Job Description

APAC Supply Chain Director, Kimberly-Clark Professional



A division of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Kimberly-Clark Professional is focussed on providing B2B solutions that help you make a positive impact on the people that matter the most.

The identity of each and every one of our employees makes us who we are and makes our global company of over 40,000-plus employees stronger because of it. We are in the business of providing better care for a better world, for everyone, everywhere. At Kimberly-Clark treating individuals with respect is the way we do business and the way we lead our industry and our world. We're building an organisation that looks and thinks like our customers around the world and are searching for talented people with different perspectives and varied backgrounds. People like you. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark; you just need to join us!

The position of KCP AP Supply Chain Director reports to the Global KCP Vice President Product Supply. This role is a senior leadership position within the KCP Global Supply Chain Leadership team and is also a senior member of the KCP AP Regional Leadership Team, led by the KCP AP Vice President.

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• Lead the Supply Chain function for the K-C Professional (KCP) Asia Pacific (AP) region in support of achieving long-term growth and profit objectives as outlined in the sector's Global Business Plan & Change Agenda
• Provide functional leadership across the end-to-end AP Supply Chain including Procurement, Manufacturing and Logistics sub-functions in delivery of both near term business results, and long-term growth and profit improvement in accordance with KCP Global and AP Regional business objectives
• Optimize the supply chain capability and effectiveness - ensuring the achievement of safety, quality / regulatory, customer service, total delivered cost, and working capital objectives
• Participate as a senior member of both the KCP Global Supply Chain Leadership team, and the KCP AP Regional Leadership Team, in a broad leadership capacity which transcends solely functional representation

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide direct leadership to Supply Chain function for the development, implementation, and modification of strategic plans, consistent with the K-C Professional goals and objectives
• Ensure effective interaction and influence with the manufacturing facilities and/or suppliers which support the AP region ensuring supply in conformance with customer specifications and requirements on a timely basis and at the lowest delivered cost. Coordinate with peers in the Consumer sectors to deliver KCP products and value from shared facilities.
• Lead and role model the deployment of continuous improvement best practices to ensure disciplined operating systems are utilized throughout the organization in order to deliver critical business goals and strategies
• Manage regional capital budgeting to upgrade manufacturing equipment, maintain assets, and support business unit needs
• Actively support Customer Go-to-Market programs that are responsive and add value to K-C Professional customers' businesses and transcend to a preferred supplier status
• Coordinate with Sales, Marketing, R&D, and manufacturing units to implement product improvements and new product developments successfully on a commercial basis
• Collaborate with the Consumer organization to optimize distribution and S&OP functions to ensure KCP strategies are effectively executed. Managing production planning, inventory control, deployment and transport planning processes to consistently meet customer service requirements whilst keeping working capital to a minimum and optimizing total delivered cost.
• Support the development and management of Supply Chain information systems that improve decision making, communication and control
• Sourcing and managing External Contract Manufacturing (ECM) vendors based in Asia Pacific (non-PPE categories)
• Develop Supply Chain and capacity foot-print strategies, with cross-Sector and Global collaboration, to ensure optimum enterprise decision-making, in support of the Global Business Plan
• Provide leadership to the organization, ensuring that we attract / retain the best people and foster an environment which fully engages their capabilities in achieving desired business results.

Qualifications/Education/Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree education in Business or Engineering, with 15+ years of Supply Chain and / or Business management experience
• Manufacturing and / or Logistics management experience combined with strong communication skills including the ability to lead and motivate people
• Ability to organize and plan, delegate responsibility and authority and maintain control
• Ability to provide vision and leadership to the manufacturing, logistics and engineering unit team leaders, as well as the business unit team leaders
• Ability to travel on average 50% of time

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

Primary Location Singapore

Additional Locations

Worker Type Employee

Worker Sub-Type Regular

Time Type Full time