minimum of five to seven years of directly related work experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience and a proven record of effectiveness in a same or similar role;\n\nA minimum of five years of experience in Purchasing, Contract Administration, Planning with vendor interface or Marketing. The individual must have demonstrated and effective leadership experience;\n\nStrong Organizational, Communication, Negotiation, Collaboration, Project Management, general understanding of Financial Systems, Customer Focus, Improvement Orientation, strong Interpersonal and Diplomatic Skills, Effective Leadership, Planning, and Results Orientation;\n\nUnderstanding of Procurement market, pricing, usage and contracting for assigned commodity group(s);\n\nStrong knowledge and ability to work with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Access.\n\nStrong knowledge of SAP ERP, SAP ARIBA, SAP BW & Power BI\n\nStrong Financial Acumen is essential in this role.\n\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. We value and encouragediversity and solicit applications from allqualified applicants without regard to race,color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed,national origin, ancestry, citizenship, maritalstatus, sexual orientation, physical or mentaldisability, medical condition, military andveteran status, gender identity or expression,genetic information, or any othercharacteristic protected by federal, state, orlocal law.\nIf you require reasonableaccommodation as part of the applicationprocessplease contact \nTogether, we are improving lives, every day\nWorking at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. 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