Tactical Buyer III (Mandarin Speaker) (Global Business Services)

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®  At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

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. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.  

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

• Independently prepare and conduct negotiations with suppliers for assigned materials and services as per preferred vendor list provided by the local procurement team.
• Conduct S2C support in close collaboration with Local Buyer.
• Work with internal Business Partners to harmonize specifications and decrease complexity e.g. by reducing the number of suppliers.
• Perform parts of RFQ preparation and conduct RFQ execution.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding with comply to K-C Vendor Due diligence and manage supplier performance evaluation.
• Achieve cost saving target and increase company working capital.
• Provide timely analysis and resolution to issues relating to invoicing and order placement.
• To involve/drive project, SR request, CI activity, Tactical process enhancement and etc.
• Schedule status meetings to update the management of ongoing activities, detailing the status of each task, issues, or problems requiring review, coordination, and projected completion dates for tasks and activities.
• Assist in any other ad-hoc task assigned by your Team Leader or Management.

• Ensure that all procurement activities are in compliance with relevant policies and procedures (e.g. KC Procurement Guideline, company procedures, Code of Conduct, trade controls, etc.) and documented properly to achieve excellent and consistent quality of work results, avoid compliance issues and allow for traceability of actions. Included activities.
• Quarterly reviewing of Procurement SOP to ensure document is align with Regional/Global procedures and policy.
• Actively seek opportunities for continuous improvement to increase operational excellence and improve documentation of processes.
• Challenge existing practices and make recommendations concerning improvement to standardizing and streamlining processes.
• Support the optimum use of procurement tools and systems e.g. Coupa Supplier Porta

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Min. diploma/degree in engineering (especially mechanical, electrical), Qualification in business management or supply chain will be of advantage.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ work experience in procurement of technical materials / services, engineering, or similar areas.
• Excellent oral and written communication in Mandarin and English.
• SAP system / Coupa / Taulia knowledge.
• Expertise in procurement methodologies and processes as well as negotiation tactics.
• Good knowledge of business, finance, and supply chain concepts.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Competency in computer applications, especially MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Visio; knowledge of SAP MM is an added advantage.