Innovation Project Manager - Part Time

Innovation Project Manager - Part Time

Job Description

You might have heard of us.

You might not.

But you definitely know our trusted brands, like Huggies®, Kleenex® and Viva®.

In fact, we’ll wager you’ve probably used our products today! Kimberly-Clark is a global personal care company.

Spanning over 300 locations, our notable brands are an essential part of life for one-quarter of the world’s population.

We’re proud of our size, scale and impact.

But when you join us, you’ll find there’s much more to who we are.

Because a role with us is about the care you take, the connections you make and the opportunity to build a better world.

Bring your big ambition and make a visible, meaningful difference, right here, with Kimberly Clark Australia.

A newly created part-time opportunity has become available to join Kimberly-Clark Australia as our Innovation Project Manager.

The Innovation Project Manager will be accountable for enabling the effective and flawless end- to-end management and delivery of our key Innovation projects.

You will plan, lead and deliver on a variety of key projects and lead cross-functional teams to achieve project deliverables and objectives.

This role will be part-time for 22.5hrs per week.

Key responsibilities will include, however are not limited to:


* Manage Innovation and Renovation projects from Project Initiation through to Launch


* Collaborate with all functions involved in the project to build a master timeline, track end-to-end activities and milestones to ensure project is progressing as planned


* Drive clear success criteria definitions with the project team


* Provide an unbiased, transparent view to share project risks, mitigations, and project recommendations


* Communicate effectively with key stakeholders regarding project status, key milestones and key decisions to be made to ensure on-time project delivery


* Coordinate and lead regular project team meetings and build key relationships with stakeholders in project processes


* Understand business processes and cross functional needs to enable smooth execution of initiatives


* Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and interaction within project team


* Coach on project management best practices


* Ensure the customer perspective (internal, external and/or consumer) is a driving force behind business decisions and activities


* Championing Product Data Capture across relevant functions to ensure materials are set up accurately for launch


* Ensuring clarity and visibility around launch deliverables e.g.

volume forecasts, stock commitments etc

About you


* Proven experience with cross functional innovation and renovation projects within an FMCG environment


*  Strong end-to-end Project Management experience, with the ability to manage and deliver multiple projects simultaneously


* Demonstrated leadership skills within a cross-functional team and the ability to i...