EM R&D Innovation Engineering Lead

Job Description

EM R&D Innovation Engineering Lead

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.

In this role, you will:

Summary of position

The EM R&D Materials Development Team Leader plays a critical role to deliver Kimberly-Clark Enterprise Market (EM) results. This role responsible for partnering with the cross-functional team leaders to set 0-3 years innovation plans, cost transformation and sustainability plans in EM. Delivering the innovation plans on time with highest quality and the best cost – as well as managing the R&D team and priorities across EM organization to ensure fast and max adoption (from other regions and across the region) considering supply complexity and financial optimization. Develop solutions to address key local markets challenges/opportunities that can’t be adopted. This role reports to EM R&D Capability team leader. This role requires a highly collaborative individual living the performance driven culture, who can work closely with senior cross functions and country teams and manage complex product matrix of different formats and different mills capabilities. 

Responsibilities

Innovation strategy: Work with cross-functional team leaders and external partners to develop the 0-3 year process/technology innovation pipeline, cost transformation and sustainability for EM, to support the EM growth and to meet KPIs.

Innovation delivery: Deliver the 0-3 year product innovation pipeline by process/technology innovations across all categories formats to support the strategical growth in key lead markets and adopt & adapt markets. Work with Global R&D leaders under adopt first and adapt to EM needs (formats, mill capabilities, cost and sustainability).

Move fast: Overcome barriers for fast implementation cross markets and formats.

Cost transformation and Asset standardization: support cost transformation initiatives to optimize products and raw materials cost and to improve profit. Lead asset standardization by driving common technology platform.  

Team leader: lead R&D engineering team. Evaluate opportunities across categories and prioritize resources. Develops and sustains talent through development and coaching.  Creates an environment to share and leverage best practice and knowledge.

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 manufacturing 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:

Requirements

+10  years of experience in R&D innovation and/or capital engineering. Professional background in engineering.

Ability to resolve complex problems and translate market observations to business opportunities.

Experience in process/technology development to provide innovation solutions and process optimization.

Experience in building innovation pathways cost effectively with end user target and growth in mind.

Financial and commercial understanding of market dynamics, P&L and  how to build and evaluate business cases.

Strong capability to make decision and to drive for clear decisions and actions. Analytical and fact-based decision-making skills with strong intuition, be able to “connect the dots” and be comfortable dealing with ambiguity.

Highly developed collaboration skills with an ability to work and influence across a matrix organization, influencing peers, other functions with credibility and strong business leadership

Building and Leading Teams:  The leader should have the ability to build, motivate, manage, and develop strong teams (both direct and indirect).

Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively translate complex technical concepts in a clear and concise manner

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 restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

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.

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.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Primary LocationNo KC Work Site - Vietnam

Additional Locations

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time