Procurement, Marketing Category Manager

Description
Kenvue is currently recruiting for a
Procurement, Marketing Category Manager.
Who We AreAt 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.
Join us in shaping our future--and yours.
What will you do
The Category Manager is responsible for
• driving the development of category practices for selected market categories, including sourcing strategy definition, deployment, and stakeholder management, to maximize total cost of ownership savings and Procurement's value contribution while achieving compliance with policies, strategies, and processes
• striving to meet the mutually agreed Procurement targets contributing to the overall budgeting targets
In addition to the elements mentioned above the Category Manager is accountable to define and achieve clear targets in conjunction with his/her Procurement counterparts and business stakeholders.
Location:
Tokyo, Japan
Reporting Line and Direct report:
Reporting to Japan Procurement head. One direct report management required.
Key Responsibilities:
• Defines Category Strategy for Marketing category
o Analyzes category and defines category profile, incl. risk assessment, supply base assessment and SRM strategy
o Benchmarks category practices to identify improvement initiatives
o Builds category specific strategic plan in alignment with the regions / countries and aligns strategic plan to financial budget and global business strategies in alignment with global Category Manager and business stakeholders
o Defines P2P and Buying Channel strategy, identifies and considers automation potential and P2P/Channel effectiveness
• Leads Japan local market strategy implementation and savings realization
o Initiates internal and external analysis (industry and supplier)
o Consolidates requirements, acting as a business partner for business / other functions, supporting the alignment and optimization of specification with the business / other functions
o Leads contract implementation and drives contract compliance
o Is accountable for efficient alignment enablement / activation of negotiation outcomes by increasing the level of automated content within the category, instructing on new content updates and by providing clear instructions about the category strategy to enable compliance
o Is accountable for savings delivery according to the mutually defined targets
• Supports the work and efforts of a cross-functional Sourcing Team in all stages of a strategic sourcing project
o Collaborates and aligns with global / regional / local procurement teams as applicable
o Supports supplier selection and fact based negotiations
o Contributes to leading practice exchange throughout Procurement organization
o Leads RfX execution: Selects supplier and drives fact based negotiations
o Collaborates with legal to finalize contractual agreement and its administration
o Works with Procurement Leads to implement and activate contracts globally
• Manages commercial supplier relationship management with key suppliers within the defined category scope
o Maintains and manages relationship with suppliers identified as key suppliers in the selected category and region, monitors performance of key strategic suppliers according to the guidelines
o Leads supplier development activities; sets up cross-functional review meetings with key strategic suppliers in order to improve performance and further cost / demand reductions
o Supports the identification of potential contract improvement opportunities and re-negotiations
• Manages relationship with key stakeholders and business representatives
o Provides input on volume/ specification/ price to build smart consumption policies
o Acts as escalation point for category related issues and drives resolution in line with global Procurement policies
o Achieves "buy-in" from key stakeholders for major procurement initiatives
o Is a business partner to the global Category Manager to create and outline contribution for budget improvements
o Manages relationship with regional and local business units. Fosters that needs are being identified, represented and incorporated into category strategies
o Owns price information, contributing to budgeting process
o Supports resource allocation between global and regional / local category initiatives
o Promotes / escalates region specific procurement requirements on a global level including changes of local legislations and policies
o Acts as point of contact for the business to assure business requirements are met
Qualifications
What we are looking for
Required Qualifications
• Academic background: Appropriate University/bachelor degree qualification is essential. A recognized qualification in procurement would be considered an asset
• Experience: Extensive knowledge of category at hand is preferred, with substantial professional experience (4-6 years) in the same functional domain
• Language skills: Proficiency in English and Japanese essential
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.