External Manufacturing Inventory Analyst

External Manufacturing Inventory Analyst

Job Description

As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

As an External Contract Manufacturer (ECM) Inventory Analyst, you’ll provide system expertise and direction to Contract Manufacturers (CM’s). In this role, your primary functions will include assisting with SAP transactions related to shipping, receiving, production, cycle counts, damaged goods, discrepancies, as well as problem solving inaccuracies.  You’ll serve as inventory control leader for materials and finished goods owned by Kimberly-Clark located at CM’s as well as ensure accurate and timely reporting of inventory movements and manage physical inventory counts, including Internal Control audits.

In this role, you will:

• Ensure accuracy of SAP inventory at 10-15 CM locations to help drive effective inventory related business decisions

• Monitor conformance to procedures by auditing inventory transactions to ensure that transactions occur in a timely and accurate manner. Implement corrective action when needed

• Be the first point of contact for system and process issues at CMs when they need help processing or correcting an entry in SAP

• Assist with getting disposition for damaged or aged materials at CM locations

• Work with CM’s and Procurement/Accounts Payable to resolve invoicing discrepancies

• Manage and facilitate annual finished good counts, and regular raw material cycle counts at sites to ensure inventory accuracy (typically managed remotely).  Reconcile inventory transactions and engage site leadership in issue resolutions and implementation of process improvements

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 or equivalent work experience required

• Experience in working in ERP systems such as SAP, as well as Microsoft Excel

• Supply chain understanding, including Procurement, Planning, Distribution, and Inventory Control is beneficial

• Demonstrated ability to perform in a team environment

• Strong oral and written communication, with the drive to escalate and follow up on issues that aren’t resolved in a timely manner

• Able to prioritize and manage time well

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Experience working in the field/s of procurement, planning and/or scheduling

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.
 

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restriction