Senior Manager, Automation & Supply Chain Delivery

Kimberly-Clark USA; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark USA is seeking a Sr. Manager, Automation to lead material movement automation initiatives and coordinate cross-functional teams across logistics, manufacturing, and capital governance.

You will drive safety, quality, delivery and cost objectives while managing a portfolio of projects in the 0-18 month horizon. You will report to the Associate Director of Automation and guide project execution teams, manage resources, and lead communications with leadership and stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Supply Chain or related function preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in increasingly broader technical or operational roles with demonstrated track record of achievement and growth in leadership.
• Experience in Logistics o

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure achievement of project objectives defined by success criteria, providing the link between and across all functions within the project team.
• Lead a team through management of a project execution team of key projects.
• Lead the team in resource management, performance management, career development.
• Lead for all project communications to key audiences.
• Lead specific supply chain sub-teams in support of project execution.
• Continue to provide operations and supply chain functional expertise in support of supply chain deliverables (e.g. startup curve refinement).
• Lead steering committee meetings.
• Lead project capital funding authorization, including development of business case for the project.
• This role coordinates major capital and project expense budgets undefined.
• This role will have manager responsibilities including but not limited too: communication management, escalation management, roadblock management, workday management, ETQ, training, Coupa approvals, along with keeping leadership/stakeholders up to date.

Skills

Leadership

Automation

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Management or Supply Chain

Job description

Kimberly-Clark USA is seeking a Sr. Manager, Automation to lead material movement automation initiatives and coordinate cross-functional teams across logistics, manufacturing, and capital governance.

You will drive safety, quality, delivery and cost objectives while managing a portfolio of projects in the 0-18 month horizon. You will report to the Associate Director of Automation and guide project execution teams, manage resources, and lead communications with leadership and stakeholders to