Jobs at Kimberly-Clark

• As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 
• To provide confidential and high-level administrative support to the Mill Manager and the Facility Management Team.  The Administration Assistant is a critical part of the management and is expected to support the team and the daily management of the Admin office. The role requires the ability to work in an autonomous manner with minimum instruction and direction, establishing credibility as the “go-to-person” resolving concerns, identifying solutions, facilitating communication and ensuring a smooth running of the office.
• To provide administration support to the Mill Team and Support Functions, liaising with Internal and External Stakeholders. Co-ordinating, scheduling, recording, distribution, in sourcing, travel and accommodation key support. Mill key liaison and communications support.

In this role, you will:

• Assistant to Mill Manager, provides administrative support to FMT, Mill Team and Mill Visitors
• Ensure the smooth running of the Admin office, Reception Area and Admin Storage room.
• Booking and co-ordination of all travel arrangements for Mill Manager, FMT and Mill Teams when required. 
• Raise purchase orders and placing samples order
• Mill Team Engagements

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.
• In this manufacturing role, 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: 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum Grade 12
• Diploma in Communications or an Administrative field and 3+ years’ experience
• Exposure to working with all levels of staff and leadership
• SAP / Coupa or Similar Electronic platforms for creating PRs
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Communication programs

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• In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.
• Finance lead, partnering with the SSA Commercial lead and driving financial performance across the business unit. As P&L owner, you will have responsibility to lead, challenge and influence business planning, commercial analysis and key strategic decisions to ensure results delivery in both current year and 3 year Strategic Planning  timeframe.
• It starts with YOU. 

In this role, you will:

• Co-pilot and P&L ownership for the business unit alongside SSA Commercial Leads in Family Care (Consumer), Personal Care (Consumer)  and Professional (B2B)
• Development of annual plans for the business unit, set challenging goals and targets and ensure consistent delivery of financial commitments on a monthly / quarterly / annual basis
• Ownership of top-line forecast and commercial analysis to support strategy execution, strengthen in-market performance and improve overall decision making to deliver both top line growth and margin improvement
• Financial leadership across the business unit’s commercial finance including Revenue Management, Innovation & Portfolio Management, Investment ROI (A&P and Capex)
• Collaborate across Finance function within SSA / EMEA CFO, Delivered Cost, Controllership, Global Business Services, Management Information Delivery with a “CFO mindset” for the business unit

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:

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Accounting qualification (CIMA preferred) with 7+ years professional experience in Commercial Finance, with at least 3 years in leadership positions with increased responsibility for results delivery, initiatives & strategic decision making.
• FMCG experience with strong business acumen and in-depth knowledge of South Africa’s retail environment, experience in strategy development, revenue management, solving complex problems, decision making
• Strong data management skills, attention to detail / accuracy and proven capability to lead, prioritize and deliver high-quality output under time pressure
• Proven ability to lead, challenge and influence across functional boundaries – at senior levels of the organization – and deliver results
• Clear and compelling communication – both written and verbal.

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• 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. 
• Managing a selected portfolio of distributor and end user customers that have been selected either as a defined customer portfolio or in a defined geographical area.

In this role, you will:

• Responsible for the management of selected channel partners and associated End Users in a defined area (customer portfolio or geography):
• Treatment (as per Commercial Policies when implemented)
• Contract Management
• Revenue generation (New Business /Pricing)
• Margin Improvement (Price / Mix)
• Understanding the market segments, resellers and end users served by the distributor
• Ability to coordinate gap analysis and with knowledge of the route to market, supply chain and touch points.
• Ability to execute the annual plans, in some cases / where applicable created through the Lead DAM and Senior DAM, but also able to build and execute plans for identified larger independent channels in area.
• Complete understanding of rebate & Marketing Development Fund principles and their effect on the business (where applicable)
• Understand and clearly communicate, both internally and externally, ownership of customers (either distributor or KCP), for management of specific activities (e.g.: price increase).
• Management of account receivables to avoid bad debts (liaise with credit control / distributors to ensure compliance with payment terms).
• Typically manages a medium portfolio size (varies depending on Country/Cluster)
• Building DSR shadow salesforce (training, incentives, in-field coaching), where applicable.
• Works to support identification of potential new Key Accounts to be worked by NBD
• Collaborates with KAMs & NBDs to enable New Business with Channel Partners as well as rollout of national contracts to local sites
• Driving loyalty and penetration (esp. via cross selling) with existing and generate business with new end users directly or indirectly
• Build and Manage Relationships with key stakeholders both within the channel partners and the KCP regional business
• Conduct regular business reviews with channel partners to build joint business plans  
• Engage our DSR to enable them to grow our business through training, loyalty programs, incentive programs, etc

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:

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• A relevant bachelor’s degree
• Experience in account management (+3 Years) in the Hygiene industry
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional groups (e.g., finance, operations, marketing)
• Significant B2B sales experience preferred
• Analytical and critical thinking skills; commercially aware
• Digital selling proficiency desired – training, selling, compile videos to prospect new customers.
• Self-Motivated by intellectual challenges and curiosity
• Able to communicate well with external/internal stakeholders to influence change
• A demonstrated ability to navigate and perform in ambiguous circumstances