Distribution Specialist

Distribution Specialist

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 a Distribution Specialist, you’ll support Customer Logistics Distribution projects and related initiatives to improve supply chain systems, processes and flows to reduce costs.

You’ll provide tactical support for business plans and strategies, in addition to providing operational and project coordination to ensure the achievement of Distribution objectives.

This role is currently focused on driving conformance to standard processes and improved productivity in high-volume CPG distribution centers across a twenty-site network in North America.

Your customers are Kimberly-Clark Business units, IT, KC Professional, Customer Logistics, third-party logistics providers, Planning, plant personnel, Procurement, external customers.

In this role you will:


* Provides project and process related support to extended teams including Customer Logistics Team members, IT, personnel from partner third party logistics providers and contractors


* Support development and implementation of transactional and operational distribution systems and processes in large CPG distribution centers and plant locations along with associated change management within large diverse teams


* Provide development, implementation, and updating of program strategies to drive new capability and continuous improvement to distribution centers and plants


* Serve as key contact and functional expert for mills and third-party-operated Distribution Centers to assess materials handling and system and process problems, shortcomings and implementation of corrective action


* Develop a scope and depth of knowledge in safety, quality, and materials handling technical expertise to investigate and drive continuous improvement and innovative solutions


* Support cost improvement programs to facilitate the achievement of Customer Logistics cost objectives


* Participate in cross functional project teams made up of diverse team members ranging from senior leaders to machine or lift operators


* Create new tools or perform ad hoc analysis, as needed, to support various customer group needs

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 Ki...