Senior Customer Business Partner - Albertson's

Kimberly-Clark • Chicago, ID

13d • 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. The Senior Customer Business Partner (Sr. CBP) is a critical member of the team accountable for all aspects of building, selling, and executing joint business plans that deliver the objectives of the Kimberly-Clark Adult & Feminine Care business with Albertson’s. The Sr. CBP will conduct Joint Business Planning alongside key customer contacts to gain alignment on goals and plans then collaborate to execute the plan and check/adjust as necessary to achieve agreed upon goals. Internal to K-C, the Sr. CBP is responsible for leading key planning processes and engagements for assigned customer/BU(s) including Annual Operating Plan and Business Planning Processes, ongoing communications, and others as needed to ensure alignment with BU Strategies and adherence KC planning policies and processes. The Sr. CBP will collaborate with cross functional customer team members as needed to better analyze, build and execute the business plan. In this role, you will: Collaboratively build the Kimberly-Clark AFC and Albertson’s customer business plan Sell and negotiate: engage customer in joint business planning to gain alignment to plans Execute: Implement the Customer Business Plan Manage delivery of plan and business objectives; check and adjust as necessary. Maintain trusted relationship with assigned customer to ensure Kimberly-Clark is positioned as a trusted partner to lean on in achieving business objectives Have accountability and ownership for delivering results by looking to solve gaps with existing resources, trade dollars and engage with BU sales as needed to solve Conduct business and data analysis to build data driven recommendations for improvements and advancements Influence: This position will interact with cross-functional stakeholders including BU, Brand, Customer Engagement, Customer and other BU leadership and at times executive leadership. 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.

Requirements

• 4+ years of progressive experience in CPG or retailer roles with proficiency in customer development, category and trade management
• Experience presenting to Senior level leadership
• Strong oral, verbal and written communication skills, results and strategy orientation, business intuition, business management and planning, brand management, leadership, building strong relationships, statistics and quantitative business analysis, change management and team management

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of forecasting, supply and demand experience, and shelf reset experience
• Experience working in Consumer Package Goods (CPG) industry and Kimberly-Clark customer/retailer accounts
• Strong record of exceeding sales objectives
• Track record of developing and executing unique solutions and innovation to customers
• Digital commerce experience preferred
• Mentoring, networking, employee training and development, resource management, prioritization, cross-functional, superior customer service and problem solving

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively build the Kimberly-Clark AFC and Albertson’s customer business plan
• Sell and negotiate: engage customer in joint business planning to gain alignment to plans
• Execute: Implement the Customer Business Plan
• Manage delivery of plan and business objectives; check and adjust as necessary.
• Maintain trusted relationship with assigned customer to ensure Kimberly-Clark is positioned as a trusted partner to lean on in achieving business objectives
• Have accountability and ownership for delivering results by looking to solve gaps with existing resources, trade dollars and engage with BU sales as needed to solve
• Conduct business and data analysis to build data driven recommendations for improvements and advancements
• Influence: This position will interact with cross-functional stakeholders including BU, Brand, Customer Engagement, Customer and other BU leadership and at times executive leadership.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed