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Strategic Materials Planner - Shared Materials

Job Description

Job Description of Strategic Materials Planner

This position is responsible for the support, collaboration, and coordination of BCC Raw materials ordering at contract manufacturers and/or K-C production sites to support business objectives and business plans.
Expected to lead and/or participate in various projects which support achieving team objectives.

Responsibilities:

* Coordinate material plans that support the needs of various BCC projects, while achieving customer service objectives at the lowest total delivered cost.
* Coordinate raw material changes to support business plans and minimize obsolescence in collaboration with operations, marketing, planning and packaging.
* Strategic Material Planner provides long-term forecasts to vendors and acts as liaison between tactical schedulers, material planning teams, strategic planning, procurement and the vendor.
* Work with domestic and international vendors to coordinate their schedules and establish priorities when required to prevent supply constraints or customer service. Ensure vendor resources will support business plan.
* Maintain accurate recipe planning information for raw materials in SAP (an Enterprise Resource Planning system), updating as necessary for material/product changes .
* Support Supply Chain Integration and Process Improvement plans.
* Must actively participate in problem solving and process improvement with production site, staff and vendor teams. Expected to lead and/or participate in various projects which support achieving both production site and staff objectives.
* Provide informal direction to Material Planners

Basic Qualifications:

-Bachelor's degree in Logistics/Supply Chain, Business, or related field
-3-5 years experience in Logistics and/or operations for production sites or staff
-Knowledge of and experience with an Enterprise Resource Planning system
-A demonstrated ability to effectively organize, plan, control, analyze, and communicate in order to relay materials plans to production sites and staff stakeholders.

Other Qualifications:

-A demonstrated ability to organize resources and analyze alternatives to make effective decisions
-A demonstrated personal credibility through strong communication skills, achieving results, and trusted relationships with others
-Personal and organizational sensitivity
-A demonstrated ability to provide work direction to peers or others
-Working knowledge of supply chain connections
-Willingness to challenge the status quo and facilitate different perspectives to drive solutions
-Ability to lead small projects

Preferred Qualifications:

-Previous Experience as a Material Planner and/or Production Scheduler
-Knowledge of and experience with SAP and Business Warehouse
-Proficient in Microsoft Excel

 

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene, and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No.1 or No. 2 share positions in more than 80 countries. With more than 140 years of history of innovation, we believe in recruiting the best people and empowering them do their best work.  If fresh thinking and a passion to win inspire you, come Unleash Your Power at Kimberly-Clark. 

Kimberly-Clark is an 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.

This position may require a post-offer/pre-hire Physical Abilities Test (PAT) to confirm that individuals are able to perform the essential functions of the job.

K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.  In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization.  However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship. This position is subject to drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment testing.

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

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.

Primary Location

Neenah - West Office Facility 1

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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