Job Description:

Trade Manager, RGM

Job Description

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. 

A key member of KCNA’s RGM team supporting the Trade Management capability, the position is an indispensable partner with internal customers.  The position provides impactful analysis to deliver best-in-class strategic trade architecture development, promotional efficiency/effectiveness (trade and consumer) and customer profitability analysis to improve overall business results through strategic trade management.  This individual is key in the development of analytics and insights to inform the price/pack incentive structures as well as promotional strategies by PPG, channel, and key customer to deliver against the brand strategy and price positioning vs competition in market. 

In this role, you will:

• Develop the Brand’s principles of strategic trade architecture:
  
  
  • Suggested retail pricing (e.g., SRP, EDLP pricing, Promoted Pricing)
  
  
  • Promotion Strategy by brand/PPG (depth, frequency, duration, promoted partners, retailer margin)
  
  
  • List price & trade structures enabling retail strategies
  
  
  • Discount Curves
  
  
  
  


• Support Price Strategy projects (trade and consumer) with analytics in category, competitor, customer & consumer.


• Understand Channel pricing relationships and develop solutions to reduce channel conflict.


• Leverage and build learnings and methodologies to develop an organic and sustainable trade architecture and facilitate ongoing trade optimization.


• Support delivery of in year financials, driving gap management actions within promotion.


• Delivers promotional strategy (trade and consumer) insights, analyses, and recommendations by brand and channel, driving brand promo strategies, for incorporation into Annual Planning Guidance to sales teams.


• Actively participates in the development of new solutions, moving the organization forward in capabilities.

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, million 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 business or other discipline that requires quantitative knowledge.   Master’s degree a plus. 


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  5+ years of Demonstrated Performance:
  
  
  • Ability to proficiently conduct business and data analyses with data driven recommendations for improvements and advancements.
  
  
  • Ability to create persuasive professional analyses presentations incorporating data, relevant insights and information.
  
  
  • Ability to understand and react to most recent market trends.
  
  
  • Ability to assess business views strategically.
  
  
  • High degree of proficiency with current analytical tools available in the market.
  
  
  
  


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  Strong Analytical skills: Exceptional analytical skills including ability to proactively outline approach & fact base required for a business problem or opportunity. 


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  Strategic Thinking:  Strong conceptual thinking skills and advanced understanding of trade management strategies


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  Communication skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills.  Ability to actively participate in group discussions with individuals from various functions within the organization.


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  Leadership skills:  Strength in bringing together multiple functions to achieve results and drive recommendations.

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
 

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.

Position is in Kimberly-Clark’s campus in Chicago, IL or Neenah, WI

Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time.

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. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.

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Primary Location

USA-IL-Chicago

Additional Locations

USA-WI-Neenah

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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