Job Openings at Kimberly-Clark

Ref No: 830217
Worker Type: Employee
Worker Sub-Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
Time Type: Full time

Role Purpose

• This role is a critical position to enable and advance the global supply chain strategic use of External Manufacturing for Kimberly-Clark’s consumer businesses. The individual will work with a key supplier of finished goods to ensure we build a strategic relationship.  
• The role involves ensuring cost targets, quality levels, service, and sustainability goals are met.  The role will coordinate across key supporting functional areas in K-C including planning, procurement, research & engineering, distribution & logistics, regulatory, and quality.

Principal Accountabilities

• Along with R&E, ensure delivery of the new product plan development via management and tracking including:
  • Detailed timeline
  • Key program milestones
• Manage key stakeholders through regular communications, formal and informal:
  • Senior leader influence
  • Concise verbal and written reviews
• Work closely with the External Manufacturer to ensure operating performance meets K-C requirements in several areas including:
  • Cost management programs
  • Supplier performance management
  • Capacity management including equipment strategy
• Along with Planning, coordinate product launch schedules, ensuring materials availability meets production plans and that production plans meet customer requirements.
• Work collaboratively with suppliers to close identified due diligence gaps according to program requirements.
• Build internal and external relationships effectively with open and constructive communications.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering / Science / Supply Chain / Operations Management 
• Minimum of 10 years combined experience across R&E, supply chain, and operations
• Expert project management experience driving complex global projects engaging multiple internal and external functional teams to successful completion
• Experience managing external supplier relationships
• Effective and influential (written and verbal) communication in the English language
• Certified Lean Six Sigma experience a plus

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Ref No: 825675
Worker Type: Employee
Worker Sub-Type: Regular
 

Main Purpose of Job

• To leverage a unique understanding of the market and consumer which will build brand equity and align  Nigeria long-term category and brand development strategies with the region. To deliver profitable returns through leading the development of brand and portfolio activation plans; support, guidance  and coaching regional Sales/Key Distributor marketing teams.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of  long-term Brand Strategy Reviews aligned to sector & regional business strategy
• Lead development of Brand Operating Plans for Nigeria region aligned to Brand Strategy Reviews
• Secure divisional support for Brand Operating Plans
• Provide support for Sales/Key Distributor BTA’s ito executing BOP’s and developing consumer insight
• Monitor brand equity across the region to ensure alignment to strategies/plans
• Manage and monitor the research processes - provide specialist support in the area of consumer research and insights across the division
• Identify opportunities and monitor brand development within the portfolios
• Monitors all marketing initiatives within the brand group across all aspects of the mix to ensure alignment to strategy, response to market dynamics and consumer needs
• Deliver brand group profitability
• Applies creative judgment in assessing consumer communication
• Ensures all Marketing processes and the KC Way are applied and implemented as appropriate
• Manages the Agency relationship to deliver the best creative results
• Manages (CFT) Cross Functional relationship, ensuring communication and involvement as required
• Establishes portfolio mix requirements in terms of price, packaging and ensures alignment across brands/sub-brands
• Ensures channel opportunities and constraints are identified, managed and influences to deliver profit

Qualifications and Experience

• Brand building: purpose, big ideas, marketing strategy, transformative content
• Lead transformational growth through expansive thinking beyond what is existing
• Embed strong external focus – consumer understanding
• Strong acumen in leveraging digital as a way to build stronger smarter relationships with consumers
• Proven success leading the development and execution of commercial programmes that deliver exceptional sustained results.
• Strong analytics, able to stand back and evaluate data, a rigorous and creative approach to problem-solving.  Has the capability to transform it into actionable strategy which is measurable.
• Exceptional leadership skills with an extensive track record of building successful results-oriented and high-performing teams.
• A track record of bringing out the best of people
• Elevating marketing capabilities in the organization
• Experience of working in partnership with Sales as part of a Commercial team which is financially disciplined for-profit achievement.