Product Material Developer

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.In this role, you will:Lead the development of the future global design for KCC demand planning under the Aurora program.This expert will need to consider existing processes and varying market conditions, dynamics and data as the team designs the process and technical solution of the future.This expert will need to facilitate the alignment of the solution across the business and technical stakeholders to achieve the aligned outcomes of the demand planning process area and ultimately work together with the team to execute and deploy the process and solution globally over the coming years.- Develop and specify new product materials.- Collaborate with current suppliers to improve materials and co-develop new solutions.- Identify and qualify new raw material suppliers.- Lead machine trials to validate new materials and products.- Approve new materials following K-C development protocols, including timeline management, risk analysis, technical reporting, and formalization of development stages.- Lead Research & Development activities in Renovation and Innovation projects, including:- Timeline management;- Material code requests;- Product technical bill of materials creation;- Validation testing;- Technical documentation generation.**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.**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 FlexThat Works: flexible 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 professional 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:**Who you are?****Education**- Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electronic, Production), Pharmacy, or Chemistry.**Required Skills & Experience**- Intermediate to advanced English (preferred).- Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in technical areas of consumer goods (R&D, Quality, Manufacturing).**Desired Professional Profile**- Curiosity and critical thinking.- Adaptability to diverse and fast-changing environments.- Strong interpersonal skills to interact with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Operations, Legal, Regulatory).- Analytical and collaborative mindset.**To Be Considered**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