Supply Chain Product Manager - Orchestration & Automation

Kimberly-Clark; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Supply Chain Product Manager for Orchestration & Automation to own the vision, strategy, and roadmaps across digital capabilities. You’ll partner with engineering, logistics, and support to translate stakeholder needs into actionable requirements and measurable outcomes.

You will drive adoption, manage lifecycle activities, and ensure alignment with Enterprise Supply Chain goals, delivering scalable solutions in a global consumer goods context.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Product Management experience, or 5+ years in a related field.
• Experience integrating enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, MES).
• Experience with Automation systems integration (Dematic, E80 and/or Wapiti).
• Experience with product life cycle management, especially vision, strategy, roadmap, and prioritization.
• Experience managing stakeholders, including senior executives.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, influence, collaboration, relationship-building, and communication skills.
• Desire to crystallize and diagnose problems through cross-functional collaboration and troubleshooting.
• Detail-oriented, process-driven, and highly organized.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the overall Supply Chain Digital Orchestration and Automation domains.
• Define success metrics, drive toward KPIs, and track progress.
• Provide cross-functional leadership between engineering, logistics, and support.
• Communicate the product roadmap and updates to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Owner to develop an evolving roadmap and requirements.
• Understand NA Supply Chain objectives and user needs across domains.
• Manage stakeholder activity across the product lifecycle including UAT and adoption.
• Drive adoption through user feedback, training, and an adoption roadmap.

Skills

Product management

Enterprise systems integration

Automation systems integration

Product lifecycle management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Detail-oriented

Job description

Supply Chain Product Manager - Orchestration & Automation Job Description

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World. As a person, you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and driving continuous improvement. You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always working to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. 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.

Job responsibilities include: Owning the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the overall Supply Chain Digital Orchestration and Automation digital capabilities and technical domains. Defines what success looks like, drives toward it, and tracks it using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Providing cross-functional leadership, most notably between engineering teams, logistics, and support. A key aspect of this is communicating the product roadmap and keeping the product team and the stakeholders informed of updates. Collaborating with the Product Owner to leverage stakeholder insights to develop a living and breathing roadmap for the future while advocating for and driving alignment between stakeholders in the development of requirements, acceptance criteria, and solutions. Understanding how NA Supply Chain objectives intersect with the needs, pain points, and priorities of the user base of their Supply Chain Orchestration and Automation domains. Understanding what success looks like for different groups in terms of use cases and user experience, as documented with User Personas, Use Cases, and Case Studies. Accountability for stakeholder management at each point of the product lifecycle including requests, adoption, requirements gathering, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Representing the needs of Enterprise Supply Chain and Global Product Teams who own tools with overlapping use cases. Driving adoption of enhancements through user feedback sessions, training support, and an adoption roadmap. Developing and manages defined communication channel(s) and/or stakeholder groups, proactively seeking to identify potential demand, and drives the creation of the business case. Anticipating changes in customer/user needs, adapts product (with enhancements), and create product retirement and transitioning plans.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of Product Management experience, or 5+ years of experience in a related field
• Experience integrating enterprise systems (SAP, Kinaxis, Blue Yonder, MES, etc.).
• Experience with Automation systems integration (Dematic, E80 and/or Wapiti).
• Experience with product life cycle management, especially with product vision, strategy, roadmap, and prioritization.
• Experience managing stakeholders, including senior executives.
• Strong cross-functional leadership, influence, collaboration, relationship-building, and communication skills.
• Desire and ability to crystallize and diagnose problems through cross-functional collaboration and troubleshooting.
• Detail-oriented, process-driven, and highly organized.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working for a global, highly matrixed, Consumer Packaged Goods company.
• Experience with API architecture, middleware, or integration platforms.
• Experience working with teams organized around Agile ways of working.
• Experience conducting stakeholder interviews, market analysis, and other forms of research.
• Experiencing identifying goals, metrics, and analytics to measure value at a large scale (e.g., a product, a program).
• Familiarity with uncovering and championing high value use cases for data.
• Familiarity with database structure (systems and data).
• Experience solving business problems with technology solutions.

Total Benefits

We are 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.

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, 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 local policies. 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. 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.

Salary Range: 127,600 - 157,600 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 Neenah, WI, USA Additional Locations Brazil- São Paulo, Pune, India, Roswell, GA, USA, USA-IL-Chicago

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 ensure our business thrives for decades to come.

To learn more about the company's 150-year history of innovation, visit kimberly-clark.com.