Enterprise Media & Partnership Leader at Kimberly-Clark USA, LLC in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Enterprise Media & Partnership Leader

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. 

The Enterprise Media & Partnership Leader is responsible for the Kimberly-Clark Media investment strategy, marketplace approach, and in-market delivery of over $400 million in advertising spend.  This role will collaborate with internal and external media, creative, technology, measurement, and agency partners to lead development and socialization of media strategy & execution best practice, including Retail Media.  They will provide guidance, mentorship, and foster a collaborative and innovative relationship with our media agency – partnering on enterprise projects as one K-C team.  Regularly analyze media performance data to identify trends, insights, and areas for improvement – documenting the meta learning to guide/refine future enterprise best practice.  They will also define, track, and quantify the value impact of buying guidelines in critical areas like brand safety, viewability, on-target reach, and ad fraud. 

In this role, you will:

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  Enterprise Media Best Practice - Define, codify and educate internal stakeholders on media best practice (eg: Holistic Search, New Product Launch, Managing Hard Roll-Overs, Personalization, Consumer & Media Marketplace Trends & Opportunities)


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  Video Upfront - Steward and secure approval for the annual Upfront Video strategy and investment.  Partner with our media agency and internal teams to continue to transform the way K-C engages in the video marketplace – leaning more heavily into cultural relevancy & addressable solutions.


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  Partnerships - Lead KCUS media JBP / Preferred partner strategy, steward execution, and track value with partners like Google, Disney, The Trade Desk, Pinterest, Facebook, IAS, Walmart, Roundel, etc.).  Drive agenda and discussion for QBRs to ensure K-C is on-track to achieve anticipated performance and value realization. 


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  Tracking & Reporting - Deliver a regular cadence of media investment trend tracking, enterprise budgeting, and reporting; defining best-in-class standards & process to ensure consistency, data quality, and company value (eg: spend by partner, brand, channel, firm/flex, media savings, etc.)


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  Talent Management & Development – Ensure direct report is developing skills appropriate for their role/function.  Effectively delegate work/projects, providing guidance, feedback, and coaching where appropriate.  Identify growth and development opportunities to inform employee focused development plan. 

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, million 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:

• 10+ years of media agency or client-side experience with 5+ years in leadership roles


• Deep expertise in all forms of Media, including related tools, science, precise R/F aggregation / calculation methods, targeting, programmatic, DMPs, and strong emphasis in emerging capabilities in these areas with ability to think about how they apply today and in the future


• Outstanding communication skills, particularly the ability to make complicated subjects and capabilities accessible, understandable, and actionable.


• Knowledge and experience with the principles of modern digital marketing, communications planning, media strategy & execution (including retail media), and practical experience with integrated execution across multiple agencies.


• strong relationship builder: role requires strong relationships within and outside of the KCNA organization and who can inspire and motivate people with confidence, persuasion, and an understanding of how to instill new organizational habits that support executional excellence. 


• Need for strong forward thinking/ anticipatory scenario development skills and the ability to exercise good judgment as to when to lean into internal and external resources to drive impact. 


• Collaborative management and leadership skills as this individual must ensure internal support teams and external agencies are working together adopt and implement change management


• A simplifier with a bias towards documentation & action.  An out-of-the box thinker, that understands the value of making progress over delivering perfection, willing to collaborate with critical stakeholders to refine as they go. 


• A data-based storyteller that can break down complex media information and concepts into easy to understand and engaging formats. 


• Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication and relationship building


• Proficient with MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience in digital media buying platforms across social, programmatic, and search (including Retail Media)


• Strong knowledge and understanding of audience and data strategy – particularly effective 1st party data practices.


• Comfortable working in “white space” to document media foundations and create standards for new capability & innovation.


• Strong Agency & Partner Management experience

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.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.

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

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

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Primary Location

USA-IL-Chicago

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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