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**Requisition ID:** 69475

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including _Whirlpool_ , _KitchenAid_ , _JennAir, Maytag_ , _Amana,_ _Brastemp_ , _Consul_ , and _InSinkErator_ . In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com .

The team you will be a part of

The Brand Licensing team is seeking a Procurement Sr Analyst to join the Integrated Business Units. This is a strategic role responsible for leading sourcing and project initiatives. Key focus areas include managing the supply base for current Licensees and evaluating and implementing new global Licensees, specifically for the North American Region (NAR) and KitchenAid (KASA) Licensing.

This role in summary

The Sr Analyst is responsible for Licensing initiatives to help achieve or surpass key business metrics (revenue, quality, service). Key activities include managing licensee contracts, ensuring compliance with external partners, and leading continuous improvement projects.

Your responsibilities will include

+ Strategic Sourcing and Vendor Management: Lead the analysis of new sourcing opportunities. Directly manage, negotiate, and execute Licensee contracts, including the comprehensive assessment of associated business and legal risks.

+ Performance and Compliance: Establish accountability for and manage the performance of Licensees. Drive Licensing initiatives to achieve or surpass key business metrics (revenue, quality, service).

+ Growth and Strategy: Contribute to both short- and long-term licensing strategies.

+ Drive business growth within established categories and support the development of newer categories. Ensure the timely execution and extension of all open contracts.

+ Financial and Oversight: Maintain centralized tracking and reporting for all licensing activities.

+ Manage financial audits to verify full Licensee compliance.

+ Collaboration: Develop collaborative working relationships with Licensee and business teams, including KASA licensing, engineering, legal, risk management, and finance, to ensure successful project execution and strategic alignment.

+ Strong application of procurement principles (sourcing strategies, RFP processes, licensee management).

+ Successful negotiation experience, contract development, and execution.

+ Sourcing and/or product or project management related experience.

+ Strong planning, organizational, managing, financial, analytical, and quality mindset skills.

+ Strong leadership, interpersonal, motivational, and communication skills.

+ Ability to learn new systems (Royalty Zone).

+ Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Minimum requirements

+ Bachelor’s degree

+ 3+ years of sourcing and/or product or project management related experience

Preferred skills and experiences

+ Experience with global teams, cross-regional projects, and New Product Readiness (NPR)/product development.

+ Ability to adapt quickly to changing environment, overcome challenges, and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders, and navigate a complex matrixed environment

+ Strong influencing, consultative and relationship building skills- aligning objectives across teams and partnering internally and externally to grow the business

+ Proactive project management skills as well as strong time management, prioritization and organization acumen

+ Proven analytical skills and ability to successfully integrate different streams of information into sound propositions

+ Learning agility, growth mindset, critical thinking, sound judgment and effective decision-making ability

Connect with us and learn more about Whirlpool Corporation

See what it's like to work at Whirlpool by visiting Whirlpool Careers (http://www.whirlpoolcareers.com/) . Additional information about the company can be found on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/WhirlpoolCorp/) , Twitter (http://twitter.com/whirlpoolcorp) , LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/company/whirlpool-corporation/life/) , Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/whirlpoolcorp/) and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/WhirlpoolCorporation) .

Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.