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Job Description
Graduate Sales & Marketing
Intake September 2009
Company Information
Kimberly-Clark is a leading global health and hygiene company with global manufacturing capability and
iconic brands that are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3
billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust our brands to enhance their health,
hygiene and well-being. We employ more than 55,000 people worldwide and posted sales of $18.3 billion in
2007.
Kimberly-Clark operates under three main sectors – Consumer, Healthcare and Business-to-Business.
The Consumer business includes two sectors; Family Care and Personal Care with brands such as Andrex®,
Kleenex®, Huggies® and Fiesta® which are sold through varied retail channels. Kimberly-Clark
Professional is the Business to Business sector which provides trusted products that clean, care and
protect you and your environment when you are away from your home. Kimberly-Clark Health-Care supplies
a range of products from protective apparel to medical devices to protect healthcare professionals and
patients.
Kimberly-Clark is driving its business forward with clear objectives and strategies. It is achieving against its
ambitions to be a winning, global health and hygiene company with a passionate focus on customers,
shoppers and users. With the company’s consistent growth, it is a performance-driven visionary
organisation that attracts, develops and retains top talent and embraces change.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON KIMBERLY-CLARK PLEASE VISIT
www.kimberlyclarkcareers.co.uk
www.kcprofessional.com/uk
www.kchealthcare.com
Kimberly-Clark Recruitment Centre, Lanchester House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4FU.
Tel: 0870 240 5962. Fax: 0870 240 5963
Managed by ResourceBank Recruitment Ltd
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Salary £26,500
£2,500 starting bonus
Contributory pension scheme
Private healthcare
Benefits:
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Share purchase plan
25 days holiday
Relocation assistance
Graduates join us in real jobs with individual responsibility from day one and develop to become future
business leaders. You will work as part of a team where cross functional collaboration is key and you may
have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects. Our talent management process ensures that you
achieve your full potential and a mentor will support and encourage your progress. In addition you will
undertake a Professional Development Programme (PDP) covering Presentation Skills, Influencing Skills,
Team working Skills, Personal Effectiveness & Business Effectiveness.
Working with European and global brands has always attracted marketing professionals to Kimberly-Clark.
Our brands are number one or number two in almost every market we operate in, and are textbook
examples of good marketing management. The customer base for Kimberly-Clark’s UK Consumer business is
wide and various with customers such as Tesco Sainsburys, ASDA, Morrisons, and numerous other channels
such as pharmacies, and local stores. With a vision to develop and inspire our marketers to grow our
brands, categories and customers, Kimberly-Clark expects to be the employer of choice – an employer that
rewards performance, teamwork and leadership. As a Marketing and Sales (Customer Management)
Graduate you will be working with some of our famous brands in our UK Head office in Kingshill, Kent.
Sales & Marketing
During the structured 2 year programme you will spend a 12 month placement in both Brand Activation and
Customer Management (Sales). Your marketing exposure will predominantly cover Brand activation in the
UK together with some opportunities to work on Brand development for the European market. The Sales
exposure you will gain covers the areas of Customer Management, Category Development and Customer
Marketing. Liaising with a variety of departments, you will develop strong communication links with other
teams. You will also be involved and have responsibility for a variety of key projects under the guidance of
your team leader. Previous examples include managing the brand loyalty initiative, winter promotions and
dot com consumer trials.
Key Responsibilities: Sales
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Providing analysis to assist with category development
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Analysing data and maintaining reports to make informed decisions on plans to deliver volume,
share, and market profit targets for specified products and customers
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Developing Point-of-Purchase materials
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Using creativity to develop opportunities and resolve business issues
Key Responsibilities: Marketing
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Delivering the brand promise to consumers
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In-depth analysis on brands, markets, customers and competitors
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Developing an understanding of consumers, customers, shoppers, markets, brands and competitors
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Using creativity to develop communications and to identify opportunities and resolve business issues
Following your successful completion of the graduate recruitment programme, you will take up a role in
Consumer Marketing, Customer Marketing, Business to Business Marketing or Customer Management taking
into account your specific skills and depending on business opportunities at the time.
Kimberly-Clark Recruitment Centre, Lanchester House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4FU.
Tel: 0870 240 5962. Fax: 0870 240 5963
Managed by ResourceBank Recruitment Ltd
Qualifications
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Gained or be expecting to gain (this year) a 2:1 or European equivalent in a numerate related/business
degree
Personal Skills
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Fluent in English
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Ability to demonstrate leadership skills
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High level of attention to detail
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Be proactive and have the ability to work as part of a team
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Excellent communication skills as you will liaise with a range of internal departments
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Will have good numerical skills, flexibility and initiative
Previous Experience
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Previous commercial experience is desirable
Deadline to candidate: 17th November 2008
Our Leadership Qualities:
Visionary:
Able to build effective customer relationships and to respond to specific customer needs
quickly and responsibly.
Inspirational:
Able to work well as part of a team and liaise successfully with colleagues at all levels
across the business. Highly positive, enthusiastic and motivated and able to work by own
initiative.
Innovative:
Effectively prioritise actions and proactively recommend improvements to products,
services and processes based on customer and end user needs. Is receptive and highly
enthusiastic in response to change.
Decisive:
Undertakes steps to understand problems followed by recommendations based on facts
rather than personal opinion. Is also aware of the risks when responding to problems.
Collaborative:
Actively seeks support and advice of team members and others outside the work group
to assist in decision making and planning with the ability to communicate effectively at
all levels.
Building
Talent:
Participates in mentoring, recruiting and coaching activities to ensure that the team has
the skills required for success.
Kimberly-Clark Recruitment Centre, Lanchester House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4FU.
Tel: 0870 240 5962. Fax: 0870 240 5963
Managed by ResourceBank Recruitment Ltd
Our Head Offices are based in the South East of England in Kent and Surrey.
Kimberly-Clark, Kings Hill
Kimberly-Clark's UK Headquarters are located in the modern business park at Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent,
employing approximately 250 people. Activities carried out here include: Consumer and Professional Sales &
Marketing, Customer Services, Finance, Human Resources and ITS (Information Technology Services).
Kimberly-Clark, Reigate
Kimberly-Clark's European Headquarters are based in the historic town of Reigate, Surrey, employing
approximately 300 people spread across two office buildings. The following European functions are carried
out there: strategic marketing for the Family Care, Infant/Childcare, Feminine and Adult Care and
Professional sectors, Financial Control, Business Analysis, Supply Chain, Legal and Human Resources.
Kimberly-Clark, Brighton
Our Brighton Offices are home to our European shared services organisation, including Purchasing,
Outsourced Manufacturing and transportation.
Kimberly-Clark Mills
Wherever there are people there is Kimberly-Clark! Our products are sold in more than 150 countries and
manufacturing facilities can be found in various UK and Continental European locations:
Our UK mills:
Northfleet, Kent
Our longest-established mill, Northfleet, was opened in 1956 and employs approximately 300 people. The
site is operational 365 days per year, 24 hours per day, producing Andrex® toilet tissue, which during any
one week can produce enough toilet rolls to stretch to the moon. The mill employs world class
manufacturing techniques, and is currently one of five mills piloting lean manufacturing techniques within
Kimberly-Clark.
Barrow in Furness, Cumbria
Situated on the edge of the Lake District National Park Barrow Mill is the largest tissue Mill in Europe. The
site is 72 acres and the Mill operates 365 days per year, 24 hours a day. It supports two Kimberly-Clark
businesses: KC Professional making products such as industrial wipes; and Consumer - Family Care producing
well known brands such as Andrex, and a full range of Kleenex facial tissues. The mill currently employs 427
people and was opened by Bowater Scott in 1967, in 1986 became Scott Limited, and then in 1996 a merger
took place with Kimberly-Clark. Since the merger The Mill has successfully positioned itself as part of the
strategic footprint for Kimberly-Clark Europe and has attracted £125M investment since 1996.
Barton, North Lincolnshire
Our Barton Mill opened in 1992 and is located close to the Humber suspension bridge. It uses state-of-theart equipment to produce millions of Huggies® nappies for European markets and operating 365 days per
year, 24 hours per day, the Barton site employs approximately 450 people. The mill recently won the Best
Overall Sustainable Waste Management Solution at the Severnside Annual Recycling Awards, with an
impressive 90% of waste produced during the process being recycled and absolutely nothing sent to landfill
sites. The dual site also has a Global Nonwovens facility that creates proprietary materials, delivering
anticipating market needs with step-change innovations.
Flint, North Wales
The Flint Site, with its three Mills, (Flint, Delyn and Coleshill) has firmly established itself as a world-class
manufacturer, reflecting the company’s status as a world leader in the production of high quality products
such as Kleenex® bulk pack, small roll and jumbo bathroom tissue, Hostess® Hand Towels and Huggies®
Baby Wipes. The Flint mill, with approximately 100 employees, was the first mill to open in 1982 and has
received a £40 million investment in 2003. It manufactures Huggies® Baby Wipes. This is a growth sector
for Kimberly-Clark and the Mill has future investment plans to develop the operation further.
Our Mainland European mills:
Rouen & Villey Saint Etienne (France)
Reisholz & Koblenz (Germany)
Romagnano & Alanno (Italy)
Salamanca, Aranguren & Arceniega (Spain)
Niederbipp (Switzerland)
Klucze (Poland)
Jaromer & Litovel (Czech Republic
Kimberly-Clark Recruitment Centre, Lanchester House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, BN1 4FU.
Tel: 0870 240 5962. Fax: 0870 240 5963
Managed by ResourceBank Recruitment Ltd