Logistics Consultant - SAP EWM

Logistics Consultant - SAP EWM

Job Description

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. 

This position focuses on leading and supporting projects within the Kimberly-Clark North America (KCNA) Distribution Process Support Team.  Initial focus for this role will be the continued rollout and on-going support of SAP EWM (Warehouse Management System for Raw Materials) within KCNA.  This role will work with EWM-supporting team members in providing strategic, tactical, and operational execution aligned with business plans to ensure the achievement of KCNA Distribution Team objectives. Specific projects are supported individually or by providing leadership and participation on focused cross-discipline teams. Customers include: KCNA Business units, IT, Internal and External Vendors, Planning, Procurement, K-C Manufacturing teams, Third-Party Logistics.

In this role, you will:

• Provide leadership and project-related work direction to extended teams including IT, Procurement, KC Manufacturing teams, and Third-Party Logistics.
• Lead and/or support development and implementation of transactional and operational supply chain systems and processes in warehouse and plant locations, along with associated change management within large diverse teams.
• Provide development, implementation, and updating of program strategies to drive new capability and continuous improvement within the KCNA supply chain.
• Serve as key contact and functional expert for mills and third-party-operated warehouses to assess warehouse management system and process problems, shortcomings and implementation of corrective actions.
• Develop a scope and depth of knowledge in safety, quality, and materials handling/warehousing technical expertise to investigate and drive continuous improvement and innovative solutions.
• Support cost improvement and capability building programs to facilitate the achievement of KCNA supply chain cost objectives.
• Lead or participate in cross functional project teams made up of diverse team members ranging from senior leaders to machine or lift operators. 
• Create new tools or perform ad hoc analysis, as needed, to support various supply chain needs.

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. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering or related field; and 5+ years supply-chain experience, preferably with warehousing or raw material flow experience
• Broad supply-chain systems and functional knowledge including supply chain, manufacturing operations, and procurement.
• Working knowledge of warehouse management systems preferred; Ability to analyze complex data and identify root causes or areas of opportunity
• Demonstrated ability to apply CI/Lean principles towards continuous improvement
• Ability to collaborate with and leverage