Senior Director of Manufacturing Transformation and Operations Excellence

Senior Director of Manufacturing Transformation and Operations Excellence

Job Description

About Us

Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kleenex®. Kotex®. Poise®. Huggies®. 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.

What You’ll Do (Role Purpose)

The position is responsible for the development of a world-class manufacturing organization and asset footprint that can safely and consistently deliver the product supply needs of manufacturing facilities across 5 business sectors (Global NonWovens, Adult and FemCare, Baby and Child Care, Family Care, and Kimberly Clark Professional). The scope includes responsibility for all aspects of Manufacturing Transformation, Manufacturing Excellence, and Training & Capability strategies. The incumbent will also have a strong connection to the Enterprise Supply Chain organization providing leadership and input to the development of enterprise standards. Additionally, the role involves establishing and integrating new manufacturing facilities to ensure they meet the highest standards of efficiency, safety, and innovation.

The Impact You can Make

• Lead effective implementation of the North America Manufacturing Excellence strategy (Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma, Digital Manufacturing, Reliability Excellence) enabling North America Asset Base to achieve benchmark performance enabling the growth of the business.
• Reinvigorate the Lean Continuous improvement culture across North America, with specific focus on Leadership capability development.
• Lead the development and deployment of the Training and Capability strategy for the Supply Chain organization.
• Build talent of staff deputies and plant functional leaders; manage team member performance and career development.
• Lead the development and execution of the manufacturing facility 5-year strategic business plans.
• Internal and External performance benchmarking and driving best practice adoption across North America and enterprise.
• Drive standardization across North America ensuring rapid adoption and deployment of enterprise standards.
• Manage the transformation of new manufacturing facilities, ensuring they are equipped with the latest technologies and processes to optimize production efficiency and safety.
• Develop and implement innovative strategies for the integration of new facilities into the existing manufacturing network, ensuring seamless operations and alignment with overall business goals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute facility layouts, workflows, and processes that maximize productivity and minimize waste.

About You:

You’re driven to 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.

Dimensions and Scope

• Training and Capability development, and Manufacturing Excellence deployment for 19 Manufacturing plants and staff support – 10,000+ employees.
• Supports manufacturing operations across 5 sectors.
• 3-4 direct salaried team members and total organization of 40+ salaried employees and leaders.
• Reports to Vice President of North America Manufacturing.

Experiences We’re Looking For

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required in an engineering, technical, or business field of study; MBA or advanced degree desired.
• 15-20 years of staff and plant operational or technical experience including one or more Manufacturing leadership roles (Mill Manager, Director of Manufacturing).
• Experience in manufacturing transformation and integration of new manufacturing facilities is highly desirable.

Key Competency Requirements:

• Able to effectively interface and influence in a complex organization consisting of a number of cross-business, cross-function and global customers and stakeholders.
• Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies that delight our consumers.
• Setting aggressive goals and consistently achieving results, even under tough c