Your Job:
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.
We now have an excellent opportunity for a Packaging Specialist to join our Marketing team within our Family Care & Professional Division. This is a newly created position.
In this role, you will be responsible for managing packaging development for innovation & renovation projects, support our sustainability strategy and develop, maintain & review technical specifications.
You will project manage the packaging component of marketing innovation & renovation projects, support our Millicent Mill facility and 3rd party projects.
Implement packaging with an expectation of delivering functional & safe packaging with improved sustainable credentials whilst remaining commercially viable & meeting agreed timeline
Develop, maintain & review technical specifications (including sustainability data)
Work in a centre of expertise for packaging materials, artwork, pallet design, emerging technologies, and cost saving ideation
In your role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
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.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will bring forward demonstrated experience (~5 years) leading packaging development for projects with cross functional teams, ideally within an FMCG and manufacturing environment.
You can demonstrate Project Management skills, ability to handle multiple & varied project types (marketing innovation, renovation, correction, cost reduction, new technologies, manufacturing optimisation, new product source) with cross functional teams
Prior Experience in packaging development methods, and knowledge of print technology & artwork approval
Experience in Sustainable packaging technologies, understanding of Australia’s packaging targets (APCO) and ARL will be highly regarded
Exposure to manufacturing environment, sustainable packaging technologies, awareness of Australia packaging targets
Well versed in the use of Microsoft Office: Adobe, SAP, pallet design software & PREP systems
You have demonstrated experience in working with cross-functional teams - you are able to liaise with multiple stakeholders cross functionally, and are able to articulate and identify business priorities, drivers, risks and opportunities.
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.
What’s 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:
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our Talent Acquisition team will review your application and will be in contact with additional information accordingly.
In the meantime, feel free to browse our website for additional information on our company, brands and culture - Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
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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.
With an inclusive culture, our employees – and the original thinking they bring to Kimberly-Clark – make us stronger. EOE disability/vet.
K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.
Primary LocationNorth Sydney OfficeAdditional LocationsWorker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull time