Sourcing Specialist

The role also includes suppliers and stakeholders management.

Categories in scope could include Marketing, HR & Business Services, IT Services, R&D and Capital, Construction, and Facilities Services (CCFS).

Key Responsibilities

• Review purchase requisitions and manage relationship with requestors,

• Manage the full end to-end sourcing process within relevant categories delegated spend,

• Organize sourcing events, evaluate results, negotiate terms and conditions and communicate with suppliers as needed,

• Ensure supplier performance in terms of service, quality, and delivery,

• Assess change needs, impact, and stakeholder management activities and support change management integration activities & compliance improvement education,

• Resolve supplier inquiries, disputes, and payment discrepancies,

• Determine requirements for contract creation,

• Manage the contract execution process, from creation until to signature and including archiving in the Kenvue CLM system,

• Negotiate full contract terms, in line with Kenvue guidelines, policies and procedures,

• Collaborate with Kenvue SMEs, within Procurement, Legal & Compliance, Finance, and other functions as needed,

• Review and recommend contract amendments through the contract lifecycle, in collaboration with Kenvue’s business end-users,

• Ensure that Sourcing and Contracting activities are aligned with industry standards and meet relevant legal or regulatory requirements,

• Drive added value projects within regions and cluster,

• Support Category Leads on specific projects.

What We Are Looking For

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance, or business,

• 1+ years of sourcing or contracting experience,

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English,

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.

​Desired Qualifications: 

• Experience in indirect procurement in the SSC, or consumer goods industry,

• Experience in working in multi-national companies with diverse culture,

• Fluency in additional European language (Spanish, French, German, Italian…),

• Experience with PowerBI or Tableau.

Required skills:

• Strong analytical skills,

• Strong proactiveness and ownership,

• Good organizational skills,

• Good interpersonal skills, communication, presentation and ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.