Senior R&E Manager
Kimberly-Clark

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 your Senior R&E Manager role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Summary of Position:

Responsibilities:

• Lead a diverse team of 12 -18 direct reports to develop and de-risk novel product concepts to deliver unmet customer needs in the Adult and Feminine Care areas. This will culminate in minimal viable Concept, Product and Technologies to deliver said product concepts.
• Lead the team, in close partnership with a Technical Strategist, to also explore and discover innovative approaches and/or technologies to deliver category bending consumer propositions in this segment.
• Protect and defend K-C proprietary technology and products through appropriate use of patents and trade secrets and effective protection of proprietary information. Challenge competitive intellectual property to ensure right to practice for K-C technologies and products.
• Build an assertive, proactive, results-oriented team that is passionate about winning through teamwork and product innovation. Identify and hire top-tier talent; maximize team member effectiveness by providing ongoing coaching and feedback; create opportunities for growth and development.
• Provide people leadership to include talent development, performance management, compensation planning and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead, coach, and mentor team members to execute product development work and improve business results as measured by Future Portfolio Value.
• Develop and manage the budget and resource forecast relating to projects.
• Communicate with superiors, subordinates and others who have need to know.
• Break down barriers for team members to ensure they can deliver their objectives, and when they are unable to break down the barriers, escalate to leadership.
• Provide leadership by example in corporate safety, quality, regulatory, product safety and sustainability.

Influence:

This role will need to influence internally across all levels of the organization, manage a team, and drive collaboration across functions/departments. This position requires an individual with a passion for technology and product development, an ability to be consumer-centric, experience with innovation program leadership and the ability to lead people and build talent. It will also need to manage relationships with our Global partners: Brand Leaders, R&E technology enabling team, I&A, Supply Chain, Legal, Customer Teams, Product Safety, Quality, and Finance, and external collaborations and alliances.

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's degree in a scientific, engineering and/or consumer product development discipline.
• 10+ years of experience developing and executing product development work in Research & Engineering.
• Comfortable navigating through ambiguity, complexity and change. Equally comfortable to challenge the status quo in pursuit of better business outcomes.
• Experience leading a cross discipline team.
• Experience driving decision making and influencing at all levels within the organization.
• Strong leadership experience coaching and developing team members for career development and performance improvement.
• Experience leading and facilitating problem solving across teams to achieve desired results.

Preferred:

• Prior experience in developing adult and feminine hygiene products.
• Knowledge of market research tools.
• Knowledge of product development and prototyping.
• Knowledge of Rapid learning cycles for development.

Total Benefits

Here are a few of the benefits you'd enjoy. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

• Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options. 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.
• Hybrid Work Arrangements

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.

Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role, including assistance to obtain proper work authorization . The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark's applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will decided in Kimberly-Clark's sole discretion.

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