Enterprise Category Manager – Maintenance, Repair & Operating Supplies

Enterprise Category Manager – Maintenance, Repair & Operating Supplies

Job Description

883651 Enterprise Category Manager – Maintenance, Repair & Operating Supplies

Additional locations to be considered for qualified candidates

You are not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we are 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 will bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you will help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

The Kimberly-Clark Procurement organization is driving a transformation agenda towards a more strategic and enterprise approach, enabling simplification and standardization of categories and processes with a collaborative mindset.

This role has category management responsibilities for Kimberly-Clark’s purchases in the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operation) equipment category, with enterprise spend of $300 - $400 million and will report directly to the Senior Director, Enterprise Capital and Energy Procurement.

In this role, you will:


* Develop and set enterprise strategy, ensuring alignment with business needs, engaging with key stakeholders and ensuring the deployment by regional/segment teams


* Lead and enable regional teams, understanding segment/plant needs and ensuring deployment of enterprise category strategy


* Lead supplier relationship management, building partnerships with strategic suppliers in the category


* Supports programs and initiatives to reduce complexity and promote standardization of categories and processes


* Understands market movement and industry benchmarks and best practices


* Cultivates strategic supplier partnerships to unlock innovation and drive enterprise value


* Champion a high‑performance culture, fostering talent development, engagement, and collaboration across globally dispersed teams


* Engage and align stakeholders consistently across functions and regions

About Us 

Huggies®.

Kleenex®.

Cottonelle®.

Scott®.

Kotex®.

Poise®.

Depend®.

Kimberly-Clark Professional®.

You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world.

In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day.

We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.  

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact.

We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity.

It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark. 

Led by Purpose.

Driven by You. 

About You 

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance cultur...