Manufacturing Technology Lead, Enterprise Value Stream - Alternative Fibers & Sustainable Technologies

Manufacturing Technology Lead, Enterprise Value Stream - Alternative Fibers & Sustainable Technologies

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. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands and take our future to the next level. In this role with K-C's Enterprise Value Stream team, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Kimberly-Clark is looking for an ambitious, self-driven and talented individual to be responsible for driving Alternative Fibers & Sustainable Technology innovation, strategy development and deployment across multiple enterprise technologies. It will ensure manufacturing technology and processes are shared on a global scale by connecting sectors, platforms and assets together as well as research new technology opportunities and optimize business value across the Supply Chain enterprise. It will support complex technical problem solving by leveraging process/operational knowledge and exceptional technical expertise.

 In this role, you will:

• Develop, execute, communicate and maintain global manufacturing strategies for Alternative Fibers and Sustainable Technologies. Drive asset strategies/roadmaps that support innovation pathways and ensure resiliency of the supply chain through differentiated manufacturing & process solutions
• Research, Identify and Develop new Alternative Fiber and Sustainability manufacturing process and technology opportunities for new and existing products & processes. Lead the development of strategy and disruptive technologies in the area of sustainable fibers, extraction processing and auxiliary technologies.
• Accountable to initiate capital, capacity and cost impact for new technology or processes to optimize the enterprise value streams and analyze & integrate new business opportunities E2E.
• Identify and integrate automation & digital transformation of manufacturing processes to enhance agility, speed, productivity, and eco-efficiency across all product lines
• Bring the outside in to integrate competitive technology insights, market trends and benchmarks into manufacturing advancements
• Define and monitor KPIs to measure the effectiveness of the sector VS, including metrics related to cost, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction
• Champion sustainable manufacturing practices and oversee the implementation of eco-friendly technologies and processes
• Develop Best Practices and transition them to digital platforms in alignment with Digital Transformation strategies.

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 or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, with a focus on manufacturing or technology.
• 10+ years of experience in pulping, fiber and extraction processing technologies and proven track record of innovating and