Buyer – Procurement-Raw Material

Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization – we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we’re a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible. 

The Buyer is deeply involved in conducting analysis to support global category strategy development and execution.  The Buyer will support supplier relationship management and the achievement of cost/performance targets.  He or she will lead category/supplier management for sub-categories and suppliers assigned to them.

• Conduct  quantitative analysis using Excel, PowerBi, and dashboards
• Develop category and supplier profiles and present to leadership/stakeholders
• Support negotiations with suppliers and cost model development across their category and lead efforts for their assigned sub-categories/suppliers
• Understand the importance of stakeholder management and begin to engage stakeholders
• Support the development category specific pipeline

Specific Accountabilities

• Conducts reliable analysis when requested
• Manages day-to-day supplier relationship activities
• Supports risk and compliance program management
• Conducts supply market analysis
• Executes sourcing and product cycle plan projects independently
• Tracks procurement performance metrics
• Demonstrates knowledge of negotiation tools/techniques and apply them regularly when given opportunities
• Manages sophisticated financial analysis and business cases independently
• Demonstrates expertise in benchmark and should-cost analyses using competitive intelligence and reports
• Demonstrates an understanding in the Energizer strategic sourcing process
• Develops and implements sub-category procurement strategy, goals and savings targets in line with company strategy and procurement best practices for assigned areas

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or Business Management 
• 2+ years of experience with demonstrated success of managing projects
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to drive change in a decentralized organization with minimum supervision
• Experience in quantitative analysis using Microsoft Excel (beyond basic data entry) and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical thinking with demonstrated results
• Strong oral and written communication skills with ability to present ideas in storytelling, business-friendly language
• Ability to set priorities and make decisions

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in managing supplier relationships and conducting negotiations
• Experience working in SAP and PowerBi
• Strong facilitation skills to collaborate with stakeholders across company to implement sourcing strategies
• Strong understanding of global commodity market dynamics including fx impacts, supply volatility, geopolitical influences, inflation, tariffs, and other macroeconomic factors that drive cost, risk, and sourcing strategies.
• Knowledge of global chemical regulations and compliance requirements such as REACH and other evolving environmental and sustainability regulations.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and programs
• Knowledge and use of eProcurement and eSourcing methodology
• Some travel required, up to 15%

Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Actual base salary offered to a candidate may vary based upon factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.

Energizer strives to create a supportive work environment centered around colleagues’ professional and personal well-being. Our total rewards package provides comprehensive benefits to attract, retain, and protect our colleagues – including health and welfare insurance, parental leave, paid time off, and retirement savings plans.