Categories: Consulting, Operations, Continuous Improvement

Senior Continuous Improvement Consultant

Job Description

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. 

Role Accountabilities:

This position takes work direction from the Sr. Manager of GBS Global CI:

• Serving as the regional GBS CI Senior Consultant by providing expert guidance in Continuous Improvement/Lean/Six Sigma across the delivery center Leading/Coaching medium - high complexity process standardization initiatives aimed at driving productivity by increasing effectiveness, efficiency and insight.
• Teaching and coaching continuous improvement to adopt the CI mindset across the GBS organization by providing expert guidance on and the deliver GBS CI Foundation Training Program (Lean/ Six Sigma) and Green Belt Certification Program (Six Sigma – DMAIC) to the delivery center staff.
• Partner with Global Process Owners to develop transformation roadmap and Regional Process owners to implement core business processes improvements driving process standardization and automation; resulting in cost savings, control improvement and improve overall process performance.
• Drive the development, refinement and discipline required of a Lean Management Systems to ensure process health and KPI Delivery of GBS processes. Work hand in hand with GBS Regional Senior Management team to deliver value creation targets (productivity, cost saving, addressable spend) and ensure key process KPIs above target by driving regional, cross regional and global improvement projects.
• Support the migration of new work to the regional GBS organization by developing process health metrics and visual management to provide early indication of process issues. Support development of Global Continuous Improvement Strategy and drive execution in region Support implementation and adoption of AI in GBS organization 

Key Skills:

• Exceptional analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to analyze business processes and workflows (working knowledge of Celonis and Power BI)Leadership and influencing skills.
• Robotics Process Automation knowledge (process design or technical experience with Blue Prism) and solid understanding of AI capabilities Strong business acumen and good understanding of e2e finance processes Power Platform knowledge would be a plus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills – ability to influence senior stakeholders (Senior Manager/Director level) Good understanding and ability to perform data analysis in Power Bi and Celonis
• Strong discipline to analyze and design end-to-end business process.
• Innovative capabilities, requiring strategic thinking and foresight.
• Enthusiastic, resilient and able to manage stressful situations. Demonstrated personal credibility and positive energy. Challenge the status quo and facilitate different perspectives to drive solutions.

Business Priorities:

Kimberly-Clark’s Global Business Services operates in 6 sites with 1000+ employees worldwide and growing. Business functions within the GBS scope are Accounting-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Treasury, Management Reporting, Real Estate and Facilities Management. Continuous Improvement is a signature capability of GBS and will be a key driver to deliver cost savings to the enterprise by reducing complexity, delivering services more efficiently and effectively, and freeing up capacity to further grow the GBS operations, enabling business teams to focus on profitably growing our business.

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 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:

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.

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

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Primary Location

Pune Kharadi Hub

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time