Logistics Manager - Materials

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Northern (KY, SC); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Profit sharing

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s Beech Island Mill is hiring a Logistics Manager - Materials to lead a large team and manage a $31 million inventory of raw materials and finishing supplies, ensuring timely delivery to the production line.

In this role you will drive strategic initiatives, develop team capabilities, and partner with our third-party logistics team to optimize material flows while upholding safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of logistics experience, including both tactical and strategic roles.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree
• Leadership experience, either formally or through influence
• Proficient in analyzing, developing strategies, and executing plans effectively

Responsibilities

• Thought leader for material movements and information flows to meet safety, quality, internal control, and business systems requirements.
• Manage the flow of materials through the mill’s campus.
• Build a high-performing team, uphold clearly defined standard processes, solve problems, and remove barriers.
• Ensure space for forecasted volumes and escalate staffing when outside guardrails.
• Collaborate with workstreams up and down the supply chain.
• Provide and receive feedback to continuously improve methods and execution.
• Maintain strong data integrity to deliver accurate financials through production reporting reconciliation, inventory management, flow planning, receiving/issuing/shipping, shortages, yard management, lift truck management, third party labor management, stock transfer orders, transportation planning, and WMS/EWM/SAP.

Skills

Logistics experience

Leadership

Data analysis

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Logistics Manager - Materials Job Description

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

Position Summary

Responsible for the $31 million inventory of raw materials, semi-finished goods, and finishing supplies at the largest Kimberly-Clark Mill, Beech Island. This role oversees all physical and logical flows of materials on-site and at overflow locations, ensuring accurate and timely delivery to the production line. By driving strategic initiatives, developing capabilities of the team, and delivering key metrics, the Materials Manager ensures that we continuously improve our processes to keep delivering value. Leading a high-performing Materials Flow team and partnering with our third-party Logistics team, this role will set the vision and objectives for a team of approximately five hundred people. At Beech Island, we are dedicated to our vision of "One Beech Island, We are the Difference - Valued, Included, and Respected," and the Materials Manager plays an integral role in delivering this vision every day. As a person, you're a learner - a natural leader - someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. 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 manufacturing roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Job responsibilities include

• Thought leader for all material movements and information flows to ensure that we continue to meet the requirements of the safety, quality, internal control, and business systems.
• Responsible for the flow of materials through the mill’s campus.
• Through building a high-performing team, upholding clearly defined standard processes, problem solving, and removing barriers, Beech Island will continue to be an innovative leader information and physical flows.
• Manage all the areas to ensure we have enough space for forecasted volumes and elevate to staff logistics for help when we are outside our guardrails.
• Collaborate with workstreams up and down the supply chain.
• Provide and receive feedback to ensure that we continuously improve our methods and execution.
• Maintain strong data integrity to deliver accurate financials through many processes including production reporting reconciliation, inventory management, flow planning, receiving/issuing/shipping, shortages, yard management, lift truck management, third party labor management, stock transfer orders, transportation planning, and WMS/EWM/SAP.

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

• 5+ years of logistics experience, including both tactical and strategic roles
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree
• Leadership experience, either formally or through influence
• Proficient in analyzing, developing strategies, and executing plans effectively

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. 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

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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses 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.

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.

This is a M2/Grade 9 and compensation may vary based on location.

Salary Range: 105,740 - 130,620 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Primary Location: Beech Island Mill. Additional Locations:
Worker Type: Employee
Worker Sub-Type: Regular Time Type Full time

Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people's most essential needs, we're working to find new ways to make a positive impact on the world we share. Kimberly-Clark and its trusted brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, GoodNites, Intimus, Neve, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva and WypAll, are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries by helping individuals experience more of what's important to them. We use sustainable practices that support a healthy planet, build stronger communities, and enable our business thrives for decades to come. To learn more about the company's 150-year history of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.