Director - Competitive Intelligence and Strategy

Director - Competitive Intelligence and Strategy

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. 

In this role, you will:

Kimberly-Clark is looking for an ambitious, self-driven, and talented individual to drive competitive landscape assessment, benchmarking, and strategic planning to identify opportunities for end-to-end value stream. Reporting to the VP of Enterprise Value Stream, the incumbent will also be responsible for the overall value stream strategic planning process, building global connected data/analytics to identify opportunities and inform value stream strategy. Seeking a strategic thinker with strong leadership abilities, collaborative mindset, deep analytical skills, exceptional communication skills, and a passion for driving results.

Role Accountabilities

Competitive Assessment and Benchmarking

• Establish process and routinely update competitive supply chain intelligence research on key parameters, competitor moves and overall value stream.
• Establish and govern enterprise competitive intelligence systems, including standardized methodologies, data architecture, and repeatable access to insights across global value streams.
• Understand drivers of success among competition, key value enablers and comparative metrics – connecting ABU segment/sector market & competitive landscape, drivers & opportunities to inform our strategies & priorities.
• Link external intelligence benchmarks to our internal value chain and performance metrics (products and process) to drive towards top quartile performance.
• Articulate the value proposition of our competitive strategy and influence resource allocation and investment decisions.
• Lead competitive cost benchmarking and war gaming exercises leveraging a broad suite of primary and secondary research sources
• Democratize competitive intelligence across broader cross-functional team members including the broader Supply Chain, Research & Development and Commercial teams

Value Stream Strategy

• Detail advantaged actions and initiatives that can set up value chain for cost efficiency, deliver target cost savings and drive consumer value.
• Translate business / enterprise strategy and objectives to value stream requirements.
• Coordinate with capital teams for sufficiency planning, and ensure strong capital efficiency (improve ROIC)
• Develop strong commercial partnership and deep understanding of customers, consumers, go to market for key categories and geographies
• Lead complex, cross‑functional enterprise SC strategy programs as assigned by CSCO & VP of Value Stream with full ownership from problem framing through ELT decision‑making, including scope definition, governance, cadence, and escalation.

Value Stream Optimization

• Champion and facilitate the connected strategy and framework development for Personal Care, Family Care, ECM and Professional including the associated mfg. technology process and Segment/ ABU connection with the Enterprise Value Chain
• Support & conduct value stream analysis, generate insights by collaborating & building global connected data & reports (business partner with DTS as an example)
• Enable value stream current state: strategic state analysis with connected data & analytics to inform step change performance end-to-end at the enterprise & segment levels by sector & platform.
• Build, coach, and scale a high‑performing competitive strategy capability, including talent development, role clarity, skill building, and succession planning across segments.

Functional Skills

• Leadership: Experienced in establishing new functions and building high-performing teams that develop strong partnerships with stakeholders and encourage professional growth
• Executive Communication and Stakeholder Management: Ability to manage and influence senior-level stakeholders. ELT and board level communications (storytelling and structuring) and interpersonal skills
• Written and Verbal Communication: Excellent communication and presentation skills, including strong PowerPoint / deck-writing skills; capable of catering a message appropriately for a g