Associate Director leading S&OE team for supply chain at Kimberly-Clark. Ensuring execution of strategic planning and gap management processes to enhance operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
Provide directions to the S&OE team and support escalation for their assigned Sector/Business Unit ensuring that plans laid out in the S&OP are executed.
Partner with BU sales, Brands, Supply Chain and Product Supply Teams to provide input into decision making, gather input into deviations, assist in execution of business plans and gap management.
Participate in Key Projects as needed to enhance S&OE capabilities and drive overall value for Supply Chain Planning & Logistics Organization.
Assist Director of Inbound/Outbound Planning in development of team roles and responsibilities.
Train, coach and develop S&OE team in the ways of working, tool utilization, Coordinated Response, segmentation, and scenario/driver-based segmentation to deliver our S&OP plans.
Provide leadership for S&OE and related collaboration processes, including Sales and Operations Planning, Strategic Service Management Initiative, Customer Transition Planning, Innovation Management, and key customer level forecasts.
Assist in execution of S&OE to meet or exceed key performance indicators.
Facilitate decision making and escalation to recommend solutions to assigned business unit when key performance indicators are not met.
Participate in strategic development and implementation of sustainable management tools and processes that support S&OE and gap management.
Provide leadership in proactively managing situations in which supply and demand are out of balance including the development and execution of demand management and/or supply allocation strategies where appropriate.
Keep informed of industry initiatives/trends, new technologies and process enhancements through benchmarking and best practices research to be leveraged in support of team objectives, while linking development plans with front-end learning agendas.
Shape and sustain effectively motivated teams to deliver desired results by providing vision direction, building trust, coaching and developing team members, leveraging individual abilities, and ensuring best practices are utilized.
Develop and maintain sustainable business relationships with key customers.
Make recommendations and help navigate decisions as part of the S&OE process.
Report out or share information with director level, senior director level, GM, and VP level on a regular basis and with higher levels of the organization as needed.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree.
5+ years of experience with successful supply chain planning, gap management, quantitative business analyses and general supply and demand.
Experience in S&OP process.
Strong analytical skills.
Working knowledge of logistics, finance, customer development, consumer business brand strategies and business management.
Complex problem solver to resolve business issues.
Project leadership skills.
Experience developing internal customer relationships and conducting business analyses.
Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
10+ years of business experience preferred.
Experience leading a team and knowledge of supply and demand planning tools is a plus.
Proficient in data access tools and PC based applications (Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Benefits
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.
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