Demand Planning and S&OP Excellence Consultant

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Andrex®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: as a person, you’re a problem-solver – a connector – someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and driving continuous improvement. You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always working to turn today’s challenges into tomorrow’s success stories. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

This role will be part of Kimberly Clark's International Family Care and Professional (IFP) business—an organization rooted in purpose and innovation that has built a legacy with global impact. As Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano to create a world-class international tissue and professional products company, this role is proposed to transfer to the new venture once the transaction closes, anticipated in mid-2026, subject to consultation and other applicable legal requirements. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a new global leader backed by two industry powerhouses. You’ll be part of a high-potential business that combines Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brands and commercial excellence with Suzano’s industrial and sustainability leadership.

The role leads the development and continuous enhancement of global demand planning and S&OP processes, metrics, systems and organisational capabilities through system optimisation, analytical support and process improvement. Key point of contact for S&OP and demand planning process, collaborating with and across multiple business units, suppliers and countries. The role ensures consistent processes, tools, and behaviours across markets and business units, enabling the organisation to make informed, data‑driven decisions that balance demand, supply, and financial performance.

In one of our Supply Chain roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

This role will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Develop and execute the demand planning and S&OP capability strategy.
• Provide playbooks, training and mentorship to ABU DP and S&OP community, fostering a culture of innovative thinking, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Drive leading-edge thinking and strategic direction for S&OP and demand planning processes and solutions.
• Work with vendors to implement and refine cutting-edge statistical forecasting models that drive predictive planning and trade promotion management.
• Benchmark industry best practices and translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Lead strategic projects related to S&OP process improvement and demand planning initiatives/systems.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery: scope, timelines, resources, and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure projects deliver measurable business outcomes (efficiency, cost/cash reduction, resilience).
• Drive transformation programmes such as digital planning, advanced analytics, and planning optimisation.
• Monitor adherence to global standards for demand planning and S&OP processes.
• Lead maturity assessments and capability roadmaps to drive long‑term excellence.
• Establish governance frameworks for demand planning and S&OP processes, systems and tools.
• Support the resolution of systemic system or process issues, driving improvements in forecasting accuracy.
• Influence senior ABU stakeholders to deliver S&OP as a business process, drive principal alignment between demand, supply and financial plans, ensuring all functions operate from one single agreed plan.
• Lead change management activities across all levels to ensure full adaptation of agreed processes and tools.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• The role requires experience and expertise of demand planning and S&OP processes.
• Exceptional ability to engage, persuade, and align teams across all levels of the organization focusing on continuous improvement.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, mathematics, economics, statistics, engineering, computer software, or a related field.
• 5+ years demand planning experience, additional supply planning experience is an advantage.
• 2+ years S&OP process governance or step leadership.
• Demonstration of leading DP KPI improvement initiatives and capability enhancement projects.
• Strong experience of Kinaxis Maestro, P10 Arete or other demand planning system.
• Good understanding of connecting systems e.g. SAP etc.
• Adept at working across Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to perform detail and complex analysis as well as S&OP process and demand planning system support to large group of users across the world.
• Ability to organise, prioritise and multitask, work under own initiative, as an individual and as part of a team or as a project leader.

Total Benefits: We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.

• Market-leading pension contribution.
• Bonus scheme.
• Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximise health care options and stretch pounds when caring for yourself or dependents.
• Private Medical Insurance, great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options.
• Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
• Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark: We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

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.

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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses 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.

This role is available for local candidates already authorised to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.