Design Manager, Enterprise Markets
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.
In this role, you will be reporting to the Enterprise Markets (EM) Head of Design and drive design excellence of Adult Feminine Care (Kotex, Depend, Plenitud, Poise, Confidence) & Baby and Child Care (Huggies) in the EM markets - ISEA, EMEA and LATAM.
Role Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Deliver the best executions of multiple brand touch points across design strategy, packaging & product design, product innovation, and ecommerce visual assets.
- Collaborate with the design leaders to create the design strategy fundamentals and generate design solutions (visions, innovation concepts, and scenarios) independently with your own mastery of design.
- Demonstrate a superior ability create high-quality, inspirational brand design solutions and to start applying design thinking from ideation through concept development, refinement, and execution.
- Bring the design strategy to life across assigned projects/initiatives by collaborating with internal stakeholders (design leaders, marketing, product developer, research analysis etc) and external design agencies.
- Deliver seamless packaging design experience from master design to local adaptation by working closely with artwork mangers.
- Participate in research activities and effectively translates customer needs into actionable design requirements and apply those requirements into design solutions.
- Drive final design recommendations including decisions and design approval to enable artwork execution / production phases.
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 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 professional 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:
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic designs, packaging design, or related field.
- Minimum over 5 years of working experience in leading and developing design strategy
- Extraordinary design taste and expertise with an excellent sense of design trends
- Strong design portfolio that demonstrates design mastery in graphic design, packaging design, brand design, and show a range of visual assets and layouts in a wide variety of styles.
- Proven experience in developing a wide range of 360 brand touch points from initial ideation, through concept development, to commercialization (packaging, digital, posm, etc)
- Effectively communicates (verbally and written) with internal and external business partners
- Collaborative and works well with others to deliver results
- Excellent time and project management skills to be able to meet project deadlines.
- Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Suite software.
- Preference for those with experience in AI image generation tools (Adobe Firefly and Midjourney)
- Proficient communication in English.
When applying for this role, please submit your portfolio along with your CV to showcase your skills and experience.
Location: Singapore
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.
In the meantime, please check out the careers website.
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.
No Relocation:
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.
Primary LocationSingapore UE Square
Additional Locations
Worker TypeEmployee
Worker Sub-TypeRegular
Time TypeFull time
