Senior Customer Business Partner

Kimberly-Clark • Bellevue, WA

236d • $111,400 - $137,600

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. 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 Costco. 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 Kimberly-Clark, you will lead key planning processes and engagements including Annual Operating Plan and Business Planning Processes, ongoing communications, and others as needed to ensure alignment with BU Strategies and adherence with Kimberly-Clark planning policies and processes. You'll collaborate extensively with cross functional customer team members as needed to better analyze, build and execute the business plan.

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

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

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively build the Kimberly-Clark and Costco 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: Senior
• Industry: Paper Manufacturing