Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Senior Brand Manager – Strategy & Innovation who will focus on Sustainability & Business Transformation for our Family Care brands in Chicago, IL!

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 new role is designed to accelerate growth tied to sustainability for K-C North America (KCNA), while specifically leading business transforming innovation initiatives that are sustainability-led across Family Care (FC). This is some of the most critical work to ensure a sustainable future for our brands and the world in which we live. As the Senior Brand Manager, you will lead and influence cross-functional partners in a matrix organization to include R&E, Product Supply, Insights & Analytics, RGM, Design, Packaging, Sales, Shopper and Global.

In this role you will:

• Elevate sustainability as a growth driver for the entire KCNA organization, serving as lead marketer on the KCNA Sustainability Governance Team to drive the regional strategy, brand-level accountability, and elevated capabilities in partnership with functional SMEs

• Direct sustainability-related product, packaging and promise innovation work across Family Care Sector, guiding brand teams & functional SMEs to maximize consumer, customer, and environmental impact, enabling our stated sustainability goals

• Unlock and accelerate sustainability-forward innovation big bets that elevate the consumer experience while transforming business models to deliver sustainable, profitable growth for the Family Care Sector

• Serve as key marketing leader in up to two “battle” workstreams leveraging agile ways of working to drive progress at pace against these innovation big bets

• Lead development and validation of breakthrough concepts, winning products & claims, and packaging, designing for every touchpoint of the consumer experience

• Direct end-to-end business model development tied to innovation programs including P&L, PPA, channel strategy, supply, sourcing, and IP

• Co-lead development of 3 Year Strategic Brand Plan (SBP) and 5+ year Portfolio in partnership with category S&I peers, accountable for business transformation innovation and brand-level sustainability plans

• Lead development and cascade of big bet innovation programs; lead brief development and guide in-market execution in partnership with BU Marketing and Cross Functional Partners

• Leverage knowledge of P&L and collaborate with finance and other partners to bring forward real time recommendations that protect net sales and operating profit goals while solving issues facing the business

• Identify and lead process improvements at the brand or portfolio level

• Key liaison with channel and sales strategy as voice of the consumer, brand, and sustainability subject matter expert

• Drive development of channel specific go-to-market strategies and plans to maximize presence in market (includes category management, shelving, and assortment strategies)

• Champion for Design Thinking and agile methodologies across KCNA

About Us:

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best teams committed to driving innovation and growth. We’re founded on 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform—so what can you do with that? There’s no time like the present to make an impact at Kimberly-Clark. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You:

You’re driven to 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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in business/marketing. Masters/ MBA with concentration in Marketing degree preferred.

• 10+ years of experience in marketing with brand management (CPG preferred) and experience in the following areas: P&L management; development and execution of brand marketing; cross- functional knowledge; direct experience in all various aspects of business including manufacturing, product & technology development, and product supply.

• Solid understanding of annual business planning, budget setting, and subsequent execution of those plans to delivery results.

• Strong understanding of brand foundational tools, consumer insight identification, segmentation, and target development.

• Strong command of and experience in developing brand positioning and brand strategy.

• Proven concept & Brief writing experience of both product innovation and renovation and commercial news.

• Proven capability to lead in a matrix organization driving collaboration across businesses and functions.

• Proven track record to inspire, motivate and coach creative teams to deliver high performance.

• Demonstrated capability in leading agency partners in long-term projects.

• Ability to pull insights from multiple sources and synthesize into a compelling story for change.

• Strong skills and experience with diagnosing and resolving complex problems and opportunities.

• Entrepreneur with a growth mindset and can-do attitude to find ways to break down barriers.

• Powerful storyteller who can effectively represent brand internally and externally.

• You are brave, willing to challenge conventions and care about making the world better by making our brands better.

Total Benefits: For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com

Hybrid Work Arrangements: You’re looking to make a difference. When and where it works best for you. And 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 work (hybrid) 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.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

K-C will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of K-C’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in K-C’s sole discretion.

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