Job Description:

Associate Director, Digital Transformation Product Costing

Job Description

You have a talent for recognizing trends and aiming for bigger goals

You have a solid interest in keeping up with trends, market needs, and your organization’s competitive standing, and you share your broad awareness with those under your management to inform their decisions, as it does yours. Your overview will help inform our ability to innovate, adapt, and stay ahead of the curve. We will listen carefully to your observations and recognize and reward your managerial leadership.

Business Priorities:

The objective of this role is to support Finance and the GPO in the Plan, Feasibility Assessment and Solution Confirmation of Digital Transformation. This role will report to the Director GPO.  The successful candidate will Embrace simple, leaner, faster design philosophy with strong focus on business outcomes.

He/She will roll up their sleeves to engage with stakeholders, understand requirements and opportunities, create and execute on plans and roadmaps, and deliver on team commitment on a timely basis. This role requires strong influencing skills and “art of the possible” leadership to deliver results.  The role consults with Global Process Owners, Operations teams, BU regional leaders and Data, Insights & Analytics Leads.

Role Accountabilities:

Strategy / Alignment / Methodology

• Support the Finance team in the Plan the Plan, Feasibility Assessment and Solution Confirmation of Aurora.


• Assess new opportunities to drive simplification, automation by finding best in class tools to scale or adapt.


• Support strategic alignment: Ensure Finance team is focused on solving the RIGHT and RELEVANT strategic problems that can create a step change in longer term business value.


• Engage and challenge current processes to incorporate critical thinking and futuristic process redesign to develop innovative solutions for complex, tricky problems.


• Identify future hurdles in the global / regional adoption of the TO BE operating system.


• Focus on internal and external environment, ensuring latest tools & technologies are leveraged for driving value and decision making within the company.

Implementation

• Deliver on efficiency and compliance goals by driving synergies between GBS/Finance/Supply Chain/DTS teams.


• Mitigate cross-departmental impacts due to changes implemented in line with the company’s operations


• Be a change agent, by defining new ways of developing product solutions internally and externally, helping the organization become more effective and agile.

Coaching / Capability

• Consult and coach regional and global management teams, as well as leaders to build TO BE operating system.


• Develop and execute next generation training to empower and accelerate team’s full potential

Welcoming different perspectives, like yours, is one of our strongest attributes

We’re a community of individuals with different points of view who enjoy opportunities to share our skills and ideas. As a manager, we know that you’ll genuinely value people who will articulate their perspectives while respecting those of others. We value diversity, so here in our inclusive environment, you and your team will find no limits to professional growth. We will welcome you into the stimulating process of exchanging ideas and leading others to succeed by doing the same.

Functional/Business skills 

• Strong business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges.


• Flexibility and adaptability; Ability to navigate and be comfortable with ambiguity.


• Strong organizational, change management and execution skills, along with a demonstrated ability to prioritize and drive multiple tasks simultaneously.


• Ability to deal with adversity and push back from senior KC leaders.


• Strong communication skills – ability to condense information and be concise.


• Strong relationship building skills, must build trust.


• Challenge the status quo and provide fact-based insights.


• Strong analytical skills. Must be hands-on and detail-oriented, but also able to see the big picture.

Essential Knowledge / Experience

• Degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting related field. 


• Proven experience identifying potential risks and informing all concerned parties


• Proven communication skills to connect between end-users and the implementation team.


• Recognized influence to design end-to-end TO BE business process and identify gaps.


• 10+ years relevant business experience with demonstrated “people & project“ success.


• Have a sound understanding of the financial and accounting principles and be able to promote financial and internal controls. 


• “Hands on” experience leading and supporting multiple, global projects and change initiatives.


• Resourceful and independent; thrives in a changing and dynamic work environment.


• Eagerly accepts stretch goals. Takes personal responsibility for decisions and delivering results.


• Consistent track record of delivering results while creating/maintaining an engaging environment.


• Fluent in English – Required (Additional languages preferred)

Our competitive spirit keeps us ahead in today’s economy

We thrive on the challenges of beating our own best performance to beat the competition. As a manager, your determination and confidence that we can win will inspire your team’s drive, their sense of urgency, and their creativity by motivating them to find new ways to overcome obstacles. You’ll be part of a diverse workforce that stimulates strategic thinking and broadens our vision. If competition gets your engine going, we invite you to be inspired, respected, and rewarded in our welcoming environment.

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene, and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No.1 or No. 2 share positions in more than 80 countries. With more than 140 years of history of innovation, we believe in recruiting the best people and empowering them do their best work.  If fresh thinking and a passion to win inspire you, come Unleash Your Power at Kimberly-Clark. 

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.

This position may require a post-offer/pre-hire Physical Abilities Test (PAT) to confirm that individuals are able to perform the essential functions of the job.

K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.  In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization.  However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship. This position is subject to drug and alcohol testing, including pre-employment testing.

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. K-C will provide relocation support for this role.

Primary Location

USA-TX-Dallas

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

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