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Your role at Clorox:
Are you ready to make an impact on a global scale? We’re looking for an experienced and driven Associate Director of Category Procurement – Upstream & Resins to join our Global Procurement team. In this role, you’ll lead strategies that manage $200 million in spend across 20 key suppliers, helping fuel $7 billion in sales across all of our brands worldwide.You’ll be at the center of critical categories—including Resins, PCR, and Masterbatch—that shape our diverse product portfolio. As a strategic leader, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure supply continuity, unlock innovation, and deliver results that exceed expectations in cost, quality, and sustainability.
This role offers the opportunity to own the global strategy. If you’re passionate about delivering world-class procurement performance and making a measurable impact, we’d love to connect.
In this role, you will:
- Category Strategy: Develop and execute global procurement strategies for Upstream & Resins, driving cost efficiency, service, quality, innovation, and sustainability. Make your mark and define a hedging strategy across all upstream materials.
- Supplier Management: Build strategic supplier partnerships to ensure supply continuity, performance excellence, and co-innovation opportunities.
- Cost & Value Optimization: Deliver annual savings targets through sourcing strategies, value engineering, and spend optimization.
- Collaboration: Partner cross-functionally with finance, R&D, marketing, manufacturing, and sustainability teams to align procurement initiatives with business priorities.
- Advisory Role: Provide stakeholders with insights on market trends, supplier capabilities, and best practices to support informed decision-making.
What we look for:
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Related field or equivalent experience. MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
- 8 years of demonstrated experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Proven experience managing packaging procurement categories within a CPG or manufacturing environment.
- Strong negotiation skills with a history of delivering cost savings and value through strategic sourcing and supplier management.
- Knowledge of supply chain risk management, including supplier risk assessment, market intelligence, and scenario planning.
- Proficiency with procurement systems and tools (e.g., SAP, Ariba, or similar platforms).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
- Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience building and leading high-performing teams.
- Understanding of sustainable sourcing practices, with experience implementing initiatives that drive environmental and social impact.
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, dynamic environments with changing priorities and diverse product portfolios.
- Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement in procurement processes and supplier relationships.
- Fluent level in Spanish and English.
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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Retirement Support — Retirement plan design is highlighted as generous and positioned as above market, with automatic enrollment and additional company contributions that build long‑term savings. Feedback suggests this is a standout element of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Time Off for many salaried roles, paid holidays, vacation, sick leave, and companywide recharge periods provide substantial flexibility and rest. These offerings support work‑life balance across numerous teams.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, subsidized backup child/elder care, and family‑forming benefits are emphasized as part of a comprehensive support system. These programs help employees manage caregiving and major life events.
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Clorox is a global company with leading brands that have become household names: our namesake bleach and cleaning products; Ayudín® and Poett® home care products; Pine-Sol® dilutable cleaner; Fresh Step® cat litter; Kingsford® charcoal; Hidden Valley® and K C Masterpiece® dressings and sauces; Brita® water filtration products; Glad® bags, wraps and containers; and Burt's Bees® natural personal care products. We manufacture products in more than two dozen countries and market them in more than 100 countries. Clorox trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CLX.
