Job Description

You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. You want to work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

Innovation Design & Development:

• Be the expert for your product area on the ideal product for consumers and customers and your products performance versus competition
• Be a key player in driving forward our ambitious sustainability agenda
• Influencing & partnering with multi-functional teams to develop & deliver programs/projects that are consistent with our strategies and leverage our competitive & consumer understanding to deliver against local, business unit needs

Project Leadership:

• Working as part of multi-functional team to provide R& D leadership on your assigned innovation/renovation projects: leading design and development phases of the project to ensure consumer & technical qualification is completed, and ultimately deliver product proposition that meets key criteria (performance, compliance, cost, timings)
• In this role you will also lead claims development and substantiation, benefit visualisation and demos to support innovation/renovation programs and commercial renovation
• Ensuring seamless handover to LCM and mill teams to ensure an un-interrupted transfer of R& D project ownership through to launch, providing on-going consultation on any in-market follow-ups & support.

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 more than 150 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 [technical] 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:

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Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a major scientific or engineering discipline.
• Strong project management experience
• Experience of providing R& D support to qualify new product start-ups & facilitate handover to Product Supply/external contract manufacturers
• Strong product design/development experience and proven ability to translate consumer needs/wishes into product proposals/ideas, and then developing & qualifying products from technical & consumer point of view
• Good knowledge of relevant compliance & conformance requirements for regulated products and familiar with change management process
• Strong Technical Curiosity: be an idea generator and a consumer & brand champion with good technical know how
• Strong verbal/written communication & influencing skills
• Good collaboration & team working skills

Preferred (not essential, but desired):

• Good technical mastery across multiple technologies that are relevant for IFP dry tissue and formulated products
• Has experience working with external contract manufacturers

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.

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To Be Considered

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