Collaborative Demand Planner

Kimberly-Clark; United States; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Remote work + in-person collaboration

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Supply Chain professional to manage retailer relationships, coordinate with sales and demand planning, and optimize end-to-end inventory and logistics. You will analyze promotions, forecast impacts, and drive proactive collaboration with multiple teams to meet service and stock objectives.

The role emphasizes independence, strong numerical and interpersonal abilities, and a proactive approach to solving problems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• High performer with Supply Chain experience and a can-do attitude.
• Self-driven, highly motivated, with excellent collaboration and independence.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, numerical and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the customer relationship with retailers and align on day-to-day and strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Demand Management to forecast impact of promotions and base run rate changes.
• Validate and challenge future SKU level volume and production assumptions.
• Proactively optimize end-to-end supply chain inventory and logistics planning.
• Develop and implement customer collaboration best practices (KPI tracking, collaborative planning).

Skills

Customer relationship management

Demand management

Analytical skills

Collaboration across functions

Job description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies® , Kotex®, Poise® and Depend®At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

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.

About You

In one of our Supply Chain roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

You will work closely with Customer Management, Demand Management, European Supply Chain Services and Logistics, along with the supply teams in the top UK Grocers to ensure business requirements are fulfilled, issues resolved and potential problems are anticipated with corrective action taken.

• Manage the Customer Relationship and work collaboratively with the retailer to understand and deliver customer requirements on both day to day and strategic objectives
• Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing and Demand Management to evaluate impact of promotions and base run rate changes on the demand forecast in order to maximise sales, customer service and minimise stock holding to ensure aims and objectives are on track and executed to required standards and timelines
• Validate, challenge, and provide assumptions on future SKU level volume and production
• Active management and communication to optimize end-to-end supply chain inventory and logistics planning
• Pro-active development and implementation of customer collaboration best practices e.g. KPI Service Tracking and Collaborative Planning meetings

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• You will be a high performer, preferably with Supply Chain experience with a positive “can do” attitude and passionate about what you do. You will have a proven track record of success and delivering business results in current / previous roles.
• This role requires a self-driven and highly motivated person, with excellent collaboration skills to allow you to successfully manage these important customer relationships. High levels of drive to succeed and make things happen and comfortable working independently at a customer’s site when required.
• You will need to be highly organized with strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent numerical and analytical skills and are able to work effectively across functions.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.

Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark

We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration - helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

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.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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