Kimberly-Clark
A global leader in essential health and hygiene products, improving lives every day.
Data Steward - Procurement/Product Lifecycle Management
Manage and ensure quality of procurement and product lifecycle data across supply chain.
Job Highlights
About the Role
In this position you will act as the subject‑matter expert for assigned data domains, understanding data sources, meanings, usage patterns, and business use cases. You will work closely with data users and the IT team to translate business logic into automated monitoring rules that catch quality issues before they affect downstream processes. You will also create and maintain field‑level definitions, data catalogues, and quality rules, while managing security access and communicating data updates from vendors. You will partner with product managers, centers of excellence, and procurement teams to promote adoption of data sources across the business, support renewal and RFP discussions, and advise on self‑service data availability. Your guidance will help analytics product managers and data scientists leverage the data effectively, and you will document business definitions within a matrix organization to meet the metadata needs of maturing analytics platforms. • Act as subject‑matter expert for designated data domains, documenting sources, meanings, and usage. • Collaborate with data users and IT to define business logic and implement automated data‑quality monitoring. • Advise stakeholders on self‑service data availability and guide data extraction from databases/platforms. • Maintain field‑level data definitions, data catalogues, and quality rules for analytics products. • Manage data security access controls and communicate vendor data updates across the organization. • Partner with product managers, centers of excellence, and procurement to drive data adoption and support renewal/RFP discussions. • Create automated data‑quality rules and develop reporting dashboards and visualizations. • Project‑manage deliverables, ensuring deadlines are met.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸data cataloguing
- ▸quality monitoring
- ▸security access
- ▸dashboard reporting
- ▸stakeholder advisory
- ▸project management
What You Bring
The Data Steward – Procurement/Product Lifecycle Management role is open to multiple locations, with a preference for the Central Time zone. It is designed for individuals who enjoy designing new technologies, diving into data, and optimizing digital experiences. The position is part of a performance‑driven culture that prioritizes sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development while delivering better care for billions of people worldwide. Kimberly‑Clark seeks candidates who thrive in a high‑performance culture built on authentic caring, and who share a commitment to sustainability, inclusion, and human dignity. The role rewards those who love making a difference, enjoy continuous improvement, and are comfortable collaborating across functions to achieve results. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s or advanced degree in Supply Chain, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field, and brings at least three years of cross‑functional Supply Chain experience. Prior work in data science, analytics, or data modeling within supply‑chain domains is required, along with familiarity with database structures and Kimberly‑Clark ERP platforms such as S4, Kinaxis, SMOM, WMS, and TMS. Experience creating automated data‑quality rules, building dashboards, and managing projects to meet deadlines is also essential, and fluency in English is required. • Hold a bachelor’s or advanced degree in a technical or supply‑chain related field. • Possess 3+ years of cross‑functional supply‑chain experience and data‑analytics expertise. • Understand database structures and Kimberly‑Clark ERP systems (S4, Kinaxis, SMOM, WMS, TMS).
Requirements
- ▸technical degree
- ▸3+ years
- ▸supply chain
- ▸database
- ▸s4
- ▸dashboards
Benefits
The role is based in Neenah, WI (with additional locations worldwide) and offers a salary range of $87,260‑$107,780, eligibility for a target bonus, 401(k) and profit‑sharing plans, and a comprehensive benefits suite covering health, fitness, flexible spending, income protection, education assistance, relocation, and childcare support. To apply, click the Apply button and complete the online process; a recruiter will review your submission. Kimberly‑Clark is an equal‑opportunity employer and supports veterans, reservists, and diverse talent, with relocation assistance available for the selected candidate. • Enjoy comprehensive benefits including health coverage, fitness center, flexible spending accounts, income protection, education assistance, relocation support, and bonus/401(k) plans.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time