Associate Director – Supply Chain Manufacturing - Neenah, WI

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JOB DESCRIPTION
Youre not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because were 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 youll bring your professional expertise talent and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic ground-breaking brands. In this role youll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

The Associate Finance Director Supply Chain Manufacturing will support the North America Tissue Manufacturing organization. This high-impact role serves as a strategic advisor and thought leader to the Sr Director of NA Tissue Manufacturing playing a pivotal role in accelerating cost savings driving continuous improvement and shaping strategic plans across our manufacturing network. The goal: to enable both Family Care and KC Professional businesses to fund innovation and consistently deliver high-quality productsat the right cost on time every time.

In this role you will:

Partner with the Sr Director Manufacturing North America Tissue to advance the Supply Chain strategy leveraging standard practices and processes to drive end-to-end supply chain integration.

Actively participate in building and executing supply chain manufacturing capabilities business strategies objectives and plans. Shape coordinate and drive delivery of projects/initiatives as required by the Sr Director Manufacturing North America Tissue and his/her deputies.

Apply financial concepts in an end-to-end business context covering manufacturing capacity planning and asset utilization capital planning and investments across Tissue manufacturing.

Overall ownership of Tissue plant manufacturing forecast and actuals results process and governance.

The role will provide direct coaching leadership and direction to the 8 Tissue Plant Finance Mangers.

Valued partner within NA cost transformation program working closely with the plant manufacturing teams to drive and optimize manufacturing WAVE cost savings and a future savings pipeline.

Provide management with financial advice and counsel on all pertinent business matters by supplying ongoing timely and meaningful financial analysis of actual performance business plans and other discreet projects including investment analysis for manufacturing projects.

Ensure application of efficient and effective financial and operating controls. Promote sound internal control programs and support the Corporations requirement for strong central financial control.

Work closely with key stakeholders and secure organizational alignment to ensure successful change management and implementation.

Provide a source of business knowledge and problem-solving capabilities to assure sound analyses recommendations and actionable programs arise across a wide range of business or financial opportunities (strategy development and execution cost transformation investment analysis cost to serve and inventory management).

Advocate LEAN business practices driving out waste in business processes using LEAN problem-solving tools and practices.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities
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 were constantly exploring new ideas on how when and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team youll 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 youll 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:

Bachelors degree in finance accounting or business-related field

Minimum of 10 years of experience and progressive financial leadership in brand manufacturing and operational Finance with a consistent record of influence and impact

Well-versed in the principles and practices of finance and accounting to ensure that procedures instructions and practices within the unit provide adequate internal financial control and are in conformance with corporate accounting and financial control policies and instructions

Demonstrated experience as a talent developer with the ability to inspire engage and empower a team to deliver their best while leveraging differences.

Demonstrated organizational skills to manage functional workload multiple priorities and competing time demands

Demonstrated leadership skills to drive change within a team as well as cross-functionally

Exceptional ability to influence without authority and has a bias towards action

Strong oral written and presentation skills to deliver effective confident and results-oriented communications and presentations

Advanced computer skills using Excel PowerPoint and PBI to prepare communications financial spreadsheets and presentations

Strong business judgment problem-solving and analytical skills

Strategic thinker who is willing to operate outside their comfort zone and has the courage to challenge the status quo

Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in Business

Experience working and influencing in a matrix organization

Driven and Self-motivated with a sense of curiosity and growth mindset

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