Sales Support Specialist

Job Description

Location: Anywhere in the United States

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 a Sales Support Specialist at Kimberly-Clark Professional North America (KCP NA), you’ll work directly with both the Digital Sales and Field Sales Teams. In this fast-paced role, you’ll also collaborate with other functional teams including Pricing, Customer Service, Master Data and Marketing to achieve business results.

In this role, you will:

Update/modify pricing contracts

Create Accounts, modify contacts, submit quality complaints, and enter work orders in Salesforce
Order/track samples and literature
Prepare and submit creative marketing requests

Generate Business Intelligence reports
Prepare contact lists for new business campaigns via Zoom Info
Contribute to projects and activities outside of standard work to assist in the accomplishment of business objectives and professional development

Flow to work to support team priorities and team members vacations

The successful candidate will join the KCP Sales Operations Team and report to the Sales Support Specialist Team Leader.

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.

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 one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

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

High School Diploma or GED

2+ years of administrative work experience or equivalent
Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Strong organizational and time management skills to handle functional workload and multiple priorities

Excel in a team-environment
Strong written and oral communication skills and comfortable participating in video calls with team and Sales
Ability to act independently, organize workload, set priorities, work well under deadline pressures, and adapt to change

Ability and willingness to work overtime on an occasional basis to meet workload demands
Ability to build sustainable relationships (internal)
Strong critical thinking, proactive and problem solving and decision-making skills

Ability to travel 2-3 weeks annually – domestic travel

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree

Experience with Salesforce (or other CRM tools)
Experience with PowerBI (or other data insights/analytics tools)

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. 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 verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Total rewards at Kimberly-Clark includes pay and a full package of benefits that can be tailored to individual needs. The anticipated pay range for this job has a range of $58,000-$65,000. Individual pay levels will be based on multiple factors including, but are not limited to, location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” – or [email protected] for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.

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

Kimberly-Clark will not support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only.

This role is remote anywhere within the U.S.

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