Job Description

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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. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

The IFP Dry Tissue LCM leader, Asia/Australia will be responsible for delivering the Innovation agenda and the Cost/margin transformation across all the Family Care tissue business and Professional tissue businesses for the ASIA + ANZ ABUs, supporting the growth acceleration and margin transformation in that region, which hosts three of the five focus markets for IFP (ANZ, Thailand, Taiwan). This individual will report into the Dry Tissue LCM Senior Team Leader (based in UK), and will be an active participant & contributor of IFP Dry Tissue Platform Leadership team. The individual will also serve as the go-to R& D partner for the ABU leadership in the region, facilitating seamless connection between the ABU and R& D leadership teams.

This role requires senior expertise in innovating on highly-commoditised categories like tissue, as well as solid experience in driving substantial cost & margin improvements through product, technology & process innovation, together with an exceptional understanding & knowledge of KC tissue manufacturing processes & facilities.

Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities:

• ANZ IFP markets. Partnering closely with the R& D innovation team to ensure seamless handover, and with PS counterparts to ensure successful start-up in mills. Also, leading complete end-to-end development & implementation of multiple local renovations for each of the individual countries within their region (with ANZ, Thailand & Taiwan making up 3 of the 5 focus markets for IFP). Working across 7 mills (3xTaiwan, 1 Australia, 2xThailand, 1xMalaysia and several ECMs (Contract Manufacturing)

• Margin transformation & Cost management: Serve as regional R& D leader to develop the 0-3yr DTV (Design to Value) strategies, define key initiatives and execute the plan to ensure annual DTV targets are met/exceeded, partnering closely with Value stream teams, supporting the delivery of ~150Mn$/yr savings required from IFP to deliver Powering Care goal of 3Bn$ over 5 years

• Life Cycle Management: Lead and own all product Life Cycle Management activities to ensure strong business continuity & fast resolution of raw material or product related supply interruptions in partnership with Product supply together with ongoing work to mitigate such risks.

• Resource prioritization: Accountable to ensure team (6 FTE) is empowered and have clarity. Team members located in: Australia, Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia. Working with a high level of autonomy & independence from direct team leader to make required priority calls to support work in local region

• Organisational Leadership: Fosters an environment that motivates a diverse team to fully use its capabilities in achieving desired business results for IFP primarily in Asia + ANZ regions.

• Develops and sustains talent, including developing future leaders to strengthen our succession plans

• Creates an environment to share and leverage best practice and knowledge sharing, across our regional teams so that we create strong synergies across regions & enable our vision of a nimble, fast and fit-for-purpose organisation

• Lives and builds an empowered performance driven culture characterized by collaboration and multi-functional teamwork, agility, resilience, learning and a ‘can do’ mindset in support of achieving high performance levels.

• I& D mindset - Leverage our leadership and hold them to a higher standard as cultural enablers who build high-performing, diverse teams and infuse inclusion into how we work and make business decisions.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth, and impact. We’re founded on 151 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference.

At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Essential requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering or related discipline

• Minimum 10 years of experience in R& D innovation/Manufacturing in FMCG industries.

• Demonstrated evidence of a strong fundamental understanding of Family Care/KCP technologies, processes, materials and products. With proven experience in leading & delivering innovation programs

• Building and Leading Teams: The leader should have the ability to build, motivate, manage, and develop strong teams (both direct and indirect), who are sitting across multiple locations

• Exceptional Technical Curiosity & strong analytical skills; ability to resolve complex problems and translate market observations to business opportunities

• Highly developed collaboration skills with an ability to work and influence across a matrix organization, influencing peers & stakeholders, other functions with credibility and strong business leadership

• Strong financial background & commercial acumen – understanding of market dynamics, P& L management & how to build and evaluate business cases.

• A key member of the IFP Tissue R& D team: Influencing & giving thoughtful opinion beyond the direct responsibility of the role. Engaging with and influencing leaders in R& D and being the on-the-ground R& D leader & go-to partner for the ABU leadership team (up to VP level) and local Supply chain leadership (up to Senior Director level). Will also own establishing & fostering strong connections with YK Family Care given geographical proximity.

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.

No Relocation:

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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