Value Stream SME- Partnership Products / GNW Materials
You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands and take our future to the next level. In this role with K-C's procurement team, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
Kimberly-Clark is looking for an ambitious, self-driven and talented individual to be responsible for Partnership Products / GNW Materials end-to-end Value Streams strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance efficiency, quality, and innovation across the product lifecycle. This includes global value streams for the sector platforms: Partnership Products and GNW materials.
Role Accountabilities:
Value stream optimization
- Leverage sector Value Stream strategies and technology roadmaps to implement advantaged actions and initiatives to accelerate value delivery by improving efficiency, reducing cost and driving consumer value.
- Serve as the primary contact to leverage manufacturing technologies and process advancement to drive end-to-end optimization.
- Must have a strategic global mindset with the ability to dimension business case/value delivery out of qualitative, disparate data points within many layers of the organization.
- Orchestrate ESC teams to Advance, Innovate and design for the sector value streams.
- Work closely with various departments of the business (e.g., Operations, R&D, Sales, and Marketing) to improve the overall Value Stream.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize and create top level initiatives to drive end-to-end value stream for the sector.
- Drive robustness in make versus buy analysis with ECM and internal partners, while ensuring strong capital efficiency.
- Strong commercial partnership and understanding of the customers and consumers to ensure the supply chain can deliver as expected.
- Support sourcing strategy, ensure business continuity, and negotiation leverage.
- Defines / manages definition of Target Condition, benchmarks vs Current Condition and develops gap closure plans.
Goal setting and performance management
- Bring the outside in, ensure competitive understanding, industry benchmarks and global internal capabilities.
- Define and monitor KPIs to measure the effectiveness of the sector Value Streams, including metrics related to cost, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction.
- Identify and mitigate risks within the Value Stream, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
New product and process innovation
- Drive the manufacturing technology advancement roadmap, understand global asset capabilities and needs, align to the innovation roadmap, the asset strategy and process advancements.
- Collaborate with R&D, Product Development and Capital Engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of new products/systems into the Value Stream.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in operations management within the CPG/B2B industry, with a proven track record of driving process improvements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in data-driven decision-making.
- Excellent leadership and team management capabilities.
- Experience in end-to-end cost optimization and innovation cycles.
- Effective, consistent global communications and stakeholder management skills.
- Global operations experience, including familiarity with international manufacturing and supply chain practices.
- Proven application of Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
- Willingness to travel for on-site assessments and collaboration with segments and sectors globally.
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
To Be Considered
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And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies.
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