Director Enterprise Value Stream - Personal Care

TN United Kingdom; Tadworth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Director for their Enterprise Value Stream team in Personal Care. This pivotal role involves strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration to enhance efficiency and innovation across product lifecycles. With a commitment to sustainability and excellence, the company fosters a culture of caring and performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in operations management, a strong analytical mindset, and a passion for driving process improvements. Join a team that values your contributions and empowers you to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

On-site fitness center

Flexible Savings and spending accounts

Income protection insurance options

Education support programs

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in operations management in CPG/B2B.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Define sector strategy and initiatives to reduce costs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize value streams.

Skills

Operations Management

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Supply Chain Management

Continuous Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Engineering or related field

Tools

Lean Six Sigma

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Director Enterprise Value Stream - Personal Care, Tadworth

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Client:

Kimberly-Clark

Location:

Tadworth, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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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. At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands and take our future to the next level. In this role with K-C's Enterprise Value Stream team, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Enterprise Value Stream – Personal Care has 2 Director positions to fill with this requisition.

Director Enterprise Value Stream – BCC. This includes global value streams for the sector platforms: Diapers (Open, Closed), Child Care (Youth, Training, Swim Pants), Baby & Child Care Wipes and Bath & Body. Director Enterprise Value Stream – AFC. This includes global value streams for the sector platforms: Sr. Incontinence Liners, Pads, Tampons, Sr. Incontinence and Feminine Care LBL.

In applying for this requisition, you will be considered for both Personal Care Director roles listed above.

Kimberly-Clark is looking for an ambitious, self-driven and talented individual to be responsible end-to-end Value Streams strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement efforts to enhance efficiency, quality, and innovation across the product lifecycle.

Role Accountabilities

• Define sector strategy & detail advantaged actions and initiatives that can reduce cost and drive consumer value
• Orchestrate ESC teams to advance, Innovate and design for the sector value streams
• Work closely with various departments of the business (e.g., Operations, R&D, Sales, and Marketing) to improve the overall VS
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize and create top level initiatives to drive end-to-end value stream for the sector
• Translates business strategy to VS requirements
• Drive robustness in make versus buy analysis with ECM and internal partners, while ensuring strong capital efficiency
• Strong commercial partnership and understanding of the customers and consumers to ensure the supply chain can deliver as expected
• Support sourcing strategy, ensure business continuity, and negotiation leverage
• Defines / manages definition of Target Condition and plan to achieve

Goal setting and performance management

• Bring the outside in, ensure competitive understanding, industry benchmarks and global internal capabilities
• Define and monitor KPIs to measure the effectiveness of the sector VS, including metrics related to cost, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction
• Identify and mitigate risks within the VS, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and company policies

New product and process innovation

• Drive the manufacturing technology advancement roadmap, understanding global asset capabilities and needs, tied to the innovation roadmap, the asset strategy and process advancements
• Collaborate with R&D, Product Development and Capital Engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of new products / systems into the Value Stream

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:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Engineering or related field
• 10+ years of experience in operations management within the CPG/B2B industry, with a proven track record of driving process improvements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in data-driven decision-making
• Excellent leadership and team management capabilities
• Experience in end-to-end innovation cycles
• Effective, consistent global communications and stakeholder management skills
• Global operations experience, including familiarity with international manufacturing and supply chain practices
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies
• Willingness to travel for on-site assessments and collaboration with segments and sectors globally
• Occasional travel may be required to support the business (up to 10%)

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 .

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.

To Be Considered

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And finally, the fine print….

Primary Location

Roswell Building 300

Additional Locations

USA-GA-Atlanta-Roswell, USA-IL-Chicago, USA-TX-Dallas, Walton Oaks

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time