Product Developer, Value
Job Description
As a person, you’re a learner – a natural leader – someone who is always taking initiative to make things better and bring others along with you. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity and quality, always ensuring your responsibilities become a long-term success story. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
The Product Developer (Value Tier Diaper) plays a critical role in delivering Enterprise Markets (EM) results. This role is responsible for partnering with marketing to set short to medium product portfolio strategy and innovation plans for categories in EM. The product developer must deliver innovation plans on time with the highest quality and manage priorities across the EM organization to ensure fast and maximum adoption, considering supply complexity and financial optimization. Additionally, the product developer must develop solutions to address key local market challenges and opportunities that cannot be adopted. This role reports to the Product Development Leader and requires a highly collaborative individual who can work closely with senior cross-functional and ABU teams and manage complex product matrices and mills capabilities. The ideal candidate must live the performance-driven culture and possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
In this role, you will:
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Innovation Strategy: Work closely with marketing to develop the 0-3 year product innovation strategy for EM. The strategy should support EM growth and meet SBP growth targets.
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Innovation Delivery: Deliver the 0-3 year Product innovation pipeline to support strategic growth in key lead markets and adopt & adapt markets. Collaborate with Global Innovation, IPC R&E leader, and NA R&E leader to adopt innovations first and adjust to EM needs (formats, mill capabilities, cost).
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Move Fast: Overcome barriers to fast implementation across markets.
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 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. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
In one of our manufacturing 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:
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+5 years of experience in R&E innovation with a professional background in engineering/materials.
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Experience in product development and innovation adoption in Baby Child Care/ Feminine care / Adult care business.
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Ability to resolve complex problems and translate market observations into business opportunities.
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Experience in building innovation pathways cost-effectively with end-use targets and growth in mind.
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Financial and commercial understanding of market dynamics, P&L, and how to build and evaluate business cases.
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Experience in transitioning consumer research (C&U, CUT, HUT, etc.) into innovation solutions and product optimization.
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Strong decision-making capability and ability to drive clear decisions and actions. Analytical and fact-based decision-making skills with strong intuition, able to “connect the dots” and comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
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Highly developed collaboration skill with the ability to work and influence across a matrix organization, influencing peers and other functions with credibility and strong business leadership.
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Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner.
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Willing to travel both domestically and globally, estimated to be up to 20% of the time.
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.
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Primary LocationIndia - Mumbai
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Worker TypeEmployee
Worker Sub-TypeRegular
Time TypeFull time
