Data Steward - Procurement/Product Lifecycle Management

Data Steward - Procurement/Product Lifecycle Management

Job Description

This role is open to multiple locations; however, a location in a Central Time zone is preferred.

You were made to do this work: designing new technologies, diving into data, optimizing digital experiences, and constantly developing better, faster ways to get results. You want to be part of a performance culture dedicated to building technology for a purpose that matters. Here, you’ll work in an environment that promotes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development while you help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.  It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will:

• Serve as a subject matter expert for their designated data domain(s), including data sources, what the data means, who uses it, how much it is used, and for which use cases
• Collaborate with key data users to develop business logic for IT team to implement in systems for automated ongoing monitoring to proactively catch data quality issues before they impact downstream processes
• Advise and develop materials to inform stakeholders of self-service data availability
• Understand and advise how to pull data from the relevant databases and data platforms
• Provide guidance to the Analytics Product Manager and Data Scientists to support their use of data
• Own and maintain field-level explanations for data sources, including how each data field can be used to address business questions
• Partner with the Product Managers, Centers of Excellence, and others to drive adoption of data sources across relevant business areas
• Understand scope of contracted data & services including authorized usage; supports renewal & RFP discussions
• Communicate data updates & changes from data vendors out to organization
• Manage data security access rules/controls, with ability to gauge security risks on shared data compared to Contractual, Legal, and/or Financial restrictions. 
• Document data catalogues and drive aligned Business definitions in a matrix organization to fulfill the metadata needs of maturing analytics platforms
• Own and maintain quality rules for their respective data domain and/or Analytics products.

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.

In one of our Supply Chain 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 or Advanced degree in Supply Chain, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related technical field.
• 3+ years of business experience with at least 3 years of cross-functional Supply Chain experience preferred.
• Prior experience working in data science, analytics and/or data modeling across relevant supply chain domains.
• Understanding of database structure (systems and data) and familiarity with relevant Kimberly-Clark ERP platforms (S4, Kinaxis, SMOM, WMS, TMS, etc.)
• Experience creating automated data quality management rules
• Advanced analytics, data visualization, and reporting dashboard design and development experience.
• Ability to project manage, drive toward deadlines
• Fluency in English

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.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.