Innovation, Technology & Reliability Leader - Baby & Child Care
Job DescriptionAs a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
As the Innovation, Technology, and Reliability Leader for Baby & Child Care (BCC), you are responsible for the support to product innovation upgrades, process technology & reliability management for BCC products. You will bring in necessary expertise in product, process and engineering to deliver the innovation upgrades, process improvements & asset efficiency improvements on BCC assets across Enterprise Markets (EM). You will work closely with engineering, process leads, R&D as well as OEMs and engineering service providers to develop and implement solutions. You will have to keep track of performance of various assets along with the Operations Excellence team and support them in gap analysis and solutions to improve asset reliability. Working with capital and sector engineering team to manage the optimized deployment of capex will be key deliverable for this position.
In this role, you will:
Innovation & Technology
Work with R&D /Engineering/Procurement teams to build the product upgrade solutions at optimized cost & to implement DTV solutions to drive cost improvements. Identify advantaged actions and initiatives that can reduce cost and drive consumer value.
Drive product platform rationalization well supported by available technology along with R&D/Engineering/Ops excellence/ VS team to get the best benefit for EM. Look into future needs & keep building the necessary capabilities through internal/external teams for early response.
Work with GSC teams in innovations & design for the Personal Care value streams solutions which are fit for purpose with optimized cost.
Value, efficiency enhancement
Support analysis with internal partners to determine make vs, buy, to ensure capital efficiency.
Build the process for qualification trials efficiency & transfer of data to avoid repetition & losses.
Support engineering teams, consulting them on upgrade/improvement project implementation through right mix of internal/external resources for improved cost & efficiency.
Reliability and performance management
Bring the outside in, ensure competitive understanding, industry benchmarks and global internal capabilities to drive the performance across mills.
Build the knowledge /capability across mills on tech/process improvements to drive efficiency.
Define and monitor KPIs to measure the effectiveness along with Ops excellence & VS teams, including metrics related to cost, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction.
Identify and mitigate risks within the upgrades/technology used, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and company policies.
Work with Engineering teams to drive the asset life cycle ownership cost reduction through various initiatives & support Ops excellence team in conducting these WS & provide tech 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 manufacturing 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:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering stream or related field. Post graduation in Industrial engineering, operations management will be added advantage.
Extensive experience in manufacturing ops, design, process & innovation projects management within the CPG industry, with a proven track record of driving process improvements & delivering solutions.
Excellent product & process knowledge, experience of working with OEM/ESPs to deliver solutions at right cost.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in data-driven decision-making. Ability to think out of box, reapplication of technology/solutions.
Right leadership, ability to influence and diverse team management capabilities to drive results.
Experience in end-to-end innovation cycles with critical role played in delivering results.
Effective, consistent communications and stakeholder management skills.
Understanding of Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
Willingness to travel for on-site assessments and collaboration with segments and ABUs globally.
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.
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