Category Buyer Ii

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for a Procurement Category Buyer II, this role is based in Cali -Colombia

**Procurement Category Buyer II**

**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.

**What will you do**
The Category buyer II is responsible for:

- Supporting the development and execution of category practices for indirect categories (Marketing, IT, HR Services, Travel, Meetings and Events), including support of sourcing strategy definition, sourcing project execution and stakeholder alignment
- Supporting the execution of the sourcing projects.
- Acts as the point of interaction between the Regional Category Leaders and the procurement operations team and commercial and supply chain areas.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Aligns with stakeholders**
- Supports the Regional Category Managers with the identification of stakeholders, the initiation of the strategy development as well as execution of sourcing projects
- Actively engages with stakeholders as defined in alignment with the Category Managers throughout the strategy development and sourcing execution process
- Ensures that the input from the stakeholders is considered in the process
- Prepares the stage gate documentation

**Supports sourcing**
- Supports the Regional Category Managers in the analysis and definition of the category spend baseline and category profile, incl. risks assessment and SRM strategy
- Supports development of Go-To-Market and negotiation strategies in alignment with the Category Managers and ensures proper documentation
- Provides support during the supplier screening and supplier selection process
- Assists in the development of RFIs / RFPs
- Supports preparation of supplier communication packages
- Supports Procurement Trainings to stakeholders or users.
- Prepares negotiation packages based on facts and analysis
- Supports preparation of transition or implementation plan
- **Performs sourcing activities**
- Performs Category Manager activities for projects with limited complexity
- Manages the procurement strategy implementation / sourcing execution for a less complex category
- Drives supplier performance by, for example, discussing lessons learned from one region and making sure that the supplier builds on those lessons learned to improve service levels in another country or region.
- Executes end-to-end sourcing projects for less complex categories
- Participates in internal and external analysis (industry & supplier) in collaboration with Category Managers
- Performs supplier selection and fact-based negotiations, validated by the Category Manager
- Involves the business for actions related to supplier base optimization, KPI implementation and follow up, etc.
- Conducts spend map analysis to monitor spend and ensure that all purchases follow the purchasing process
- Continuously tracks forecasted vs. actual savings according to the Value Tracking Process for category in scope - defines corrective/optimization actions if needed and follows up on them (escalate to Category Manager, if needed)
- Acts as an interface to Operations and commercial and supply chain teams and interacts with them
- Provides insights on Procurement analytics and data to support the development of the new projects.
- Escalates issues to the Category Manager

Qualifications

**What We Are Looking For**

**Required Qualifications**
- Experience with data analysis and proficiency in Tableau or Power BI.

Language: English intermediate or Multi-lingual (based on the regional requirement)

**What’s In It For You**
- Competitive Benefit Package
- Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- Employee Resource Groups
- This list could vary based on location/region

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 Latin America-Colombia-Valle del Cauca-Cali

Job Function Sourcing