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.
Position Description
Provide technical, tactical, and strategic logistics team leadership to ensure that KCNA business objectives are met for Finished Goods inventory management, with specific focus on Traceability, non-conformance management and compliance to Quality Agreements. The Lead Quality Analyst must work with Distribution Operations and third-party Distribution staff to ensure that quality performance and regulatory compliance is achieved. The role must also engage and influence Mill Quality and Operations groups in support of the Quality Management System Requirements as it relates to Distribution at the Staff level. The Lead Quality Analyst will
develop and drive standards creation, implementation, auditing, and process improvements in finished goods inventory management, batch-management, and quality-issue management. The Lead Quality Analyst has key leadership responsibility within the KCNA Quality teams, providing support for Family Care, Adult/Feminine Care, and Baby/Child Care.
In This Role, You Will
Demonstrate safety as a value by performing all job functions safely, while also complying with corporate policies and departmental procedures, to reduce risk and eliminate loss.
Manages self-and/or team in accordance with the expected behaviors of the Leadership Qualities. Effectively achieve results that meet business and individual objectives.
Ensures activities are following with both company quality assurance standards and applicable government regulations.
Develop and implement support systems and processes for managing quality records and documents that meet both internal and external requirements.
Maintain and demonstrate knowledge and skill in a product form and quality systems, processes, and regulations.
Establish and maintain good customer rapport, while driving solutions to meet business needs. Develop and maintain a strong spirit of partnership.
Conduct all communications and transactions with the utmost integrity, consistent with the Code of Conduct. Communicate fully with superiors, teammates, and others who have a need to know.
Build and maintain strong relationships and networks with key stakeholders and peers within the business units and across the Enterprise.
Partner with internal support functions (i.e., supplier quality, procurement, distribution etc.) to achieve functional excellence.
Able to influence and engage at all levels of the organization.
Accountabilities
Provide Distribution Leadership to the KCNA and Distribution Network to effectively manage finished goods quality issues that arise, including participating in Crisis Management meetings with senior leaders from Regulatory, Legal, Quality and Product Supply.
Provide work direction and leadership to logistics personnel across the network, including 3PL providers, in the area of quality management.
Provide Quality/Regulatory functional leadership within the Staff functions by providing guidance to team members and ensuring activities are prioritized and resourced accordingly.
Assist in the continuous improvement and implementation of quality concepts to improve the way business, facilities, and support functions perform duties and achieve objectives.
Actively participate as a team member in projects of moderate size and complexity, having responsibility for quality deliverables.
Act as Staff Distribution Support for QMS audits as needed.
Act as Quality Distribution representation in Recovery and Recall activities. Responsible for data inclusion into FDA and CPSC monthly reports (recall-related activity).
Perform robust problem solving, non-conformance reduction and continual improvement efforts. Drive value stream optimization through the application of proven methodologies such as Six Sigma, LEAN, Kaizen events etc.
Ensure Distribution Quality deliverables related to CAPA and QNC activities are managed in a complete and timely manner.
Represent Quality in DC Health Checks.
Participate in and support compliance forums such as Quality System Management Reviews, Change Review Board Meetings, QNC/CAPA Board meetings etc.
Scope
This position reports to the Senior Quality Manager, KCNA Family Care. The position is responsible to ensure efficient Finished Goods Inventory Management for Quality Issues, while adhering to required controls and best practices. The incumbent must possess a good level of understanding of the associated functional areas and provide informal leadership in a team setting. The position will lead logistics projects for inventory management/quality process efficiencies, modifications, or improvements.
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, million 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 more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose. Driven by 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:
Position requires a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Supply Chain, Science or Engineering, and/or 5+ years of equivalent related experience.
Applies advanced Logistics knowledge and skills with demonstrated experience within a complex, matrixed, or multi-business organization.
Possesses an understanding of a mill operation and the relationship and integration of Logistics and Quality within that operation.
Working knowledge and experience with products requiring compliance with various regulatory or other technical requirements
Demonstration of capability to work independently and facilitate projects/focus groups in a cross-functional team environment.
Experience with inventory and batch management.
A broad knowledge of SAP, WMS, BW, Customer Service, Distribution and Corporate Transportation.
Use of Data Analytics tools such as Power BI, Smartsheet or Tableau is a plus.
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion.
Primary Location
Neenah - West Office Facility 1
Additional Locations
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Quality Assurance
Industries
Manufacturing
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