Digital Lifecycle Sr. Specialist - Kimberly-Clark : Job Details

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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.

As a Digital Lifecycle Senior Specialist, the focus will be on driving North America's transformation of systems and processes on the Digital Lifecycle Management team with the goal of advancing capabilities and total system process efficiency. The end goal of which is to achieve a highly connected and operationally intelligent supply chain that can deliver ongoing value to Kimberly Clark.

Reporting to the Digital Lifecycle Sr. Manager-SKU/RM, the Digital Lifecycle Senior Specialist will provide a high level of technical, functional and process expertise for the team's core systems and day to day business processes. The incumbent will support the strategic vision of the broader organization by working on system enhancements, end-to-end business process optimization and developing digital capability both within the Digital Lifecycle Team and across all the North America Business Units. A high degree of business acumen will be required in building relationship and executing these changes across the team and impact business groups upstream and downstream of the Digital Lifecycle processes. Key stakeholders include, but are not limited to: Marketing, Packaging, Quality, R&E, Planning, Product Safety, Senior Leadership, DTS, NA Manufacturing sites, and other system/process owners within the Supply Chain Digital Transformation space.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a lead contact, SME, and process owner for processes in SAP PLM, SAP ERP, and associated systems including: E2E Workflow, Database Structure & Changes, Specification, Recipe/BOM Content, Material Master Data, Obsolescence, Process health monitoring.
• Provide mentorship and technical/process support to the team for the scoping and execution of improved system/process capabilities and ways of working to better deliver business needs and project deliverables.
• Work across Business Units and systems within the assigned spaces to maximize organizational efficiency and remove barriers in order to create better flow and efficiency.
• Work as the point of contact to enable flow to work on critical business initiatives within the DLM process.
• Collaborate with peer Digital Lifecycle leads and central team to drive best practices around reporting, metrics, task automation, continuous improvement, development of new tools, solutions and growing the digital capability/upskilling of the team.
• Compile and analyze end to end process data to make tactical recommendations to business managers to foster improved user adoption/capability and measure/achieve target metrics for accuracy, touch reduction, speed to market, and value acceleration within the digital lifecycle space.
• Serve as the SKU team lead for Training, Communication, Database Architecture, Testing & Enhancements.
• Define clear business requirements for DTS solutions; coordinate user acceptance testing, lead complex changes, and develop relevant technical training material.

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 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:

• Minimum of bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, business/related field or equivalent business experience
• 3+ years of Supply Chain, R&D, or Quality experience.
• Experience with Digital systems (i.e. SAP, PLM, Excel, SQL, Plant Applications, PowerBI, etc.)
• Strong manufacturing and/or supply chain business process knowledge and business acumen
• Exceptional ability to extract, distill, communicate, and teach complex business processes and requirements to all levels of the organization
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills to motivate, coach, lead, and influence a diverse group of team members

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to apply LEAN principles to business situations.
• Experience building and maintaining business systems and processes.
• Experience working with DTS systems
• Proficient in data access tools and PC based applications (Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Direct Manufacturing, R&D, Packaging or Planning experience.
• Advanced analytical skills
• Manage priorities rendering judgments and make timely decisions in alignment with business objectives, strategies, and tactics in varying environments with different tasks, responsibilities, and people across all business units.

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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 Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

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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.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

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.

Salary Range: 85,540 – 105,620 USD. At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.