Sr Product Engineer, Tissue & Towels

Sr Product Engineer, Tissue & Towels

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role.

Neither are we.

Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU. 

As the Senior Product Development Engineer on the Kimberly-Clark Professional NA R&D Team, you will be focused on identifying and executing large scale innovation and renovation plans in the tissue and towel categories.

Specifically, you will work with our business partners to create a go-to-market cadence for our product categories that enables Kimberly-Clark Professional to remain differentiated in the marketplace.

You will be a key contributor to developing and executing on brand-led innovation, renovation and business support plans, working cross-functionally to ensure products meet established brand standards.

This position requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and comfort with technologies that support tissue and towel manufacturing.

In this role, you will:


* Manage mid- to large-scale projects


* Lead research trials at towel and tissue manufacturing sites


* Partner with business team members to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation within our product portfolio of towel and tissue


* Partner with manufacturing team members to execute brand-led initiatives


* Work with cross-functional and cross-sector teams to find synergies that will help drive solutions


* Collaborate with Category team to develop and implement go-to-market and commercialization activities for identified solutions


* Lead the qualification or commercialization activities at internal manufacturing or external contract manufacturing sites


* Partner with Category & R&E program leaders to establish a cadence of product innovation


* Work effectively with cross-functional teams such as quality, product safety, regulatory, manufacturing and supply chain teams.


* Plan and carry out project responsibilities with limited assistance and direction.


* Communicate and document project plans and effectively manage key stakeholders


* Develop robust timelines, budgets, and resource forecasts

About Us

Huggies®.

Kleenex®.

Cottonelle®.

Scott®.

Kotex®.

Poise®.

Depend®.

Kimberly-Clark Professional®.

You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world.

In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day.

We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact.

We’re founded on m...