**Regional Packaging Lead SEA****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. In your supply chain role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. **It starts with YOU.**You will lead the SEA Packaging agenda to own the packaging pillar in SEA. This role will enable consumer delight in packaging, enable business decisions and seamless manufacturing and supply chain operations decision. In order to deliver this, the role will:- Provide technical leadership in packaging for SEA- Drive Design to Value for Cost optimization in packaging- Develop and implement packaging sustainability- Lead Packaging Print Development- Packaging Value Stream to continuous improvement of packaging material and processes**KEY RESPONSIBILITES**:**Provide technical leadership in packaging for SEA**This position is the go-to person for packaging material- The individual is expected to provide technical guidance, continuous improvement support and functional collaborative leadership.- Lead within KC and partner externally in the development of alternatives, cost effective methods for producing printed packages and/or print materials.- Drive continuous improvement ensuring packaging print development systems, material suitability and prints used by Kimberly-Clark are effectively managed and implemented.**Drive Design to Value for Cost optimization in packaging**Manage packaging developmental activities to deliver value to the business in packaging. This will include (but not limited to)- Material Development to support innovation with Packaging Material Analysis- Ability to Run Material Trials to enable the above- Conduct technical and cost Analysis with regional and country stakeholders**Develop and implement packaging sustainability strategy**- Optimize plastic in existing Packaging Material working with technical & commercial team- Pioneer new development of Packaging Material for recycle plastic- Develop Sustainability Packaging Material Special Run and Trials Management.- Support APAC Sustainability**Lead Packaging Print Development**- Collaborate and communicate to the related 3rd Party key stakeholders i.e. Pre-Press and Packaging Vendors supporting product launch schedule with good packaging material & print quality- Coordinate and communicate to the related KC key stakeholders on the regional/cross sourcing SKUs supporting product launch schedule with good packaging material & print quality- Plan, organize, collaborate projects to meet business objectives relating to package aesthetic, performance and safety requirements. Develop processes and tools to realize the best practices of NPI Packaging Print related to cost optimization, color management, artwork graphic realization and related process**Packaging Value Stream to continuous improvement of packaging material and processes**- Provide technical guidance, continuous improvement support and functional collaborative leadership in development of alternatives, cost effective methods for producing printed packages and/or print materials.- Continuously seeking opportunities for innovative approaches to addressing problems in changeable environment to improve print development and print quality.**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 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 151 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.**Led by Purpose. Driven by You.****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.You're also a university graduate with a degree in supply chain, or a related area, and have at least 8 years of continuous work experience. 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
