Assistant Manager - Distributor Planning

Assistant Manager - Distributor Planning

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®.

 At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

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. 

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

This role requires strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills, as well as a deep understanding of supply chain principles and E com / modern trade dynamics. 

-        Demand Management:

Analyse sales data, market trends, and promotional plans to forecast demand for products within the modern trade channel. 


* Collaborate effectively with GT sales team and MT and Ecom planners for improving forecast and availability in the region


* Monitor SLOB and drive actions to address concerns

 

-        Inventory Management:

Monitor inventory levels at, distribution centres, and warehouses to ensure optimal stock levels and minimize out-of-stock situations. 

-        Customer Service - Order Fulfilment


* Manage the order fulfilment process, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of products to partners.

Ensure target levels of OTIF, on-time delivery and tracking.


* Timely settlement of damage, expiry, and full & final claims for MT partners


* Ensure appointment adherence for MT and Ecom customers.


* Drive PDP and MOQ compliance for South & West regions.


* Timely and accurate updating of PODs by vendors

 

-        Supply Chain Optimization:

Identify opportunities to improve supply chain efficiency and effectiveness, including transportation, warehousing, and distribution. 

-        Relationship Management:

Build and maintain strong relationships with key account managers, and other internal stakeholders like depot teams, demand planners, central distribution planner.

-        Performance Monitoring and Reporting:

Track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to supply chain performance, such as on-she...