Innovation & Continuous Improvement Specialist

Innovation & Continuous Improvement 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. 

 

The Innovation & Continuous Improvement Process Specialist will provide technical leadership in area of Tissue process & Materials development to support the delivery of near-term innovation pipeline, optimization of product and cost of manufacture to support the development & execution of IFP business plans for LATAM region.

This role involves creating a vision to influence our innovation and product development strategies, partnering with Supply Chain to solve our toughest technical challenges, and providing technical leadership for the implementation and start-up of new assets, processes and materials.

The ideal candidate is a technical expert with strong leadership skills and a passion for leveraging technology to solve consumer, sustainability & business challenges. 

In this role, you will:


* Create a vision and lead technology programs to deliver near-term roadmap developments aligned with IFP Growth & Innovation strategy.


* Contribute ideas and initiatives to technology roadmaps, linking developments to innovation programs that drive consumer, cost, and sustainability advantages.


* Lead multiple technology projects across innovation, renovation, cost/margin, and sustainability within the 0–3-year horizon.


* Act as a technical subject matter expert in at least one core technology area.


* Partner with Supply Chain to resolve critical technical issues in mills and prevent business disruption.


* Provide R&D leadership for implementation and start-up of new assets, processes, and materials in collaboration with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Product Development.


* Build strategic partnerships with vendors and internal teams to influence material and asset strategies and strengthen innovation capabilities.


* Develop technical talent within R&D and mill teams, while connecting globally with other subject matter experts to share best practices and leverage One KC.

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 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 o...