Demand Planning Manager

Our goal is to provide better care for a better world, and that requires people and teams who care about making a difference every day. Here, you will bring your professional experience, talent, and motivation to build and manage our portfolio of iconic and innovative brands. In this position, you will help us make an impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide. It starts WITH YOU!

This position is responsible for leading the demand planning process and strategy for the Business Unit operations, overseeing the demand planning processes and the Demand Planners while they develop the demand forecast for the business. The Demand Planning Manager is responsible of working strategically with the business to develop the demand plan that reflects the latest vision of the business, partnering with the sales managers and marketing managers. The Demand Manager should identify risks and opportunities to the latest plan. Also, needs to integrate the demand plan for Family Care and Kimberly-Clark Professional to develop and overall overview of the business, whilst strongly supporting the Sales & Operations process of the business. The role also supports the control process for Portfolio Rationalization, Sales Financial Trend versus Demand Plan reconciliation and offers support for service level protection through Safety Stock review.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Working with the demand planning team members to plan, coordinate, execute demand planning activities, get status on projections and forecasts
• Be a critical liaison with the business to provide insights about volume trends and how the business is performing, understand the business situation with its own risks and operations
• Support the trade and field marketing strategies through the demand planning process
• Ensure the building blocks included in the forecast are highly supported by clear activities, budget, portfolio and targeted customers and provide strategical feedback about building blocks execution
• Coordinate and lead the monthly collaborative Demand Planning process, including input into the S&OP / Demand Review, in coordination with Business Unit Sales and Marketing, understanding risks and opportunities to the latest plan, and supporting the business with risk assessments and mitigation activities
• Support Monthly Demand Planning and S&OP Continuous Improvement and participate in cross functional project teams, develop best in class forecasting modules for the Business Units, ensuring forecast stability
• Prepare and support analysis new product launches and promotions to determine Risks & Opportunities versus volume historical Trend

About Us
You already know our legendary brands, Huggies®, Kleenex®, Scott®, Kotex®, Plenitud®, Kimberly-Clark Professional®, just like the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing products would not exist without talented professionals like you. Here, you will be part of a team committed to driving innovation, growth, and the impact of our activities. With over 150 years of market leadership, we are always looking for new and better ways to perform, so now is the time to take advantage of our open opportunities. We look forward to seeing you at Kimberly-Clark.

Guided by purpose, driven by you.

About You

You perform at the highest possible level and value a performance-driven culture fueled by genuine care for the people around you. You wish to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, well-being, and professional development. When you join our team, you will experience flexible work models focused on winning consumers and the market, while prioritizing safety, mutual respect, and caring for others.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, statistical or related discipline
• 10+ years of work experience in Demand, Sales or Supply planning function
• Detailed knowledge of Demand Planning systems, structures, and statistical modeling methods
• Solid experience with planning system: ERP/SAP, SAP Analyzer, Demand Planning Forecasting tool (Arete, Logility, …)
• Microsoft suite applications with emphasis in Excel (advanced level)
• English language capability in writing, reading and speaking
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate root cause analysis, thoroughness and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills

Benefits

Here are just some of the benefits you would enjoy working in this position at Kimberly-Clark:

• Medical insurance
• Product package
• Company doctor
• Transportation
• Dining/Subsidized meals

Benefits may vary depending on the country and position, and specific information will be shared during the recruitment process.

To Consider

Click the Apply button and complete the application process below. A member of our recruitment team will review your application and contact you if your skills align with the position.

Check out our careers page: https://careers.kimberly-clark.com/es-419

And finally, some alignments...

We are a company committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity, to drive our business results and positively impact the lives of employees, consumers, suppliers, and communities. We work on all our vacancies to promote an inclusive culture, which means we respect and embrace the diversity of gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, and disability. We believe in the talent and potential of people, and for us, it is important to have diverse teams, enabling us to achieve our growth ambitions and actively contribute to the representation of different perspectives, opinions, and stories, so that the transformation we desire can take place.

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

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