Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy at Kimberly-Clark USA, LLC in Irving, Texas

Job Description:

Senior Manager, Corporate 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. 

Kimberly-Clark’s global Corporate Strategy team has played a key role in solving the company’s largest and most pressing strategic issues for the past 10+ years. The group’s purpose is to lead development and implementation of enterprise-wide strategy and develop strategic recommendations on issues at the highest level of the organization, while serving as a talent pipeline for the company.

The Strategy Senior Manager – Corporate Strategy will report to the Senior Director of Corporate Strategy within the Strategy Office.  Work is strongly influenced by the CEO, Chief Business and Transformation Officer, and other C-level executives, global functional and strategic leaders, and business P&L owners.  The Strategy Manager is expected to be an individual contributor and may manage projects and resources depending on project scope. While there are not dedicated direct reports associated with this role, the Strategy Manager may manage Corporate Strategy and other K-C team members on various projects depending on project scope.

In this role you will:    

• Works closely with the Corporate Strategy Sr. Directors, Directors, Associate Directors and other strategy team members in the development of the corporate strategy and executing projects associated with the CEO’s value creation agenda. Additionally, they will work with business unit teams (regions) and functions to create strategies at a regional, functional, category, brand and /or country level that drive shareholder value with clear plans for implementation. This individual may also participate in the annual Strategic Business Planning process.


• Works collaboratively with project teams to deliver against objectives, in partnership with Corporate Strategy colleagues, business teams, and external partners.


• Leverages broad set of resources to bring objective, externally driven perspectives, options, or recommendations to business partners.


• Structures workstreams and analyses to solve some of the firm’s most critical questions.


• Leads specific workstreams within projects independently.


• Evaluates data and build financial models and clearly articulate the “so-what” of that information.


• Summarizes project learnings and recommendations for review with leaders.


• Synthesizes data from multiple sources.


• Creates materials for the Executive Leadership Team and Board meetings.

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 of Science degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or Engineering; MBA from top-tier business school is preferred.


• 3+ years of relevant business experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy; experience at a major consulting firm highly desired.


• Understanding of industry trends and best practices, KPIs and standard analyses, and the competitive market landscapes.


• Able to collect, interpret, visualize and analyze a wide variety of information (financial statements and models, market research, etc.) and derive data-driven strategic insights from analyses; fluent in MS Excel.


• Written and Verbal Communication: Strong communication and presentation skills, including strong PowerPoint / deck-writing experience; capable of catering a message appropriately for a given audience.


• An awareness of what drives profitability and cash flow, a market-focused approach to the business, and an overall knowledge of business and functional interrelationships.

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.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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Primary Location

Dallas World Headquarters

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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