Join the team behind iconic brands like HuggiesÂŽ, KleenexÂŽ, AndrexÂŽ, ScottÂŽ, KotexÂŽ, PoiseÂŽ, and Kimberly-Clark ProfessionalÂŽ. At Kimberly-Clark, itâs all here for youâinnovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact.Â
You were made to create Better Care for a Better World: as a person, youâre a problem-solver â a connector â someone who thrives on creating order from complexity and driving continuous improvement. You see the big picture while mastering the details, ensuring that every product, process, and partnership flows with precision and purpose. You live your life in alignment with the highest values of integrity, efficiency, and collaboration, always working to turn todayâs challenges into tomorrowâs success stories. In this role, youâll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world.
It starts with YOU.
About You
The UK Transport & Logistics Supervisor is a key role within the KimberlyâClark Personal Care Supply Chain, with responsibility for endâtoâend transport governance, supplier performance, and continuous improvement across the UK, alongside extended accountability for inbound flows across EMEA and APAC. The role supports the oversight of a panâEuropean full and partâload road transport operation, acting as a senior escalation point for customer logistics, freight, and service issues. Working closely with Customer Service, Planning, Demand, and Marketing teams, the role helps protect service levels, enable growth initiatives, and deliver costâeffective, reliable logistics solutions. In addition, the role will periodically deputise for the UK Logistics Leader and lead logistics projects, product launches, UK 3PL and 4PL performance management, and customer issue resolution.
In one of our Supply Chain roles, youâll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.
This role will be responsible for but not limited to:Â
Own UK 4PL contract delivery, service and compliance.
Lead UK 3PL performance across freight execution and customer delivery.
Manage supplier relationships to ensure KPI/contractual adherence, set tendering and supplier strategies to optimise service and cost, and maintain a transport technology and service improvement roadmap.
Own UK OTIF performance across 4PL/3PL operations, including dashboards, review cadence, recovery plans and lean/root-cause corrective and preventive actions; lead senior escalation for transport and delivery disruptions.
Control and report incremental freight costs, premiums and ad-hoc requests.
Deliver headwind reduction via Fuel to Grow and cost-to-serve initiatives.
Lead UK freight cost transformation and share best practice across EMEA.
Partner with 4PL/3PLs to unlock value, innovation and improved outcomes.
Act as the primary logistics escalation point for key UK customers; partner with Customer Service and Planning to stabilise service; build networks across Supply Chain, S&OP, Deployment and Manufacturing to embed transport in decision-making.
Lead logistics workstreams for launches, customer initiatives and network changes, including contractual and operational input to onboard freight/transport/3PL suppliers; enable change to build scalable, resilient logistics operations.
Support inbound freight from China and Central Europe with EMEA/APAC stakeholders, ensuring flows are visible, compliant and aligned to UK service and inventory needs
Deputise for the UK Logistics Leader as required, providing clear decisions and direction, and role model accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
Proven experience within transport and logistics operations (inâhouse, 3PL or 4PL).
Strong experience managing 3PL and 4PL supplier performance and contracts.
Solid knowledge of UK transport legislation; a CPC qualification is advantageous.
Confident and resilient, able to manage escalation and conflict calmly and constructively, with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence across functions.
Commercially astute with strong negotiation capability.
Highly analytical, with experience processing, analysing and presenting data; Power BI capability strongly preferred.
Able to prioritise effectively while maintaining a clear enterprise-level perspective, and self-motivated, proactive and comfortable operating independently within a matrix organisation.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
Total Benefits
We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.â
Market-leading pension contribution.
Bonus scheme.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximise health care options and stretch pounds when caring for yourself or dependents.Â
Private Medical Insurance, great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.Â
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark
We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. Thatâs why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration â helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.
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 printâŚ.
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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.âŻÂ 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.Â
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.Â
Employment is subject to verification of local policies.
This role is available for local candidates already authorised to work in the roleâs country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.
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