Tactical Planner

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.  

We’re looking for a Supply Chain Planner to join our vibrant, dynamic and highly social team.

This is a fast paced environment offering you exposure to a number of different business areas and an opportunity to work in an ever-changing environment with innovative products.

As a Tactical Planner you will have responsibility for a particular product family, which will normally be linked to Kimberly Clark sites and external vendors, within the 0 to 4 month time horizon.  The role will require daily tracking of stock levels and sales forecasts provided by the Customer Business Units (CBU’s) and liaison with a variety of business functions such as Customer Service, Demand Management, Logistics Operations, Strategic and Procurement teams etc. to ensure optimal product supply, utilizing the SAP Planning system and transactional processes.

In this position, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Contributing to the preparation of daily/weekly production plans within a portfolio.
• Optimisation and rapid day to day communication of change to production and deployment to best meet customer service and inventory objectives.
• Optimise system capability through reporting, planning and transactional systems to deliver objectives, maintaining accurate master data and inventory requirements.
• Execution of product/packaging rollovers, introductions and discontinuations.
• Lead projects to continuously improve planning and supply chain processes.
• Identify, monitor and advise on risks, opportunities and priorities to aid tactical and strategic decision making.
• Management of day to day inventory issues

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’re driven to perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fuelled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

Do you have what it takes?

• Previous experience as a Supply Chain Planner/Tactical Planner/Supply Optimiser/Production Planner
• Background in FMCG or similar 
• Bachelor’s Degree (BA, Bsc) or equivalent is desirable.
• Experience in SAP is desirable.
• Proven track record of building successful cross-functional relationships.
• Fluent in English is essential (additional language skills would be advantageous), together with first class communication and analytical skills.

Please note that only CVs in English will be considered.

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.  

• Competitive basic salary plus 10% annual bonus
• Private healthcare
• Generous pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

You can also boost your package by choosing a range of our flexible benefits including:

• Holiday trading (buy or sell an extra 5 days holiday a year)
• Discounted gym memberships
• Critical illness cover
• Travel insurance
• Dental cover
• Share scheme options
• And many more!

Want to know more? Click APPLY to register your CV and our Recruitment Team will be in touch.

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.  

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 checks.

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