Senior Category Manager, Bath Tissue

Kimberly-Clark • Atlanta, GA

2d • 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 Senior Category Manager you will manage Kimberly-Clark Professional’s (KCP) North American Cottonelle® & Scott® Bath Tissue portfolio and P&L inclusive of identifying product innovation and/or renovation strategies, portfolio management, and commercial activation. The Bath Tissue portfolio is a high-profile focus category for our business with high growth expectations. You'll be responsible for driving category growth and profit improvement programs while maintaining alignment with brand & category strategy. In this role you’ll serve as a SME for the category, build and analyze customer and competitive insights, and translate these into actions that bring value to our customers and commercial activations to enable profitable growth. About Us Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. 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. Led by Purpose. Driven by You. 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, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll 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, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. 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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business-related discipline
• 7+ years of experience in marketing / brand management / sales roles with a demonstrated track record of achievement and growth in leadership behavior
• Deep Financial Acumen – Awareness and understanding of P&L and actions affecting it
• Full Potential Vision – Ability to develop long term vision and translation a tactical action plan with urgency to accomplish it.
• Cross Functional Collaboration – Proven track record of driving positive change across multiple functions with proven influence skills
• Strong business & organizational acumen – understanding of market dynamics, P&L management & commercial mindset, project and stakeholder management, etc.
• Strong skills and experience with diagnosing and resolving complex problems and opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire cross functional teams to deliver strong plans in a defined timeframe
• Demonstrated capability to make tough, informed decisions quickly to keep performance on track.
• Entrepreneurial can-do attitude to find ways to break down growth barriers.
• Demonstrated contagious positive energy to influence, inspire & drive results

Nice To Haves

• Previous category/brand management experience
• Experience in a B2B environment
• High level of familiarity with supply and demand planning processes
• Masters / MBA with concentration in Marketing
• Strong understanding of brand & category foundational tools

Responsibilities

• Manage the P&L for Kimberly-Clark Professional’s NA Bath Tissue category to maximize profitable growth
• Lead Portfolio Management marketing initiatives (Innovation/Renovation/Life Cycle Maximization/Product Changes) in support of driving a profitable P&L, inclusive of the development & execution of product commercialization plans
• Build and leverage external market and internal insights that inform commercial execution to create and capture customer value
• In conjunction with RGM, define category pricing strategy for the US and Canadian markets for assigned product categories
• Lead creation of commercial value proposition for new product innovation and aligns Reasons to Believe (RTB’s) for product solutions with Marketing & Sales
• Partner with Dispenser Category team to craft value add dispenser programs to ensure profitable growth and placements of dispensers
• Partner with R&E and Value Stream teams to manage NA renovation / cost improvement projects from kick-off to execution
• Partner with Sales Capability to build capability of sales organization in assigned product categories to improve sales closure rates
• Partner with Channel teams to define sales & marketing plans, including launch plans for innovation, renovation & product changes

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior