Planning Data & Analytics Manager

Unilever is currently hiring for Planning Data & Analytics Manager 

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JOB PURPOSE

Within the Integrated Operations setup the Planning Data & Analytics Manager  will lead the governance & framework of Demand Planning & S&OP across BG Led.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Business responsibility for leading programs like S&OP and FEU.
• Driving excellence in system use and adoption.
• Building standardized WoW & driving adoption.
  • BUSINESS PARTNERING:
    • Single point of contact for all Integrated Forecasting Led programs for LATAM
    • Leading & driving FEU program across LATAM partnering PACE & supporting the demand planners drive adoption, No-Touch & resolve CRs.
    • Leading standardized S&OP process across BG led in line with the principles and WoW agreed with the business. Measuring S&OP relevant KPIs and assessing market maturity.
    • Key role to data driven, outstanding data analytics and important insights to the business S&OP strategy.

• CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS (SYSTEMS & PROCESSES)
• LEADER OF THE PLANNERS’ TEAM
  • Leading the demand planning team for the mentioned agenda and being the process expert in the Integrated FC space
  • Single POC for PACE; Demand Planners & IPDs for all Demand led activities.
  • Driving change and new ways of working in the planning organization
  •  Cooperate with senior leadership team on local and LATAM level

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degreed completed.
• Data Analysis and Science experience. S&OP process
• Plaftorm and Data Archtecture experience is desirable
• Fluent in English and Portuguese. Spanish is desirable

Skills

• Strong stakeholder management, influential capability and cross-functional collaboration.
• Effective communication skills

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.