Group Managing Director

Job Description : GROUP MD MALAYSIA · Set and cascade overall vision, ambition, strategy, goals and business plan for the Malaysia Family Care, Baby & Child Care and Feminine Care categories · Drive the in-country annual and quarterly business planning process across functions · Deliver K-C Malaysia’s annual business plan (In 2021, targets are NSV U$110m / Operating Profit U$9m) · Deliver market-share gains for Kimberly-Clark’s brands · Drive product innovation pipeline with R&E teams located in country to deliver on business goals and support ASEAN markets for identified product tiers ensuring alignment to One-ASEAN vision and maximizing synergies. · Drive sharp and strategic choice-making and agile execution across commercial functions: set a clear where-to-play and how-to-win ‘playbook’ across key categories, brands and channels to secure long-term growth, in line with One-ASEAN strategy · Drive strategic growth in various channel sales (General Trade, Modern Trade, and eComm / O2O) with profitability. Grow Our Talents · Provide strong leadership and direction to Country Leadership, represented by functional Directors of Sales, Marketing and Customer supply, and matrix-reporting of Manufacturing, Finance and HR Directors. · Lead and coach a high-performing, diverse organization, through inclusive and engaging people strategies, ensuring strong talent pipeline-planning for all critical roles. · Direct reports: 4, Indirect reports: 19 · Total organization size ~500+ personnel inclusive of mill teams · Collaborate with internal stakeholders at country and region level, to align local strategy and execution, with regional/global category strategy, to drive growth · Drive K-C’s culture of Simpler/Leaner/Faster approach by managing aggressive cost-transformation, prudent CAPEX planning / execution and fostering a behavior of fact-based, yet agile execution, with an experimental/adaptive mindset Key Skills & Experience · Performance management: Ability to set clear goals/objectives, by function and drive superior performance through objectives · Coaching and Talent development: Leadership with a coaching mindset that accelerates talent development and stretches talent to perform at full potential · Role-model in key K-C behaviors: Build talent, Build Trust, Continuous improvement, Make Decisions, Think Customer and Win Consistently · Build and maintain a strong internal K-C and external network among business associates & partners. Able to proactively identify organizational capability needs and create plans to fill critical gaps. · Strong commercial abilities and financial acumen, with ability to create / direct / read business plans and performance. High emotional quotient: ability to provide coaching, guidance and leadership to a highly diverse team of direct and indirect reports QUALIFICATIONS / Expectation · General Management experience (preferably in the consumer goods industry) with clear evidence of driving consistent performance and growth of business and people · 15 years+ of relevant experience of having led mid-sized organizations, including providing leadership to senior managers · Bachelor’s degree, MBA preferred. · Marketing/sales ( commercial ) background is a plus. Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:

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