Head of Corporate Applications

**About Us**

Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kleenex®. Kotex®. Poise®. Huggies®. 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.**

**Position Summary**

In addition, this role would be the responsible for the overall IT delivery of the IFP SAP S/4 RISE Implementation program a global transformation initiative with a 24-36 month duration which would look to replace or update the core digital systems (SAP s/4, HFM, Blackline, Anaplan etc.) and transform how IFP operates across our business units and regions.

The Head of Corporate Applications will lead the end-to-end delivery of a global SAP S/4RISE transformation programme, aligning enterprise technology with strategic business goals. This role is pivotal in modernizing legacy systems, enabling digital capabilities, and ensuring operational excellence across HR, Finance, Supply Chain, and Procurement functions.

The Head of Corporate Applications reports to the CIO, IFP and leads a team of direct reports including: ERP Program Managers, Solution Architects, Functional Leads, PMO Coordinators.

**Role &**Responsibilities**

The Head of Corporate Applications will:
**Strategic Leadership**
- Partner with executive stakeholders (CHRO, CFO, COO) to align technology with business goals.
- Lead global transformation programs including ERP modernization, cloud migration, and process automation.
- Serve as the IT owner for ERP systems, collaborating with Infrastructure teams for SAP Security, Basis, and Hosting support.
- Responsible for ensuring IT controls are in place and all critical SOX tools are audit compliant in partnership with CISO & GRC.
- Owner of Strategic Vendor Relationships with SAP, Workday and key AMS and Integration partners etc.
- Evaluate and implement emerging technologies (e.g., generative AI, agents, blockchain platforms) that enable business strategic priorities.
- Ensure cost efficiency is managed against service, operational stability and audit & SOX risk across the most critical “core” digital systems to run a $3.3Bn global business across 70 countries with 22 plants.
- Co-lead the global S/4 Transformation program with Business Program Leader and be accountable for all aspects of the IT delivery of a global S/4 transformation being deployed across the business units that IFP operates in.
- Accountable for the Systems Delivery Partnership and all steps from Project Mobilization, Blueprint, localization, build, test and deployment.

**Program & Portfolio Management**
- Lead Governance of major programs including ERP transformation program and upgrades, and integrations across regions.
- Create and agree business case for ERP Transformation program with IFP Exec Leadership and External JV Board (Suzano, Kimberly Clark) and track value realisation against plan.

**Team & Vendor Leadership**
- Manage strategic vendor relationships of IT Service providers and system integrators of 100+ FTE contingent labor.
- Drive a high-performance culture focused on innovation, agility, and continuous improvement.
- Lead a matrix IT team of internal and external FTE in the delivery of the SAP Transformation program.
- Accountable for the appointment and performance of critical systems integration partners for the delivery of the transformation program.

**Governance & Compliance**
- Joint accountability with Business Program leader for Program Governance and reporting into IFP’s Executive Leadership and external JV Board (Suzano, Kimberly Clark).
- Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOX).

**Technical Oversight**
- Guide architectural decisions and platform design.
- Promote DevSecOps, Agile delivery, and data-driven decision-making

**Professional**Skills & Qualifications**

The Head of Corporate Applications will possess/be:

- Experience in consumer goods, retail, or FMCG sectors preferred.
- Data-driven decision-making.
- Leadership Development and Talent Management.
- Demonstrated experience leading SAP S/4HANA transformations in complex, multinational environments.
- Proven track record of leading large-scale ERP and corporate systems transformations.
- Deep expertise in platforms such as SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud, Workday, Coupa, or similar.
- Experience managing global teams and working in a matrixed, multicultural environment.
- Exceptional ability to build cross-functional relationships with Senior Leaders and diverse teams.
- Strategic business partner & con