Platform Lead - Consumer Towel

Platform Lead - Consumer Towel

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.

The primary intent of this position is to provide NA Tissue Supply Chain Value Stream functional leadership to one of the major categories (IC, HHC, HFB or FMW) or leadership of strategic footprint projects, coordination of contract manufacturing or capability building.  Additionally, the intent of this position is to provide the experience and development of skills important for advanced leadership positions within KC.

In this role, you will:


* Leads the analysis and recommendations for resource allocation and priorities for the sector’s activities geared to meeting current year objectives as well as setting up for success over the 3-year business plan.  He/she also provides leadership for major projects.  The role coordinates major sector budgets and supply chain forecasts. 


* The incumbent facilitates technical direction and consulting on a wide array of operational issues, bringing significant depth and breadth of experience.

This position serves as liaison between mill operations and staff functions and the businesses.

He/she would also typically lead development of a major strategic element of the GAP closure plan as well as have responsibility for supply chain points of view/counsel for an assigned category team.


* Influence the development of sector strategies and plans so that NA Tissue's strategic roadmap translates into feasible Supply Chain plans.


* Lead programs to improve product performance, quality and production processes consistent with the business strategy.


* Be the communication conduit between the mills operating teams and category teams, regarding strategies, plans, and issues.


* Coordinate with Research and Engineering to provide and direct technical resources.


* Coordinate the flow and authorization of RSRs and MSRs for the NA Tissue manufacturing teams.


* Influence the preparation and recommended mill spending budget and manage spending to deliver against commitments.  


* Influence and coordinate the long-term manufacturing and converting facility plans.


* Ensure application of established corporate and group financial controls within the incumbent's area of responsibility by providing operating management, direction, and support to the implementation and maintenance of financial policies, instructions, and internal control procedures.


* Guide category teams to develop a robust value stream within a category.


* Provide leadership to ...