IFP Tissue Product Development Team Leader

IFP Tissue Product Development Team Leader

Job Description

IFP Tissue Product Development Team Leader (International Family Care and Professional)

Location: Walton Oaks, Surrey, UK or Bangkok Thailand

Permanent, Full time

Competitive salary + benefits

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.  

This role will be part of Kimberly Clark's International Family Care and Professional (IFP) business—an organization rooted in purpose and innovation that has built a legacy with global impact.

As Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano to create a world-class international tissue and professional products company, this role is proposed to transfer to the new venture once the transaction closes, anticipated in mid-2026, subject to consultation and other applicable legal requirements.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape a new global leader backed by two industry powerhouses.

You’ll be part of a high-potential business that combines Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brands and commercial excellence with Suzano’s industrial and sustainability leadership.​

In this role you will have the exciting opportunity to drive the next chapter of product innovation for some of the key categories in the IFP tissue business – by bringing together your amazing passion for understanding consumers, pioneering new technologies, translating new ideas & insights into winning product propositions to meet and exceed the business needs.

You will also have a fantastic opportunity to partner with some of the key stakeholders in the R&D, Growth and Supply Chain teams and play an active role in influencing the IFP strategy.

In this role, your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Innovation & strategy development


* This role will work closely with the Innovation R&D Director, Innovation Strategist and Growth leaders to develop a prioritized pipeline of initiatives that meet/exceed the business needs and puts in place effective influencing strategies that persuade key stakeholders to take action that will advance shared interests and business goals.


* Responsible for delivering medium to long-term product innovation programs across some of the categories of the IFP portfolio that drive a competitive advantage from consumer benefit/cost/sustainability point of view.

Innovation & Program Development


* Provides leadership, coaching and prioritisation to the product development team reporting into them -  from early stages of product development through to technical readiness, implementatio...