Adult and Feminine Care Brand Growth & Innovation Leader - Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Chicago, IL 60601
About the Job
Job Description
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)
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 your Adult and Feminine Care Brand Growth & Innovation Leader role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.
Adult and Feminine Care Brand Growth & Innovation Leader leads longer term strategy and innovation for their sector and is a key link to the Global Sector Strategy organization. This key role works closely with Marketing Sr Directors/VPs to drive synergies and strategies across the BU (Adult & Feminine Care) to enable them to drive the right work to achieve overall growth and business results. Leads a team of three.
The Impact You Can Make
- Leads and drives the 3-to-5-year brand strategy and supporting innovation and renovation pipeline to deliver the needs of the categories and overall strategic business plan.
- Drives connection & scale between KCNA and the global team / regions.
- Develops the Strategic Business Plan, in collaboration with cross-functional teams, such as Insights & Analytics, Research & Engineering, Brand leaders, and Finance, and works with the Marketing Sr Directors/VPs on the transforming it into actionable ABPs.
- Drives prioritization, portfolio decisions and on-going pipeline development.
- Designs, develops, and implements marketing programs and/or pricing strategies to support the organization's products, services, or market sector.
- Creates and seizes new business opportunities, new categories, and identify long term products, promise, and channel innovation.
- Represents sector on GSL and Global Brand Council.
- Works collaboratively with Marketing Sr Directors/VPs to drive synergies and strategies across the BU.
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
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 10+ years business & marketing experience - Marketing leader with demonstrated experience building business strategies, managing a P&L, and developing breakthrough innovation plans for growth. Should have a strong foundational understanding of the P&L, a record of strong talent building and ability to influence a diverse stakeholder group without direct authority.
- Transformational vision, strategic thinking, and executional skills - Demonstrated history of developing and activating bold strategic plans that drive transformational results. They should be consumer centric, growth minded and able to embrace & champion transformation. Must be able to translate disparate sources of information into fact-based strategies and innovation plans that will win with the consumer and deliver on the growth goals of the business. Must have experience with translating big ideas into execution.
- Strong innovation experience - Experience leveraging consumer, customer and category insights, drivers, and trends to build innovation across product, promise and channel. Should have experience developing and evaluating new product concepts, along with managing an innovation portfolio via stages and gates to deliver on the growth goals of a business.
- Global Minded Efficiency - Proven ability to leverage ideas & work from outside their region and business unit to drive scale and efficiency.
- Influence and interpersonal skills - Results-oriented with strong communication skills to inspire, influence and collaborate with cross-functional partners in a highly matrixed organization, including marketing directors, research & engineering, other KCNA RSLs, Digital CoE, Performance Marketing, Global team, and RSLs from other global regions.
- Talent Builder - This leader must demonstrate strong team development skills and have prior experience inspiring cross functional teams to embrace & adopt transformation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree
- P&L management
Location
Preferred-Chicago, Illinois
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 protectioninsurance 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 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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