Technical Material Buyer

Who We Are

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Personal Care, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment.  As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.

Central region.

About the Role

Essity Global Sourcing Team is searching for a Technical Material Buyer for our Central region. This position will be located in Middletown, OH.

As part of the Global Sourcing Team, Operational Sourcing is responsible for integrating Strategic Sourcing solutions into the manufacturing sites falling within the Hub as well as driving cost reduction initiatives for “regional” materials & services. Further to this, Operational Sourcing should work with Strategic Sourcing, Product Supply and all relevant functions to support/lead cost in use initiatives across all categories of spend (Global & Regional). Check out Manufacturing Professional Hygiene North America.

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

What You Will Do

• Work closely with Strategic Sourcing & site management to implement agreed “global” material group sourcing strategies into factories within the hub;
• Own, develop & implement sourcing strategies and cost savings initiatives for Hub related materials and services;
• Continuously develop and enhance a roadmap of material, NPMS & services savings utilizing a TCO approach to include negotiation, VA/VE, Design to Cost, etc.;
• Develop a key understanding of supply market trends and forces impacting the business and develop plans to exploit opportunities;
• Work with suppliers to introduce innovation to Essity cross functional teams to drive further value to the business and to be an industry leader to outperform competitors and market forces;
• Work closely with key suppliers to ensure optimum quality, service and cost to enhance Essity’s competitive advantage in the market;
• Work cross-functionally across plant, hub and functions to plan and drive value from e-sourcing sourcing events (E-Auctions, E-Tenders);
• Ensure compliance to agreed sourcing processes and transactions that are aligned to Internal Audit and Internal Controls;
• Coordinate and drive workshops & benchmarking exercises within hub to align and implement best practices within assigned supply stream responsibilities;
• Work closely with Sourcing Excellence teams to support digital transformation and artificial intelligence;
• Ensure effective communication across the Hub Sourcing Team to ensure stakeholders are fully informed of all market developments, strategies and key activity status.

Stakeholder Management & Alignment

• Attend regular cross-functional meetings as required to report results, advise opportunities and support all initiatives;
• Develop excellent stakeholder relationships within all functions including Product Supply, Innovation, Commercial, etc;
• Ensure full alignment and transparency of cost savings initiatives regarding budgets, forecasts, actuals, etc.

System compliance

• Ensure all Sourcing projects are maintained and reviewed on a regular basis with Sourcing colleagues (ARIBA – Sourcing Projects Tracker);
• Ensure all contracts are maintained on a regular basis, utilizing the ARIBA contract Management system;
• Carryout regular spend analysis to identify cost saving opportunities, identify master data errors and correct them;
• Ensure all pricing related to contracts is maintained in SAP ARIBA/SAP ERP material master, info records, vendor master etc;
• Work closely with Sourcing Excellence team and Sourcing Analysts to continually upgrade and improve the performance of our systems;
• Participate in regular reviews of the Sourcing KPI’s, ensuring timely follow up of key actions.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or technical field and/or related Professional Qualification (eg CIPS, NEVI, etc.). Experience in lieu of education will be considered;
• Minimum of 3 years of purchasing experience;
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in operations and/or manufacturing preferred;
• Technical skills including strong negotiation skills; excellent knowledge of operations management and supply chain processes in a large organization;
• Strong analytical abilities with excellent Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.);
• Persistent drive for results, utilizing sound project management, organizational and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with ability to influence a variety of stakeholders, functions, and organizational levels in a matrix organization;
• Knowledge of effective technology driven sourcing processes;
• Experience using SAP ERP, SAP S4/HANA, SAP ARIBA preferred
• Power Bi experience advantageous.

What We Can Offer You

At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:

Expected Compensation:

Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.

Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance
• Wellness program provided through Rally
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
• PTO offering with Paid Holidays
• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees. 

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact [email protected]

Together, we are improving lives, every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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