Life Cycle Management Specialist

Job Description

Lifecyle Management Specialist

Job post-closing date: End of day, Monday 19th January 2026

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. 

The main purpose of this role is:

• Project management of mainstream Cost Transformation and Design to Value product specification change programs through Innovation Management Framework gates & processes and change control.

• Sustain current Products, Processes, and Materials, at optimum cost to ensure continuity of the Consumer/Brand Experience

• Lead Implementation of Global / Regional Innovation of projects

• Lead the qualification work of Cost Transformation activities related to product and materials.

• Lead gathering of insight development from competitive data for local key products.

In this role, you will:

• Manage projects to deliver the CT / DtV program in an efficient way and build on best practice tools, and strong mitigation plans with stakeholders / project multifunctional team.

• Identify resources requirements and create multifunctional project teams to execute DtV

• Work to agreed safety standards, act as an example and comply with company & country safety regulations.

• Support the team to lead the local implementation of Regional Renovation & Innovation projects from a product point of view.

• Implement regional product Improvement plans in partnership with Product Developers, Marketing & Plant in line with agreed strategy & country. 

• Lead the implementation of Plant cost transformation initiatives relating Baby & Child Care product and materials.

• Provide technical mentoring to support the Plant for the implementation of product and equipment changes and provide technical direction to multifunction teams for LCM activities.

• Ensure security of material supply through qualification of local material vendors and manage material issues and risks prioritising mitigation efforts and disaster recovery.

• Represent the interests of the customer / shopper / chooser / user within the facility by interfacing with Marketing, Quality & Plant Operation as appropriate.

• Drive consumer understanding as related to product use. Participate in initiatives that aim to improve consumer satisfaction & where necessary lead projects to eliminate / reduce product design sources of consumer dissatisfaction or complaint.

• Ensure facility compliance with Corporate, Sector and Regulatory requirements. Work with Regional team to ensure knowledge of competitive intelligence and patents.

• Ensure full awareness of BU LCM activity and issues by appropriate, accurate and timely communication to all parts of the business.

• Lead the Project team to maintain the Finished Product Specification (FPS) and Bill of Material (BOM)

• Prepare and obtain approval of the budget for related region. Implement appropriate controls to ensure that the budget is met.

• Responsible for promoting KC-Behaviors in the teams in which he/she works.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Baby Soft®. Kotex®. 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 our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, can make decisions under pressure, and are ready to contribute to process improvement, we want you on our team!

To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or similar university degree

• Significant workplace experience in LCM, Research / Engineering, Operational / process or Quality fields.

• 2-5 years of experience in: Product development / Project Leadership

• Experience of working effectively in multifunctional teams.

• Broad knowledge of the consumer insight of FMCG industry, production processes, and raw materials.

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.
 

South Africa:

As part of your Total Rewards package, you will be entitled to a comprehensive set of benefits. Some of these are listed below:

• Reward and recognition – to attract and retain the best talent we offer competitive pay.  We reward excellence and high performance through annual performance related increases and employee recognition awards.   

• Great support for good health – we value good health, and to support you, you will have various options for medical insurance with a 50% employer contribution and Gap cover.

• Planning for the future – Being a member of the Provident fund will provide you with savings to provide an income after retirement.

• Protection for you and your family in case of illness or injury – for peace of mind you will have Life cover, disability insurance and Funeral benefit.

• Learning and growth – our employees value the opportunities for professional and personal growth that we offer.  A wide range of training is available with Study bursaries for external courses and an opportunity to apply for School fee bursaries for your children

• Employee Wellbeing – our Thrive program covers Physical, Emotional, Mental and Financial wellbeing to help you be at your best, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers professional resources and tools to support you and your family.

• Time off – to help you manage your work life balance and cater for different stages of life, we offer attractive annual leave, and policies to cover maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave.

• Other – you will be able to enjoy discounted company products.  Subsidized canteen meals and uniforms are provided at our mill locations.

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….

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to developing a diverse workforce. Preference will be given to candidates who promote representation within Kimberly-Clark in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

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 relevant background checks carried out in South Africa.

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Primary Location

Bryanston Office

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time