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Strategic Buyer

Strategic Buyer

Attindas Hygiene PartnersRaleigh, NC, United States
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Attindas Hygiene Partners designs, manufactures, and markets absorbent hygiene products. The company sells adult incontinence and infant diapers, among other products, into the healthcare, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels under brands including Attends, Indas, and Comfees as well as a wide range of private label brands for retailers.

Mission : We champion health, dignity and comfort

Vision : To be a global leader in absorbent hygiene by meeting consumers’ diverse needs through effective, affordable and widely available personal care solution

s.

Our Values : Personal, Agile, Innovative, and Integr

ity

Job Summ

ary :

This role is responsible for the strategic sourcing and procurement of indirect purchases (including parts, capital equipment, leases, and services) and raw materials for North America. You'll collaborate with internal departments to ensure all acquisitions are thoroughly vetted for optimal value and adhere to procurement processes and procedures. Key responsibilities include driving cost reduction initiatives, managing supplier relationships, negotiating agreements, and ensuring financial accuracy related to purchases. The position also involves budget analysis, risk mitigation, and supplier performance management, with a requirement to cross-train across all procurement funct

ions.

Key Responsibil

ities :

  • Lead the sourcing and procurement of indirect purchases and raw materials, ensuring competitive pricing, fitness for use, and supply sta

bility.

  • Identify, lead, and track cost reduction projects, including supplier synergies, price negotiations, payment term extensions, and vendor-managed in
  • ventory.

  • Oversee and manage Request for Quote
  • s (RFQs).

  • Develop and lead risk mitigation plans by understanding market conditions (demand / supply, innovations, new entrants, supply risk) and assisting plants with s
  • trategies.

  • Support North America finance by assisting with budget tracking and creation, and resolving invoice dis
  • crepancies.

  • Negotiate, execute, and manage contracts, Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), and Supply, Service, or Lease
  • Agreements.

  • Manage annual supplier scorecard processes for North America, establishing improvement countermeasures based on inter
  • nal feedback.

  • Cultivate cross-functional partnerships to ensure suppliers understand expectations and continuously improve supplier
  • relationships.

  • Cross-train on all aspects of Attindas procurement activities beyond indi
  • rect purchases.

    Required

    Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of related work experience OR 7+ years of direct Procurement / Supply Chain profess
  • ional experience.

    Preferr

    ed Qualifications :

  • BS Degree + 7 years in Procuremen
  • t / Supply

    Chain role

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