Kimberly-Clark

Associate Director, S&OE

Kimberly-Clark

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Neenah • Wisconsin • United States

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Salary

💰 $157,720 - $194,760 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Provide directions to the S&OE team and support escalation for their assigned Sector/Business Unit ensuring that plans laid out in the S&OP are executed.
  • Partner with BU sales, Brands, Supply Chain and Product Supply Teams to provide input into decision making, gather input into deviations, assist in execution of business plans and gap management.
  • Participate in Key Projects as needed to enhance S&OE capabilities and drive overall value for Supply Chain Planning & Logistics Organization.
  • Assist Director of Inbound/Outbound Planning in development of team roles and responsibilities.
  • Train, coach and develop S&OE team in the ways of working, tool utilization, Coordinated Response, segmentation, and scenario/driver-based segmentation to deliver our S&OP plans.
  • Provide leadership for S&OE and related collaboration processes, including Sales and Operations Planning, Strategic Service Management Initiative, Customer Transition Planning, Innovation Management, and key customer level forecasts.
  • Assist in execution of S&OE to meet or exceed key performance indicators.
  • Assist in identification, interpretation, and containment of gaps to our S&OP plans as required.
  • Facilitate decision making and escalation to recommend solutions to assigned business unit when key performance indicators are not met.
  • Participate in strategic development and implementation of sustainable management tools and processes that support S&OE and gap management.
  • Provide leadership in proactively managing situations in which supply and demand are out of balance including the development and execution of demand management and/or supply allocation strategies where appropriate.
  • Keep informed of industry initiatives/trends, new technologies and process enhancements through benchmarking and best practices research to be leveraged in support of team objectives, while linking development plans with front-end learning agendas.
  • Shape and sustain effectively motivated teams to deliver desired results by providing vision direction, building trust, coaching and developing team members, leveraging individual abilities, and ensuring best practices are utilized.
  • Develop and maintain sustainable business relationships with key customers.
  • Make recommendations and help navigate decisions as part of the S&OE process.
  • Report out or share information with director level, senior director level, GM, and VP level on a regular basis and with higher levels of the organization as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • 5+ years of experience with successful supply chain planning, gap management, quantitative business analyses and general supply and demand.
  • Experience in S&OP process.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Working knowledge of logistics, finance, customer development, consumer business brand strategies and business management.
  • Complex problem solver to resolve business issues.
  • Project leadership skills.
  • Experience developing internal customer relationships and conducting business analyses.
Benefits
  • 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain planninggap managementquantitative business analysisS&OP processlogisticsfinancecustomer developmentbusiness managementproject leadershipdemand management
Soft Skills
analytical skillscomplex problem solvingleadershipcoachingteam developmentcommunicationrelationship buildingdecision makingvision directiontrust building
Certifications
Bachelor's degree