Assistant Customer Manager

It starts with you right here at Kimberly Clark New Zealand

You may have heard of us, you may not. But you will know our trusted brands, like Huggies®, Kleenex® and Viva® and U by Kotex. In fact, you’ve probably used our products recently!

Kimberly-Clark is a global personal care company. Spanning over 300 locations, our notable brands are an essential part of life for one-quarter of the world’s population.

We’re proud of our size, scale, and impact. But when you join us, you’ll find there’s much more to who we are. Because a role with us is about the care you take, the connections you make and the opportunity to build a better world.

Bring your big ambition and make a visible, meaningful difference, right here, with Kimberly Clark New Zealand.

Responsibilities:

• Delivery of sales, profit and share targets for the Woolworths New Zealand customer within allocated categories

• Work with the Customer Managers to prepare for customer meetings. Provision of scan/consumer insights data by agreement with Customer Manager

• Field engagement including store reports and field priorities are communicated on time and accurately.  Be the first point of contact for field enquiries

• Attend customer meetings and play an active part in engaging the customer

• Customer specific projects as allocated and required

• Provision of clear up to date inputs to business processes, e.g., promotional evaluation, customer business planning, forecasting and business reporting

• VMI for Woolworths with time spent at Woolworths New Zealand office required

• Working with the supply team to communicate proactively any supply issues from time to time

• Communicate proactively with customer teams regarding forecast changes/needs

Relevant Experience:

• Ideally holding tertiary qualifications and two plus years of business experience; with ideally some cross-functional experience (eg Field Sales/Category/Marketing)

• Naturally inquisitive and proactive with a strong analytical capability

• Working knowledge of Excel

• Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to adapt personal style to suit a variety of interpersonal styles

Why Kimberly Clark New Zealand?
At Kimberly-Clark, we’re about delivering incredible results, making things happen, and working together. And when we get that right, we win.
There's a reason why we've made the Forbes World's Best Employers list in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Here, our culture of care and inclusion really matters, and so does high performance. We continue to push ourselves to improve. Because we’re proud of how far we’ve come. And we’re excited about where we’re headed.
Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• Drive local impact on a global scale: A career with Kimberly-Clark is about delivering Better Care for a Better World. We do this through local care and connection. Join us and you’ll find over 800 dedicated team members helping to deliver our brands to over 2.1 billion people in 175 countries. And counting. Now THAT is impact at scale

• Win in a culture of inclusion and care: We’re all different and so is every Kimberly Clark ANZ team. But you’ll soon find the common ground that keeps our high-performing teams connected. You’ll see that here, it’s not politics and egos that propel you forward; it’s integrity and trust

• Be bold and own your incredible career opportunity: You don’t have to move abroad to build a global career, but here, you have the choice if you want to! At Kimberly Clark ANZ, you’ll find opportunity for the taking. You won’t get lost in the noise and you’ll thrive and grow professionally and personally

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

• Find a better work/life balance with hybrid and flexible working options, tailored to suit your lifestyle plus Flex Fridays

• Access 16 weeks of paid parental leave for primary carers and 6 weeks for secondary carers

• Take advantage of 2 recharge days and 1 volunteer day each year

• Enjoy discounts across the range of Kimberly-Clark products

• Benefit from a variety of discounted products and services including health insurance, loan rates and novated leasing

• Purchase up to 2 weeks extra annual leave

• Look after your social, physical and mental wellbeing with our free wellness and mental health resources and social events

• Grow your skills and knowledge with our tailored leadership and development programs, mentoring opportunities plus hundreds of online training courses

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in contact with additional information accordingly.
In the meantime, feel free to browse our website for additional information on our company, brands and culture - Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
Kimberly Clark is proudly accredited with as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality WGEA!
Kimberly Clark is proudly ranked by Forbes as 'World's Best Employer' 2022, 2023 and 2024!
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, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability 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.
This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. K-C will not provide relocation support for this role.