Job description
The main purpose of this job is to lead the Demand and Supply Planning space for the Americas group. All the business opportunities UI manages are related to imports and exports, so a good understanding of the end to end supply chain is necessary, including working knowledge of global logistics and regulations. Regarding Demand Planning, this role is responsible for the delivery of a continuous improved forecast to the sourcing units, while managing the volatility brought by high and accelerated growth and long leadtimes. The Supply Planning portion of the job is responsible for leading the monthly DSR (demand and supply reconciliation) process for the North American sourcing units. This role runs the demand analytics of variances and shares with the different NA Planning Category Teams across all BPC, Foods and Refreshments categories; as well as understands the supply constraints across the NA network.
Who You Are & What You’ll Do
You’re a dot connector:
You’re a changemaker
You’re a paradox navigator:
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, or equivalent experience.
- +4 years experience in Supply Chain (Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics)
- Proven ability to work in multi functional/ multi cultural teams.
- Be a strategic, highly adaptable, and entrepreneurial person.
- Embrace a high growth mindset, with strong love for consumers, shoppers, and customers.
- Have good communication, negotiation and influencing skills with stakeholders across all levels.
- Have experience working and leading in cross-functional and virtual teams.
- Basic appreciation of how manufacturing works, including 3PM management.
- Understanding of the extended SC technologies (molds, filling lines, packing operations).
- Experience in managing imports/exports logistics operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Operational Supply Planning
- Demand Planning for UI, delivering a consolidated forecast (next 12 months) to factories/3PMs.
- Supply Planning for UI, delivering a production plan that meets the demand ambition.
- Best in class Customer Service of +97%, for the imports and exports operations.
- Forecast Bias +-10% factoring the growth ambitions.
- Long Term Capacity Planning together with the category leads, highlighting risks and contingency plans.
- Manage the phase in/phase out of item transitions, together with Factories/Planners (locally and abroad).
- Manage communication with all key project stakeholders in the region and overseas.
- Capacity Interlocking to support business growth (both medium term and long term)
- Demand and Supply Reconciliation
- Sourcing Network Optimization
- Inventory Planning and Transition Management
- Performance Management
- Support complexity reduction in product portfolio and overall network
- Drive portions of the 5S agenda by leading all product logic projects: project delivery, coordination of ideation sessions, and strong stakeholder management
Pay: The pay range for this position is $83,200 to $124,700. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents
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About Unilever
CEO: Alan Jope
Revenue: $10+ billion (USD)
Size: 10000+ Employees
Type: Company - Public
Website: www.unilever.com
Year Founded: 1872