WCE Cost Controller

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’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.      

We are looking for a WCE Cost Controller to help strengthen distribution expense management, cost forecasting and governance across Western and Central Europe.

As the WCE Cost Controller, you will provide analysis and forecasts related to distribution expenses while supporting effective cost control, compliance and cost-centre governance. You will also lead the governance of the Cost Transformation process, helping the organization identify and deliver cost and process improvements.

Your key responsibilities

·       Prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly distribution expense forecasts by cost driver, using previous results and projections of future activities.

·       Analyse monthly results to identify performance gaps, emerging trends and opportunities to improve future forecasts.

·       Lead the Cost Transformation process, including:

o   analysing internal benchmarking data to identify cost and process improvement opportunities;

o   coordinating the implementation of identified cost-saving initiatives;

o   coordinating monthly meetings and biannual workshops.

·       Update actual results and the latest cost-saving projections in WAVE and other relevant trackers.

·       Maintain awareness of CFI definitions and end-to-end distribution expenses.

·       Support cost and process controls, including purchase order creation and invoice reconciliation by cost centre.

·       Support quarterly forecasting by providing insights into current and anticipated spend.

·       Contribute to internal and external audits and support standard internal controls.

You will collaborate with senior Product Supply and Supply Chain leaders, Logistics and Distribution teams, Supply Chain Analysts, Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Internal Control, Commercial and Marketing teams. Externally, you will work with logistics partners, including 3PL and 4PL providers across Western and Central Europe.

·       Graduate-level education or an equivalent qualification.

·       A minimum of five years of supply chain experience.

·       Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

·       Sound business acumen and strong attention to detail.

·       Confidence working with both internal and external stakeholders.

·       Experience supporting change and process improvement.

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.  

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

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