Executive Search Consultant

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. 

As an executive search consultant, you’ll attract the critical leaders that help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. 

In this role, you will:

Partner with business leaders to understand their business objectives and talent needs.

Influence search and selection criteria based on labor market knowledge and identify and implement search strategies to attract top leadership talent. 

Operate with an enterprise mindset, understanding the Kimberly-Clark business and talent strategies and continuously build a pipeline of highly qualified and interested candidates by proactively engaging top level talent that aligns to the current and future needs of Kimberly-Clark.

End to end management of leadership hiring and pipeline projects including:

Developing thoughtful recruitment strategies underpinned by labor market insights and your own expertise;

Advising and consulting with senior leaders regarding workforce trends, competitor insights, executive candidate expectations to influence and enable us to attract the best.

prospect identification and engagement;

behavioral interviewing and assessment, proposing shortlisted talent and providing advice on candidate selection;

Managing candidate relationships, ensuring exceptional candidate experience, performing referencing, offer proposal, negotiation and close of finalists.

Continuous improvement of the executive talent acquisition function:

Developing and embedding innovative and forward-thinking practices in strategic recruiting methodologies to attract executive talent aligned with Kimberly-Clark’s ambitions, values and critical capability needs

Actively engaging with our internal partners to gain insight, elevate our processes, and collaborate to deliver results, e.g: Talent Management, Rewards, Inclusion & Diversity, HR Partners

Managing search firms as needed, as part of an overall executive sourcing strategy

Subject Matter Expertise:

The executive search consultant will continuously develop thorough research and talent intelligence on executives and executive-ready talent at competitors, target companies and industry segments and will be a subject matter expert on recruiting strategies to meet the needs of K-C various business segments.

The executive recruiter captures and communicates market trends, industry information, or other applicable intelligence to executive management in support of overarching talent sourcing strategy work.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of a team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on 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 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.

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.

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

Client focused: You will have the opportunity to be a consultant to your executive level leaders by understanding the talent market to supply the best candidates for current and future roles.

Influential: You value the importance of building trusted relationships across the organization and bringing stakeholders along in talent decisions by focusing on excellence in client delivery and communication.

Candidate centric: You understand that today’s talent has choices, so you go above and beyond to ensure that candidates have the best recruiting experience with Kimberly-Clark.

Innovative: You use problem-solving and creativity to provide the best solution for everyone involved in the process.

Requirements:

8+ years recruiting experience with a minimum of 3 years working on Executive level (VP+) search projects.   Experience in retained search firm or a combination of retained search + insourced executive search team.

Excellent communication skills shown through clear, structured and concise written and verbal presentation.

Strong business acumen

Growth mindset, learning agility.

Demonstrated success in a fast-paced environment, make quick decisions and work with highly confidential information; Superior project and time management skills, continuously balancing and prioritizing multiple projects and competing demands.

Engaging style with the ability to establish rapport quickly, develop credibility and trusting relationships at all levels. Strong influencing and negotiation skills

Technical acumen and data rigor.  Leverages systems and tools to manage projects and candidate relationships. Adheres to defined processes, practices and service deliverables in real time.

Strong sourcing expertise and practices.  Prioritizes prospect engagement, seeks out hidden pools of talent, continuously captures market, competitor and prospect research.

Trained and practiced in behavioral based interviewing and assessment techniques

Collaborative style characterized by transparency, teamwork, flexibility.  Provides coaching and counseling to other recruiters and team members.

Flexibility to be available to candidates and internal customers outside the normal workday.

Ability to travel occasionally (10% of the time).

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, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses 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. 

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

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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Salary Range: 173,400 – 214,200 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Primary LocationUSA-IL-Chicago

Additional Locations

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time