Job Description

Source to Order Business Analyst \xe2\x80\x93 Project Aurora



Your Job:

This role will serve as the APAC Digital Procurement Transformation Analyst for the Digital Core+SAP S4 program. This role will partner closely with Global Procurement, GBS, APAC Planning and across the Digital Core+SAP S4 program team to build an effective global process blueprint and template for Source to Pay processes.

Defining global standard processes and fit-for-purpose digital solutions to drive strategic category management and negotiations gold standard, effective contract lifecycle management and compliance, spend efficiencies, reduction of sources of leakage and support of other typical business enterprise processes such as Design to Value, SBP, ABP, S&OP and operational planning through effective application of data, analytics and technology.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to evaluate the \xe2\x80\x9cas is\xe2\x80\x9d regional source to pay business processes and functional requirements and collaborate with the Global Digital Procurement Transformation team to determine the best path to move those processes toward the desired global standard.

In your Source to Order Business Analyst \xe2\x80\x93 Project Aurora role, you\xe2\x80\x99ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

About Us:

People have looked to Kimberly-Clark brands for more than 150 years and today we\'re proud to help over a billion people around the world cope, laugh, love and live every day. From the best nappies and baby wipes to the softest tissues, to the best supplies for business, we are constantly searching for new ways to make life better for our consumers, our customers and our planet.

Our leading consumer brands like the Kleenex, Huggies, VIVA, U by Kotex, Poise, Depend brands improve the lives of people around the world. Kimberly-Clark proudly leads the way in providing better care for a better world.

Kimberly-Clark proudly leads the way in providing better care for a better world.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You

Role Overview & Primary Accountabilities:

Partner with the global team to define the \xe2\x80\x9cGolden\xe2\x80\x9d Source to Order, Supplier Integration and Procure to Pay processes.

Participate in Digital procurement transformation process design, blue printing workshops, solution confirmation, build, test, and deployment of the end-to-end Digital Procurement Solution.

Understand the impact of the process for the region and communicates the regional process needs to the global teams.

Partner across all functional areas of the project team to develop the best process and technological solutions and visibility for an effective Source to Pay process environment to enable the most effective spend and supplier reliability and resilience.

Drive procurement digitization and process improvements to simplify the buying process and make it easy for employees to get the goods and services they need to be productive while ensuring that processes deployed are aligned with the risk and controls framework in the Corporate Financial Instructions (CFIs) and conform to the Procurement Policy.

Collaborate with the business, GBS and Supply Chain functions to develop the suite of digital and operational planning processes from category strategies to payment of invoice.

Collaborate with the regional category, procurement operations, DTS teams.

Provide access to regional SMEs on as-needed basis to represent areas of knowledge for sourcing, contracting, requisition processing, cataloging process and supplier integration.

Work with assigned change impact and ensure that all change impacts validated by BUEs are documented on the chance impact charter.

Champion the analytics and automation efforts on behalf of the regional business.

Responsible for the adoption of the Digital Procurement transformation in the region.

Foster, advocate, and encourage change management efforts in the business and actively participate in development of stakeholder communications.

Provide thought Leadership in the development of training documentation and training environment for APAC Procurement.

Ensure timely delivery of training and validation of training completeness.

Accountable for hyper care and help desk escalation.

Ensure effective delivery of the overall Master Data solution.

Embrace simple, leaner, faster design philosophy with strong focus on business outcomes.

Essential Requirements:

Bachelor\'s Degree & MBA (required). Preferred fields include Supply Chain Operations, Industrial Engineering or Business Management or related discipline and 8- 12 years of experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing and/or Supply Chain.

Experience Leading IT projects or initiatives preferably in the Procurement, Supply Chain domain.

Ability to provide strategic technical Leadership and Analyst by influence in the creation of supply chain planning environment and broader enterprise system environment.

Ability to communicate and influence multi-disciplinary teams developing strong partnerships across functions to drive the design, build, and deployment of state of the art rapid and responsive planning systems environment.

Functional knowledge in all aspects of Procurement and knowledgeable of the uses of automation/ML/AI to achieve streamlined solution with integration to enterprise environments such as SAP S4 and other critical digital core surround systems.

Functional knowledge including but not limited to the following functions: supply management, operations planning, new product introduction, transition management, quality control, inventory management, supply chain, warehouse, and distribution.

Track record of project delivery success that should include: System Implementation /Integration, cost savings, process improvement.

Knowledge of all Strategic sourcing/Source to Pay and ERP with broad expertise in various disciplines (system development, infrastructure) and new technologies.

Keen technical skills and demonstrable ability to assess needs, identify issues, recommend alternatives, and implement and Analyst change.

Demonstrated capability in making timely, difficult decisions to ensure critical business needs and timelines are met.

Experience in supplier management, Project Management, Waterfall and Agile methodologies.

Exceptional analytical skills, demonstrated organizational and Leadership skills, examples of effective teamwork, a track record of consistently meeting deadlines and due dates.

Superb communication skills, written and verbal, with ability communicate in a clear and concise manner across various levels of the organization.

Excellent judgment, interpersonal skills, cultural awareness, and professional maturity with executive presentation experience, comfortable interacting with senior executive Leadership, Analyst, facilitate and manage change effectively.

Six-Sigma, Continuous Improvement, is preferred along with a proven track record of cost savings and continuous improvement accomplishments.

Working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office programs including Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Power BI, SAP experience preferred.

About You:

You\xe2\x80\x99re driven to 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\xe2\x80\x99re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you\xe2\x80\x99ll 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.

What\xe2\x80\x99s on offer:

Our Kimberly-Clark employees receive a competitive salary and incentives as well as access to a fantastic range of benefits including superannuation, career development opportunities, free health & well-being activities, volunteering leave and much more.

To Be Considered:

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Kimberly Clark is proudly accredited with as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality WGEA!

Kimberly Clark is proudly ranked by Forbes as \'World\'s Best Employer\' 2021, 2022!

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, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability 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\xe2\x80\x99s country only. K-C will not provide relocation support for this role.

Primary Location Malaysia - Petaling Jaya

Additional Locations India - Mumbai

Worker Type Employee

Worker Sub-Type Regular

Time Type Full time

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