Senior Director Manufacturing

About Us:

Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kleenex®. Kotex®. Poise®. Huggies®. 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.

What You’ll Do (Role Purpose):

The position is responsible for the development of a world class manufacturing organization and asset footprint that can safely and consistently deliver the product supply needs of the North American Businesses. The scope includes responsibility for all Manufacturing matters for the North American Personal Care Businesses or the North American Tissue Businesses. The incumbent will be required to play a key role in the Enterprise Supply Chain organization providing leadership and input to the development and execution of enterprise standards.

The position has direct responsibility for ~5,000 KC employees with 8-10 direct reports (Mill Managers at Director and Senior Director level)

The Impact You can Make:

Influence:

• Role reports to VP of North America Manufacturing
• Must effectively interact with all levels of the organization and across functions from front line hourly employees through the Group Presidents and ELT members (CSCO specifically)
• Incumbent has decision rights for all aspects of Manufacturing Operations in order top safely meet supply needs at lowest possible cost.
• Incumbent will play a key role in broader Supply Chain and Business Unit decision making and must have the ability and capability to influence at senior levels of the organization

Accountabilities:

• Ensure all products are manufactured safely, meeting all the applicable regulation and standards and at the right time and cost so that the overall business / financial objectives are met.
• Lead the deployment of the EHS Strategy across Manufacturing Operations in close partnership with Enterprise EHS team.
• Develop a culture of zero loss mindset across the NA Manufacturing organization.
• Drive improvements across all principal accountabilities of safety, quality, culture, delivery, and cost to enable to efficient growth of the businesses in North America
• Lead effective implementation NA Manufacturing Excellence strategy (OPEX, LSS, Digital Manufacturing, Reliability Excellence) enabling NA Asset Base to achieve benchmark performance enabling the growth of the business.
• Reinvigorate the Lean Continuous improvement culture across manufacturing teams, with specific focus on Leadership capability development.
• Build talent of staff deputies and plant functional leaders; manage team member performance and career development.
• Lead the development and execution of the manufacturing facility 5 year strategic business plans
• Internal and External performance benchmarking and driving best practice adoption across NA and enterprise.
• Drive standardization across NA ensuring rapid adoption and deployment of enterprise standards.

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.

Experiences We’re Looking For

Required (essential for the job):

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Proven track record of driving results and fostering an inclusive work environment.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and change management skills

Preferred (not essential, but desired):

• MBA or advance degree
• Experience in FDA regulated manufacturing environments (specifically med devices)

Location:

Neenah, Wisconsin Preferred

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 organization’s goals.

Total Benefits:

Here are a few of the benefits you’d 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:
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.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

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-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.

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