Job Description:

Brand Deployment Analyst

Job Description

You see the trees and the forest

What some may consider a small oversight can cause a major work problem. That’s why we need a keen observer like you who notes the out-of-place crack before it spreads into a disastrous gap. You have a meticulous work ethic, founded on attention to every element of a situation. We hold your skills in high esteem and can’t wait to hear from you.

When we collaborate, we all succeed

Group effort wins championships here. Motivated team members pitch in, thinking and working together to solve problems and reach goals. You’ll be valued as an important part of your team’s success. The diversity of our staff creates a varied and vibrant community that makes so much success possible. We welcome, include, and look to promote all.

Position Purpose:

The Brand Deployment Analyst is responsible for managing the transfer of finished goods between manufacturing sites, distribution centers, and 3rd party facilities.  This includes managing systematic deployment orders to support downstream demand, at the lowest possible cost, while delivering the highest customer service possible.  The Brand Deployment Analyst will partner with production scheduling to ensure inventory is properly managed during constraints, and inventory targets are adhered to.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage all finished goods deployment activity for assigned brand(s).




• Partner with production planning to ensure inventory is deployed according to plan.




• Recommend production schedule changes to planners to avoid downstream shortages.




• Proactively communicate with customer service teams to request order changes as needed, based on product availability.




• Manage daily approvals and maintenance of deployment orders to meet customer service and cost objectives.




• Monitor inventory levels at downstream DC’s, adhering to inventory days on-hand targets.




• Maximize cost savings through deployment best practices and continuous improvement work (i.e. truck cube fill, optimized ship mode, regional source plans)




• Drive master data integrity across assigned brand(s) to maximize system capabilities.




• Monitor slow-moving or stranded inventory to avoid product obsolescence.




• Support deployment activity for product launches, roll-overs, and promotional activities.  Actively participate in the event planning process to protect customer service.

Key customers/stakeholders include:  Production schedulers/planners, Transportation analysts, Distribution analysts, Customer service, and Brand teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree




• Experience with SAP-APO (preferred)




• Exceptional systematic and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data sets and trends




• Experience managing customer expectations and service




• Exposure to inventory management best practices and cost-savings initiatives




• Experience with SAP master data and its effect on planning is preferred




• Working knowledge of mill and DC operations




• Exceptional communication and collaboration skill

We need thinkers as well as doers

Is there a way to complete a task more efficiently, accurately, or economically while keeping quality and productivity at a high level? We’re eager to hear about it. Our diverse and inclusive organization is a hotbed of innovation where good ideas regularly improve our processes and products. While the people behind those ideas receive meaningful rewards and rapid advancement. If you’re a creative thinker as well as a skilled worker, we offer a world of opportunities.

Kimberly-Clark makes the essentials for a better life with well-known brands that matter every day – at home, school, work and on the go. Throughout our 148 years, we have challenged conventional wisdom to innovate products that better meet the needs of consumers. We have created new categories with top brands like Kleenex®, and redefined categories with Huggies® and U by Kotex®. While growing our $18+ billion global business, we help build careers through collaborative teams that push boundaries and endless opportunities to work with some of the world’s most recognized brands. Our 43,000 employees are changing the world for the better, too, generously giving back to communities and causes around the globe. 

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.

With an inclusive culture, our employees – and the original thinking they bring to Kimberly-Clark – make us stronger.  EOE disability/vet.

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.

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

Primary Location

USA-WI-Neenah

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Salary: $60,000.00

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