Strategic Material Planner

: Strategic Material Planner 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. In this role, you will:

• Execute material requirement plans to ensure raw material and work-in-process availability that support production schedules and optimizes inbound efficiencies.
• Provide long-term forecasts to vendors based on data-driven information, aligned to strategic Business Unit plans.
• Lead and/or participate in various Supply Planning projects which support development of organizational priorities.
• Coordinate with Strategic & Midterm Planners and provide direction to tactical Material Planners to support business plan changes and minimize obsolescence in collaboration with Operations, Marketing, Planning, and Packaging.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure their capacities meet the required volumes to prevent supply constraints and ensure vendor resources support the business plans; Manage any supply constraints through collaboration with Supply Planning, Procurement, and Operations teams.
• Maintain accurate recipe planning information for raw materials in SAP-ERP (an Enterprise Resource Planning system), updating as necessary for material and product changes.
• Participate and lead problem solving and process improvement with production site, staff, and vendor teams.

The successful candidate will join the Supply Planning Team and report to the Manager, Supply Planning - Personal Care Shared Materials. About Us At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We're founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform—so what can you do with that? There's no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark. Led by Purpose. Driven by You. About You You're 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. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business/Logistics/Supply Chain or related field
• 2+ years of experience in Supply Chain/Operations at a site or staff level
• Demonstrated ability to organize resources and analyze alternatives to make effective decisions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, building trust with others
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and facilitate different perspectives to drive solutions
• Strong analytical skillset, Microsoft Excel proficiency, and data-driven mindset
• A demonstrated ability to provide work direction and influence peers and others

Preferred (not essential, but desired):

• Previous Experience as a Material Planner and / or Production Scheduler
• Experience with SAP (R3 or APO) is preferred
• Working knowledge of supply chain interactions

Total Benefits For a complete overview, see Hybrid Work Arrangements: You're looking to make a difference. When and where it works best for you. And 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 work (hybrid) 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. Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply. 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. Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact View phone number on us.fitly.work or View email address on us.fitly.work for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request. 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. K-C will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of K-C's applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in K-C's sole discretion. #LI-Hybrid Primary Location USA-WI-Neenah Additional Locations Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time