Associate Director, Strategy Deployment & Business Operations

Kimberly-Clark Corporation•Atlanta, GA

33d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. As Associate Director, Strategy Deployment & Business Operations, you will lead facilitation of key business operations processes within Kimberly-Clark Professional (KCP) North America with a heavy emphasis on execution, analytics, and performance improvement. This individual will also lead end-to-end coordination and development of KCP North America's annual and long-range strategic business plan. Additionally, in this role you will lead and support execution of numerous ad hoc strategic initiatives and transformation projects by working with key business leaders throughout the North America business. Work is strongly influenced by the President and CFO of KCP NA as well as NA functional leaders. You'll report to the Senior Director, Strategy & Commercial Capability and will manage a small team, in addition to managing a broader scope of cross-functional team members depending on the project. This position is based in Roswell, GA.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree; MBA is a plus
10+ years' experience in consumer or strategy focused role or another equivalent combination of education and experience (i.e. business operations and / or chief of staff roles).
Experience in management consulting and/or CPG industry experience in strategy development or strategic projects and insights
Effective communicator able to build creditability and be a trusted voice with leadership and key stakeholders on market intelligence, competitive dynamics, and initiatives impacting company performance.
Demonstrated ability developing and executing strategic initiatives that result in enterprise-wide transformational change and value creation.
Structured thinking and analytical skills with strong proficiency in MS Excel and Powerpoint.
Proven experience working in a fast-paced setting; enthusiastic about the potential strategic opportunities facing Kimberly-Clark; well-grounded and pragmatic.
Project Management proficiency with ability to scope projects, deliver results against set expectations, timelines, financials, etc.
Ability to interface, communicate with, and influence multiple functions and leadership levels.
Strategic Vision/Thought Leadership
Communication/Personal Impact
Analytical/Logical/Structured Problem solver
Business Achievement Drive/Performance Driven
Team/Process Leadership

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the context of a large, complex, global organization where working across boundaries and leading through influence are keys to success considered a plus.

Responsibilities

Strategic Projects: Perform analysis and strategic assessment for key Enterprise initiatives, prioritized transformation programs, and workshops as determined by the KCP NA Leadership Team. This individual will provide thought leadership, project support, and act as a knowledge resource in the areas of market insights, commercial analytics, and ABU financial reporting.
Strategic Planning: Facilitate the KCP NA planning cycle (annual business plan and three-year business plan) in conjunction with the broader Enterprise timeline and work across KCP NA teams to develop the plan. The plan will be grounded in insights and ultimately inform adjustments to existing strategies and levels of investment/resource allocation based upon new learnings and changes in the competitive environment.
Annual Objective Setting: Lead annual KCP NA objective setting process to facilitate achievement of business unit goals and alignment across KCP functional teams in conjunction with Enterprise aspiration. Furthermore, this individual will lead work that contributes to business unit prioritization, scorecarding, and tracking of commercial metrics to ensure proper prioritization and progress related to commercial initiatives.
Business Unit Routines: Work closely with a broad array of internal stakeholders that will include cross-functional teams and the North America Leadership Team to deploy key business operations routines (IBP, S&OP) and monthly / quarterly meetings in alignment with the KCNA enterprise cadence. Additionally, this role will be responsible for supporting development of key ABU-specific content (e.g., summits, townhalls, customer meetings).
Partnership Products Support: Oversee strategic and financial support for the KCP NA Partnership Products business.

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.

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