Planning, Customer Service and Logistics Leader - India

As a person, you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and driving continuous improvement. You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always working to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In this role, you will:

Leading the entire demand planning, supply planning & CS&L team for end-to-end operations to deliver short term as well as long term business goals for India business along with key SC KPIs. This role is expected to partner with sales, marketing & finance leaders to deliver the monthly & yearly top line as well as bottom line targets through the efficient supply chain operations & seamless coordination with manufacturing sites across India.

Essential / Primary Duties: Effective management of supply chain operations

• Delivering Best in Class (BIC) Service, OTIF @ BIC cost to serve to NSV @ BIC Cash.

• Standardize, stabilize and sustain gold standard operational plans for S&OP / IBP.

• To support ABP/QF creating base line as input & capacity planning (RCP). To work with sales & marketing to build robust NPD & create building blocks based on various initiatives.

• Drive continuous improvement in terms of utilization analysis and drive complexity exercise through network study and logistics operations streamlining. Build a basis for capacity additions/ rationalization & allocate resources including capital on time.

• Ensuring strong CS&L delivery through strong customer relationships & joint planning with teams

• Ensure compliance of operations with laws, including customs, duty Tax and other requirements

• Enhancing the team capability with right skills to meet the current & future needs of the business

KPIs delivery

• Deliver FA /FB on target working with cross functional team

• Plan interventions & initiatives to deliver on the inventory targets

• Lead the process of SKU rationalization from SC along with new additions. To exercise the right controls on SKU additions.

• Deliver on cost targets, DC, slob, liquidation etc. as planned.

• Build & deliver productivity across commercial SC to deliver India targets

• Work with regional teams to implement the best practices for effective Supply chain function

• Build capability for future ready organization on resources & infrastructure

• Lead efforts on SC digitization for effectiveness & transparent operation. Using more of lead indicators for action planning.

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 role, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Education: BE + MBA

• Experience: 10+ years of experience

• Manages department of Managers/Supervisors and Professional Staff

• Has accountability for a large function (end-to-end Planning, distribution & logistics)

• Strong experience in IBP along with supply planning to meet business goals

• Develops short to mid-term departmental plans including ops and org. priorities

• Handles personnel action including interviewing, hiring, regular feedback, performance reviews and salary recommendations.

• Takes strategic direction from functional objectives or executive leadership.

• Informs, interacts with and presents at meetings frequently with executive leadership.

• Proven experience in Planning & logistics management of 10+ years within FMCG or large tier organizations

• Strong understanding of complex initiatives/change management and leadership skills.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to drive data-driven decisions.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

• Experience managing cross border sourcing & export management is desirable.

• Strong understanding of safety standards to operate under & ability to implement

• Managed budgets related to logistics and operations of $20M & inventory management for large complex business with 10+DCs & 200+ SKUs

• Working closely with finance partners on quarterly and yearly budgeting processes

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

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. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects 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. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

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