Senior Director, Digital Manufacturing Strategy and Transformation Apply
About Us
Cottonelle. Scott. Kleenex. Kotex. Poise. Huggies. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brandsand 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 wouldnt exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, youll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. Were founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and were always looking for new and better ways to perform so theres your open door of opportunity. Its all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
What Youll Do (Role Purpose)
Kimberly-Clark is looking for an ambitious, self-driven and talented individual to lead our Digital Manufacturing Strategy, Transformation, & Technology team. In this role, you will be accountable for digital technology capabilities defined and delivered to the K-C Enterprise Supply Chain functions, partnering with the Supply Chain Executive Leadership team across the core pillars including Make, Planning, Sourcing, Moving, Delivering and Customer Service.
Provide leadership, coordination, and direction for management of the open portfolio of business activities in the 2-5-year business horizon to ensure delivery of supply chain transformation agenda. This leadership role will drive and prioritize resource deployment in pursuit of exceptional service and total transformation cost savings. This role has a team of 12 direct reports.
The Impact You can Make
- Drive digitally connected processes and workforce through advancements in digital technology solutions resulting in savings and efficiencies
- Business Engagement Leadership to define business needs, business case, and investment roadmaps to deliver business value
- Value identification using insights from loss analytics data
- Plan benefits realization through initiative and project development
- Act as a strategic visionary in the Digital Manufacturing space, both establishing potential for further improvements, opportunities for optimization of existing initiatives and ongoing accountability monitoring of results benefits versus commitment as well as understanding tactical execution
- Partner with the business to build and execute Enterprise manufacturing strategic roadmaps that are aligned with business strategies and highlight opportunities for transforming the business by embracing advanced technology capabilities
- Build a flexible digital manufacturing strategic framework that can be utilized across the enterprise to support plug and play advanced technologies for simplifying and standardizing OT/IT integration processes and strategy
- Build and lead digital focused cross functional teams which embrace technologies and improve processes that increase performance, quality, and safety metrics within the manufacturing facilities.
- Drive embedded process controls and optimization of production on assets improving OEE and delivering significant savings
- Determine foundational requirements and standardize global digital deployments to drive efficiency and effectiveness
- Work within the DM, DTS, Innovation and Operations teams to complete the Explore, Screen, Test, Learn and Scale cycles (Innovation team) or Deploy, Sustain and Retire (Operations team)
- Use agile methodologies to ensure Portfolio backlog is aligned, maintained and achieved throughout project cycles
- Execute strategic vision for the use of technology and the IIOT to advance the performance of K-C Manufacturing
- Collaboration with factory personnel and other internal and external business partners
- Must coordinate and lead across functions at all levels: through KCSC, KC IT and Finance
- Accountable for scouting operational technology (OT) external to K-C: Technology solutions, applications and deployment approaches and partnering with IT on scouting events for new digital capabilities for the enterprise
- Responsible for overall digital manufacturing program success and ensuring business case is achieved, defining and tracking the key performance indicators to measure success
- Partnering with GSC Communications lead on effective program communications and change management at multiple organizational levels
About You:
Youre driven to 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.
Experiences Were Looking For
- Bachelors degree or greater in Computer Science, Data Sciences, Supply Chain Operations, Management of Information Systems, Engineering or Business Management or related discipline
- MBA / Graduate degree or progressive educational certificate preferred
- 15+ years of functional experience in the business function
- 7+ years of experience in manufacturing, supply chain and/or facilitating the development and implementation of business initiatives and projects, based on management objectives
- Profound understanding of the CPG industry and how to use change management best practices, disciplines, and technology to achieve business objectives
- Corporate or consulting experience preferred
- 3-5 years of Team Leader experience
- Ability to provide strategic technical leadership and lead by influence the creation of long-term strategy (e.g., more than 3 years) roadmaps in a virtual environment aligning and communicating with all levels of the business (senior executives leadership through end users)
- Ability to communicate and influence multi-disciplinary teams developing strong partnerships across functions to drive measurable collaboration, consensus and operational results
- Leadership experience in digital strategy deployment and uses of automation in world-class production facilities
- Functional knowledge of manufacturing operations including but not limited to the following functions: planning/forecasting, supply management, procurement, sales and operations planning, engineering, production scheduling, maintenance, production controls, quality control, inventory management, supply chain, warehouse and distribution
- Track record of project delivery success that should include: System Implementation / Integration, cost savings, process improvement, production capacity improvement,
- Strong functional knowledge of ERP and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) with broad IT expertise in various disciplines (system development, infrastructure) and new technologies
- Keen technical skills and demonstrable ability to assess needs, identify issues, recommend alternatives and implement and lead change
- Demonstrated capability in making timely, difficult decisions to ensure critical business needs and timelines are met
- Experience in supplier management, Project Management, Waterfall and Agile methodologies
- Strong analytical skills, demonstrated organizational and leadership skills, examples of effective teamwork, a track record of consistently meeting deadlines and due dates
- Superb communication skills, written and verbal, utilizing a clear and concise manner across various levels of the organization
- Excellent judgment, interpersonal skills, cultural awareness and professional maturity with executive presentation experience, comfortable interacting with senior executive leadership, lead, facilitate and manage change effectively
- SAP experience preferred
- Ability to Travel may be required to support the business (up to 30%)
Location
Preferred - Kimberly Clark Office Location
Ways of Working and Leadership Competencies We Value
- Focus on Consumers. We keep the needs of customers and consumers at the center of our work. Building strong customer relationships and delivering consumer-centric solutions. Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies that delight our consumers.
- Play to Win. We aim high, measure our results, and live our values because winning with integrity matters. Setting aggressive goals and consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. Pushing past status quo to create new and better ways to solve problems and win.
- Move Fast. We turn decisions into action, remove barriers and seek progress over perfection. Stepping up to champion ideas, address difficult issues and say what needs to be said. Tackling challenges with a sense of urgency, seizing new opportunities and scaling winning solutions.
- Grow our People. We champion inclusion and encourage our people to ideate, innovate and contribute to their growth. Encouraging diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds that enable our winning culture. Placing a high priority on developing self and others to meet career goals and the organizations goals.
Total Benefits
Here are a few of the benefits youd enjoy. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
- Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. 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. You may contact 866-444-4516 when prompted for employee ID, say OTHER CALLER - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your 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. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clarks applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clarks sole discretion.
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