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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.

The primary purpose of this position is to lead R&E activities for Pull-Ups IMF programs. This role will work in conjunction with the R&E BCC Product Team Members, Marketing and Sales Teams, Engineering and Technology Teams, Insights and Analytics, Marketing S&I, Project Teams, Manufacturing facilities and the BCC cross-functional organization. The candidate reports to an R&E Manager and receives work direction from the Manager, R&E Technical Leader, and cross-functional organization, though this role is largely self-directed. This role will give work direction, coaching, and mentoring to 3-10 indirect team members.

In this role you will:

• Project lead for Goodnites IMF programs. Lead cross-functional R&E team to deliver upon project goals. Create timeline with key milestones, drive adherence to the timeline, escalate as appropriate, identify and drive key learning. With help cross-functionally, deliver programs with strong business cases through IMF.
• Works closely with the Marketing, Sales, and Finance teams amongst others to achieve project goals. Significant influence without authority required.
• Provide work direction, coach, and mentor members of the cross-functional R&E team.
• Protect and defend Kimberly-Clark proprietary product and technology through the appropriate use of patents and trade secrets.
• Document key learnings and significant research findings in a searchable, retrievable format and coach junior team members in their documentation practices
• Ensure all work complies with corporate safety, regulatory, product safety and sustainability requirements.
• Interface effectively with the other work stream teams to ensure business success.

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:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or relevant scientific discipline with 7+ years of experience
• Broad experiences in product development and/or project management, process development or material development
• Experience in executing consumer or technical / scientific studies.
• Proven track record of effectively communicating to and influencing leaders and team members across all levels of the R&E and cross-functional organization.
• Ability to provide work direction to team members not in a direct reporting relationship
• 5-15% Travel

Preferred:

• Experience in project/product development, particularly D&C and LCM
• Experience leading projects and/or capital projects
• Work experience across a range of Research & Engineering disciplines
• Strong understanding of BCC products, brands, business, and technologies.
• Strong mentoring skills

Total Benefits

Here are a few of the benefits you'd enjoy in this role working for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see .

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
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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 - when prompted for employee ID, say "OTHER CALLER" - or 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 for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark's applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clark's sole discretion.

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