Product Stewardship and System Specialist
Job Description
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.
As a Product Stewardship and System Specialist you'll represent the Global Product Safety, Stewardship, and Medical Affairs team and will work closely with cross-functional partners in product development, quality and regulatory affairs, to coordinate the development and execution of plans and deliverables within necessary timelines to ensure that all new and existing products are safe for their intended use, support product registration as applicable, and comply with all applicable governmental safety rules, regulations, corporate standards, and consumer expectations.
You'll optimize business value by enhancing process, systems, and tools and to support product stewardship partnership to the K-C business community to enable Product Safety, Stewardship, and Medical Affairs milestones and expectations.
You'll also work closely with cross-functional partners in product development, quality, and regulatory affairs, to apply specialized scientific knowledge a, interpret emerging or changing chemical product regulations and customer requirements, be self-motivated and be able to work independently on assigned projects. You'll maintain and enhance their knowledge of K-C raw materials and products, product safety, regulatory and sustainability systems and processes, and technical and professional skills through continuing education.
Additional key responsibilities include the coordination of quality management system activities in support of product safety and compliance, database management of product bill of materials, evaluation of data integrity and completeness, identification, development, and implementation of strategies to address data gaps, and completion of the technical assessment of products for chemical compliance to support the safety assessment, stewardship, reporting and compliance of K-C products.
In this role, you will:
Represent the Product Safety, Stewardship and Medical Affairs teams with cross-functional partners to plan, manage, prioritize, and execute deliverables ensuring that all new and existing products meet or exceed both K-C requirements and safety/regulatory/legal requirements within necessary timelines.
Provide strategic recommendations for the build and management of complex, product safety business process solutions to help drive compliance across digital systems. Develop and deploy standardized system approaches aligned with industry best practices in product safety and chemical management. Lead the technical development and implementation of specific areas of the Kimberly-Clark global product safety and chemical management processes and associated IT systems.
Drive process improvement opportunities to enable product stewardship and product safety programs across the supply chain for continuous improvement of the safety, sustainability, and stewardship of K-C products. Optimizing systems for efficient and effective management of this and creation of effective sets of standards, procedures, guidance documents in support of these processes.
Perform technical activities in support material and product compliance, safety to human health, and stewardship programs through all phases of development, commercialization and post-market life cycle management. Identify and escalate as appropriate technical or chemical compliance issues or material changes that may impact K-C products or business sectors.
Contribute to the regulatory and chemical reporting, chemical management and material aspects of emerging programs in product lifecycle assessments, sustainability and customer reporting, environmental product declarations, transparency and end producer responsibility programs in order meet regulatory obligations and product compliance determinations.
Conduct product and substance hazard classification, author and provide for hazard communication based on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) and local country requirements. As needed, coordinate product compliance testing to obtain necessary data for hazard classification, determination of compliance criterion, or registration or notification programs.
Capable to develop and serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in key areas of need, including project management or systems development and maintenance, process documentation, quality management systems, regulatory compliance, and toxicology and safety assessment.
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 more than 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.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You
You 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 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.
In one of our technical roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
Degree in biology, chemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, biomedical or a related technical field
Proven IT literacy and demonstrated proficiency in working within SAP database environments and the ability to independently provide innovative approaches to the input and management of ingredient and raw material chemical information. Proficient using Microsoft programs (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, PowerBI, PowerApp, etc.).
Knowledge of stewardship principles relevant to consumer product companies, chemical national inventories, chemical regulations, sustainability reporting approaches and product chemical and ingredient safety regulations globally.
Demonstrated ability to understand and follow complex scientific/technical research, regulatory landscape as it applies to product stewardship and chemical management, and the ability to analyze and interpret scientific data using computerized systems and databases.
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
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.
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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.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
Total rewards at Kimberly-Clark includes pay and a full package of benefits that can be tailored to individual needs. The anticipated pay range for this job has a range of $93,300 - $155,500 in addition to bonus potential. Individual pay levels will be based on multiple factors including, but are not limited to, location, role, skill set, and level of experience.
Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.
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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Primary Location
Neenah - West R&E Office
Additional Locations
USA-REMOTE
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
