H&S Compliance & Controls Leader, APAC

Job Description

Your Job
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.

Role Accountabilities & Responsibilities

1. Stay informed about existing and evolving government policies, laws, regulations, and other applicable Health & Safety obligations within the region.
2. Conduct independent audits across relevant operations in the region.
3. Establish and maintain credibility with senior leaders, providing fact/evidence-based insights on compliance and conformance.
4. Build trust with stakeholders at all levels, creating an engagement-friendly environment.
5. Demonstrate technical competence in understanding operations, processes, systems, and associated risks.
6. Exhibit disciplined flexibility and a proactive perspective in audit planning and execution.
7. Effectively intervene during periods of crisis with situational awareness and adaptability.
8. Display sensitivity and empathy in decision-making and communications.
9. Apply creative problem-solving skills to address and remedy current and future situations.
10. Validate the effective application of Health & Safety controls and control frameworks.
11. Assess preventative, detective, and corrective controls, ensuring compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Performance Standards.
12. Leverage data and digital systems/platforms to enhance decision-making and problem-solving.
13. Address technological advancements, such as automation, relevant to the role's tasks and duties.
14. Uphold the organization's values and One K-C Behaviors, exemplifying ethical leadership.
15. Provide requisite guidance and assistance to Supply Chain leaders for compliance with government policies, laws, regulations, and EHS obligations.
16. Ensure conformance with K-C Performance Standards.
17. Deploy, operate, manage, and optimize the Global Health & Safety auditing process in the region.
18. Drive compliance/conformance and support continuous improvement of Health & Safety performance/program maturity.
19. Manage activities related to risk-based audit planning/scoping, audit team selection/qualification, training/onboarding, and coordination.
20. Deliver audit reports with clear descriptions of performance gaps/findings and recommend actions with remedies.
21. Communicate/escalate critical audit findings and associated corrective action plans.
22. Provide routine corrective action status updates and timely communication/escalation of site delays in resolving/addressing audit findings.
23. Consolidate/provide audit data/metrics required for regional and enterprise reporting.
24. Make recommendations to leadership on complex matters related to crisis/risk management and compliance assurance.
25. Use digital systems/platforms to monitor existing preventive, detective, and corrective EHS controls at operating sites.
26. Ensure effective functioning or require correction as needed to manage relevant EHS risks to an acceptable level.
27. Foster relationships with external partners and groups, including local auditing resources, governmental agencies, NGOs, industry groups, and scientific organizations.
28. Stay abreast of relevant OH&S policy and regulatory developments and align with best practices in risk and compliance management.
29. Partner with relevant Global OH&S colleagues, HR, and other functional experts to develop, deliver, and maintain Health & Safety compliance, conformance, and controls curriculum.
30. Build requisite skills, capabilities, and capacity at operations throughout the region.

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 151 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.

Essential Requirements
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:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, Policy or related field
2. At least 7 years of experience working in related roles requiring EHS regulatory, risk and crisis management along with incident investigation expertise.
3. At least 5 years of experience developing/deploying, efficient and effective audit management processes, preferably across multiple operating locations within or across geographic regions.
4. Extensive knowledge of applicable, pending, and evolving OH&S and E&S legal requirements in relevant jurisdictions (international/regional, national, local) pertaining to occupational health/safety, ergonomics, fire safety, environment protection and sustainability.
5. Ability to effectively communicate complex legal or internal requirements to all levels, providing guidance to leaders in Supply Chain and collaborating on these topics with other relevant business functions (e.g., Risk Management, Legal, Research & Engineering, Regulatory Affairs, Government Relations and Compliance & Ethics).
6. Effective storytelling skills that inspire followership across the organization.
7. Ability to communicate across multiple layers of the organization, including senior leaders.
8. Strong project management and global program execution experience.
9. Experienced in deploying control frameworks (e.g., Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)) for OH&S applications.
10. Strong digital capabilities (e.g., data management, analytics, workflow management).
11. (Preferred) ISO45001 lead auditor qualification (or equivalent)
12. (Preferred) Fluency in one or more languages of the geographic subregion

Location: Singapore

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
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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.
No Relocation:
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.

Primary Location
Singapore

Additional Locations
Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Regular

Time Type
Full time