Associate Director, Global Procurement

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Your role at Clorox:

In this role, you will:

• Drive Category Management and Procurement activities across spend designing an IT & Professional Services Procurement Vision aligned with the organization’s growth mode, implementing and executing procurement strategies across all subcategories, addressing governance, compliance, capability building, and embracing the procurement operating model to develop a holistic approach to optimize the entire procurement process and drive value creation, unlocking opportunities to deliver continuous savings, positive cash flow, as well as performance and process improvement to deliver growth for Clorox.
• Build and develop a global team of 8 people and perform training for all direct reports around Category Management with best-in-class Procurement activities, such as category strategies and new capabilities development, performing contract audits and spend analysis, conducting competitive bidding and RFP processes, negotiations of commercial agreements, implementing vendor (agency) and stakeholder management, risk mitigation, among others, whilst boosting agility and innovation across the category.
• Thought leader in Procurement activities across all the Global Sourcing organization at Clorox, with passion for developing world-class sourcing team, representing the Procurement Function in the alignment and prioritization of key business needs, adopting industry-leading practices, leveraging technology and data analytics, and fostering collaboration across departments, to drive value creation, procurement excellence, and deliver measurable results with clear KPIs.

What we look for:

• 8-10 years progressive procurement experience.  IT and Professional Services Procurement experience is preferred, but other procurement domains will be considered.
• At least 5 years of experience leading a team of high-performing procurement professionals.
• Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (strategic sourcing management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.)
• Work experience in an international environment and matrixed organizations.
• Results oriented individual with solid proven track record in delivering value (cost and cash).
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and influencing skills. Great at building cross-functional relationships with ability to interface effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to creatively solve business problems pragmatically and at speed, working with a high level of independence.
• Strong digital fluency with knowledge of and experience with Procurement Tech stacks.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled insights for procurement role, coach teams on effective AI usage, and translate data into tangible outcomes
• Planning and organization skills—Ability to establish work plans, multi-task and prioritize simultaneous projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate complex business situations clearly. High degree of fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Organizational Leader: Lead a team of 8 procurement professionals and act as a leader across broader procurement area (+100 FTE).  Drive continuous improvement in procurement expertise.

Education Level/Degree:

• B.A. or B.S. Degree in related disciplines (Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance), or equivalent experience. 
• Masters of Business or equivalent preferred.

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That’s why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive. Learn more.

Benefits we offer to help you be well and thrive:

• Competitive compensation

• Generous 401(k) program in the US and similar programs in international

• Health benefits and programs that support both your physical and mental well-being

• Flexible work environment, depending on your role

• Meaningful opportunities to keep learning and growing

• Half-day Fridays, depending on your location

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