Technical Automation Lead - Blue Yonder WMS

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, 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. It starts with YOU.

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. Job responsibilities include:

• Leading the design, development, and implementation of Distribution Center automation systems and processes across the network.
• Managing project execution, including timelines, risks, action items, system requirements, and operational readiness.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams and vendors to align functional design, systems development, and operational processes with project objectives.
• Providing Supply Chain and Operations expertise to support system implementation, go-live activities, startup, and performance ramp-up.
• Leading operational training, change management, and adoption of new warehouse automation systems and processes.
• Leveraging warehouse management and automation systems, including Blue Yonder WMS, to improve distribution center operations and achieve safety, quality, delivery, and cost objectives.

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

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 5+ years of related experience, or equivalent relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Prior WMS, distribution and/or automation experience highly desired.
• Knowledge of or willingness/ability to learn analytical tools such as: SQL, Tableau, Microsoft Access, and SAS.
• Ability to analyze complex data and identify root causes or areas of opportunity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially around complex topics
• Enthusiasm for new challenges and an ability to take clear ownership of responsibilities
• Ability to collaborate with and leverage diverse resources to achieve results
• Must be able to travel 50+% of the time

• Familiarity with distribution center layout and flow and/or CAD experience also desirable for this position.
• Broad supply-chain systems and functional knowledge including supply chain, manufacturing operations, transportation, procurement and customer solutions.
• Ability to apply CI/Lean principles towards continuous improvement of a process.

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. 

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. 

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check. 

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

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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