Product Lifecycle Management Analyst

Product Lifecycle Management Analyst

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®. At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you: innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.

You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: as a person, you’re a problem-solver, a connector, and someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and drives continuous improvement. You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.

It starts with YOU.

About the Role

In this role, you will support Product Lifecycle Management processes across one or more business units and/or process areas within SAP S/4HANA and PLM systems. You will help execute product changes, maintain data integrity, and support ongoing business operations.

In This Role, You Will

• Review, prioritize, and execute incoming work to meet business timelines.

• Support object sequencing, dependencies, and readiness for product changes and launches, including trials and waivers.

• Own end-to-end execution of master data and product lifecycle processes, including creation, maintenance, and obsolescence of lifecycle data.

• Maintain material master, recipes/BOMs, specifications, and location/resource data in MDG, SAP S/4HANA, and PLM.

• Validate data in accordance with governance standards, business rules, and quality requirements.

• Support controls and audits to ensure compliance with internal standards and policies.

• Maintain SOPs, work instructions, and data standards.

• Provide guidance and direction to analysts on task execution and priorities.

• Support system enhancements and improvements through User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Resolve moderately complex data and process issues, partnering with COE SMEs on escalations and complex scenarios.

• Analyze process, data, and speed issues and provide continuous improvement recommendations.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible and 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.

In this Supply Chain role, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, or a related field.

• 2-4+ years of experience in Master Data Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain, Planning, or Data Analytics.

• Experience working with SAP-based systems and large-scale data environments.

• Experience supporting product lifecycle data, material master data, specifications, recipes, BOMs, or related data objects.

• Experience supporting testing, training, or system implementations.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to quickly resolve issues.

• Ability to prioritize work, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• B2/C1 English proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Data Governance principles and practices.

• Knowledge of product, material, SKU, recipe, and BOM lifecycle processes.

• Experience with MDG, SAP S/4HANA, and PLM systems.

• Working knowledge of end-to-end supply chain processes, including planning, manufacturing, and logistics.

• Experience with Continuous Improvement or Lean methodologies.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency.

• Advanced SAP user experience across S/4HANA, ECC/R3, or PLM.

• Knowledge of Power BI, Power Apps, Winshuttle, Macros, or SAP scripting.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Experience supporting controls, audits, SOPs, and data standards.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

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 our careers website to learn more about Kimberly-Clark and our opportunities.

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. 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 local policies.

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.

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Primary Location

Pune Kharadi Hub

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time