Sustainability Strategy and Customer Engagement Leader, IFP

What makes working for Kimberly-Clark so special? Every day, millions of people choose our products to make a positive difference in their lives. That’s a big responsibility, and one we take very seriously. Fueled by ingenuity, creativity, and an understanding of people’s most essential needs, Kimberly-Clark’s 45,000 employees around the world are committed to delivering our purpose of Better Care for a Better World. Our well-known portfolio of brands is an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries, holding the #1 or #2 share position in 80 countries. We also understand our responsibility to make a positive contribution to the consumers we serve around the globe. Our sustainable practices support a healthy planet and build stronger communities to ensure our business thrives for decades to come. In all that we do, we’re building a legacy of positive impact.

For more than 150 years, we’ve had the foresight to find new ways to make lives better. From creating new categories to starting new conversations, we are constantly innovating our products and our practices to serve and care for the ever-changing needs of the people we touch at all stages. Excited yet? You should be! We appreciate that our team define who we are, and what we do. We offer careers that allow people to take pride in working for a company with the highest ethics and apply their diverse experiences and passion to brands that make lives better for people all around the world. The talent, diversity and commitment of our employees is crucial to our innovation and success. Our work environment fosters personal, professional and corporate growth - and our performance-driven organization is designed to attract, develop, reward and retain top talent.

This is a hugely exciting role, sitting within our UKI IFP organisation and reporting into the Category & Commercial Strategy Director. The Sustainability Strategy Leader is accountable for defining and executing our sustainability agenda - ensuring our brands are first choice for consumers, customers, and the planet. You’ll be working across both B2B and B2C channels with some of the biggest brands in the UK and Ireland - including Andrex, Scott, Kleenex and Wypall.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Driving UKI thought leadership, drawing best practice from external sources / other markets.
• Keeping abreast with legislation, trends and key competitor actions.
• Developing UKI Sustainability Strategy as part of SBP - delivering against consumer needs and KC corporate targets, whilst also helping customers achieve their CSR commitments.
• Visualising strategy and creating compelling story to bring it to life.
• Embedding our strategy internally, to ensure that everyone can confidently talk our sustainability story.
• Engaging and inspiring key customers, building strategic partnerships at senior levels.
• Working with relevant cross-functional teams to shape the plan, develop initiatives, and deliver against strategic commitments.

What you will bring to the team:

• You are a champion and subject matter expert for sustainability.
• You are experienced in defining and executing strategy, with a bias towards taking action and driving impact.
• You are results-oriented, with an inquisitive mindset - you challenge the status quo and are creative in validating new ideas.
• You are comfortable working in a dynamic environment and adapting quickly to change.
• You have excellent leadership and relationship building skills.
• You are an excellent communicator and storyteller, able to effectively communicate concepts and ideas to stakeholders at all levels.
• You will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of delivering results within FMCG and working within matrix organisations.
• You will be a highly competent user of Microsoft office tools, specifically MS Excel / PowerPoint.

What you can expect from us:

We offer competitive pay and benefits to employees and reward excellence and performance. Our belief in promoting a healthy work-life balance drives us to support our employees’ total well-being, offering comprehensive benefits not limited to gym memberships, private medical insurance, dental cover, employee assistance programme, cycle to work scheme, critical illness cover, travel insurance and a market leading defined contribution pension scheme. Certain benefits, such as flexible work schedules and parental leave, can be tailored to meet specific individual needs, giving our employees the flexibility to manage their commitments inside and outside of work. We are proud to be rated as a top 100 workplace for working mothers for two years in a row.

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. If successful, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch.

And finally, the small print… The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.