Sales & Trade Analyst, International Family Care & Professional
Location: Cape Town
Closing date: 28th March 2026
Kimberly Clark's International Family Care & Professional business — an organization rooted in purpose and innovation that has built a legacy with global impact. As Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano to create a world-class international tissue and professional products company, this role is proposed to transfer to the new venture once the transaction closes, anticipated in mid-2026, subject to consultation and other applicable legal requirements. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a new global leader backed by two industry powerhouses. You’ll be part of a high-potential business that combines Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brands and commercial excellence with Suzano’s industrial and sustainability leadership.
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.
The purpose of the Sales & Trade Analyst role is:
Management of incoming sales data from customers to provide insights to customer managers for purposes of enabling efficient promotional planning, forecasting with customers and identifying sales trends.
Central management and team superuser of SAP Trade Promotions Management (TPM) application. Supporting various processes including reports generation of the TPM system which you will be trained on.
Deliver information with speed and accuracy
Generate insights and trends in sales including internal shipment data, customer sales out data from their internal systems.
Provide Overall Administrative and Insight Support to the Sales Team
In this role, you will be responsible for the following:
Sales & Trade TPM analytics and support:
Accountable for weekly & monthly reporting requirements to enable Key Account Managers and sales to better inform our commercial sales across the month-to-month sales as well as the overall sales strategy:
Nielsen reporting across share, sales, DPSM (distributions, pricing, shelving, merchandising), and competitive landscapes
Analytics to understand market dynamics affecting sales – i.e. price and vol relationships between KC and competitor (this is done with insights from various customers platforms)
Sales trends that will inform better future forecasts
Internal sales reporting (e.g. SAP BW)
Tracking and reporting:
Accountable for weekly, monthly and quarterly tracking of key metrics and KPI’s to inform compliance against plan as well as management of stock / orders
SOV (share of voice) tracking against DPSM (e.g. Silo)
Price compliance against committed promo grids
Images and descriptor compliance inclusive of CRISP (content, ratings & reviews, in-stock share of search, pricing)
Reporting against stock on hand and customer DC covers
TPM (Trade Promo Management) support
Assist Account Managers with management of the TPM system, including (but not limited to), the annual planning upload, pre/post evaluations / reports and total promotional grid management, NPI loading into SAP TPM, Q-codes reports.
Administrative support:
Pricing audits in SAP system
FOC orders for sales team
PO's for sales leadership team
Fulfill all regulations of the internal policies of the Company
Handling of all new business enquiries and channel to correct function within sales
Travel management for customer and sales operations
Management and central control of accruals for retail advertising and pricing tallies
Matching and reporting of sales achieved versus accruals and identifying writebacks for leadership approval
Matching claims on DMS to accruals / deal sheets where support is required
Stakeholders: SA Leadership team; Customer Managers & Sales Operations Team; Category Team; Demand Management; RGM team; Finance business analysts; Customers – data management
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:
JOB REQUIREMENTS
5 years in similar role. Degree, Diploma or equivalent advantageous.
SAP / BW experience
Financial acumen
Advanced Excel & Powerpoint
Strong analytical skills
Third party Data such as customers data platforms exposure or experience.
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.
South Africa:
As part of your Total Rewards package, you will be entitled to a comprehensive set of benefits. Some of these are listed below:
Reward and recognition – to attract and retain the best talent we offer competitive pay. We reward excellence and high performance through annual performance-related increases and employee recognition awards.
Great support for good health – we value good health, and to support you, you will have various options for medical insurance with a 50% employer contribution and Gap cover.
Planning for the future – Being a member of the Provident fund will provide you with savings to provide an income after retirement.
Protection for you and your family in case of illness or injury – for peace of mind you will have Life cover, disability insurance and Funeral benefit.
Learning and growth – our employees value the opportunities for professional and personal growth that we offer. A wide range of training is available with Study bursaries for external courses and an opportunity to apply for School fee bursaries for your children
Employee Wellbeing – our Thrive program covers Physical, Emotional, Mental and Financial wellbeing to help you be at your best, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers professional resources and tools to support you and your family.
Time off – to help you manage your work life balance and cater for different stages of life, we offer attractive annual leave, and policies to cover maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave.
Other – you will be able to enjoy discounted company products. Subsidized canteen meals and uniforms are provided at our mill locations.
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….
This role will be part of Kimberly Clark's International Family Care and Professional (IFP) business—an organization rooted in purpose and innovation that has built a legacy with global impact. As Kimberly-Clark forms a strategic partnership with Suzano to create a world-class international tissue and professional products company, this role is proposed to transfer to the new venture once the transaction closes, anticipated in mid-2026, subject to consultation and other applicable legal requirements. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a new global leader backed by two industry powerhouses. You’ll be part of a high-potential business that combines Kimberly-Clark’s iconic brands and commercial excellence with Suzano’s industrial and sustainability leadership.
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 relevant background checks carried out in South Africa.
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