Kimberly-Clark is seeking a Category Sales Manager in Chicago, IL!

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 your Category Sales Manager role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

The Category Sales Manager serves as subject matter expert and voice of customer/brand supporting all three brands across Grocery Agency & Specialty teams to drive business plan development, DPSM and gap closure with Customer Development Sales teams and Category/Brand partners. Delivers financial objectives of Net Sales, OP, Category Share, DPSM and Trade Management.

Responsibilities:

• Influence short and long term customer business plans to align with category and brand strategies and deliver financial results.

• Drive business results as a subject matter expert and “Voice of Customer”, delivering programs grounded in insights and aligned to customer/channel needs.

• Check & adjust brand and customer business plans in Annual Operating Planning process to close gaps and deliver financial targets

• Accountable for DPSM target development and delivery at a national level

• Follow an Insights to Execution framework by developing customer communication of category strategies, plans, initiatives and sales fundamentals (DPSM KPI’s – Distribution, Pricing, Shelving and Merchandising).

• Ability to assess business dynamics, identify gaps, develop and communicate corrective action plans to address gaps to national targets.

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 that 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 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; you just need to log on!

About You:

You’re 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.

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

• 5+ years Brand, Category and Customer management experience.

• Strong persuasive, sales and analytical skills.

• Experience in creating and managing sustainable customer relationships.

Total Benefits: For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com

Hybrid Work Arrangements: You’re looking to make a difference. When and where it works best for you. And 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 work (hybrid) 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.

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.

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.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six digit Job # with your request.

This role is available for candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only.

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