UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR Business Planner – Foods
Location: CityDox, Brussels
Local conditions apply
Full-time - it'sa determined contract of 12 months
ABOUT UNILEVER
With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.
At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.
About Benelux Customer Operations
The Customer Operations Benelux team consist of various roles and teams that make Excellent Execution a success. The Customer Operations teams focus on less time spent on ‘Running the Business’ to reinvest in ‘Growing the Business’ whilst improving Customer and Employee Satisfaction. Operations bringsSales, Supply Chain and Marketing within Unilever Benelux together in realizing excellent execution. The 4 principles driving Customer Operations are: end 2 end ownership, maximized automation, one version of the truth and continuous improvement. Team members within Customer Operations embrace the vision and their daily work practice reflects the 4 principles of Operations. Operations effectively works in a cross-country setting, embracing cultural diversity and working in virtual teams.
Competencies key to make Customer Operations a success, are:
Practical creativity
Enterprising behavior
Ability to learn
JOB PURPOSE
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are a person that wants to deliver key insights that will be the base for business decision making,then this role is just for you!
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?
Supply Chain
Dispatch Rate (service) and Obsoletes – using available data and analytics to generate business insights and action plans for different scenarios.
Managing appropriate stock levels, driven by forecast uncertainty insight (event management, season management, Assumptions risk and opportunity planning).
Part of the project team for implementation of next generation planning systems.
Owns and manages prebuild strategy to ensure customers have a stock buffer before season start
Service
Drive the service performance to the agreed service targets.
Collaborates with forecast excellence team & Business Teams to define the constrained plan and risk mitigation plans.
Collaborates with European category teams to identify supply constraints and opportunities.
Drive the demand and supply reconciliation long term (through capacity planning) and mid-term (4wks+).
Prepares handover of mid-term plan to the Customer Support Squad for execution (1-4 wks) e.g. list of key events, risks and opportunities and risk mitigation.
Innovations & Switches
Translate the innovation forecast for the full horizon (5-18 months) into our planning systems. This in cooperation with the Business team (volume and risk & opportunities)
Collaborate with Procurement & Innovation on innovation and launch planning for the go to market
Check feasibility of timings and production capacity of innovations and switches.
Translate phasing in and out plan in planning system in cooperation with Category, Forecasting Excellence, and Customer teams.
Business Waste
Provide transparency about potential risks and obsoletes regarding innovations, delisting’s and relaunches.
Focus on prevention and solving of obsoletes through proactive risk mitigation (including approval of the business)
Represent Supply Chain with respect to obsolete related topics
Business Partnering
Identifies the key trade-offs in running operation, events, product launches and proposes options to the planning manager and the Category Business lead (trade off cost/ cash/ service)
Establish and maintain strong relationships with Sales, Trade Category Management, Brand Building, and Finance business partners for forecast optimization purposes and perfect execution of product launches.
Responsible for demand input to the Long Term Capacity Plan (LTCP) by collecting market volume assumptions (with an 18 months horizon) from Business Partners (Trade Category management and marketing) that serve as input to the long term forecast.
Understanding of the drivers of the business in order to communicate and share the SC information in the properly and effectively Represent Supply Chain with respect to obsolete related topics
EXPERIENCE YOU SHOULD HAVE/THE QUALITIES WE LOOK FOR
Experiences & Qualifications
Education with relevant Master Degree (e.g. SC management, technical)
Minimum 3 years of relevant (FMCG) experience
Strong analytical capabilities, ability to work with big portfolio’s, building on modelling skills, and profound system thinking,
Operational experience in and knowledge of the Supply Chain
Digital mindset & technology savvy (beyond SAP and Excel, i.e. AI/ML)
Capability to resolve Strategic and Tactical planning challenges as well as day to day problems
Language: NL/BE: fluency in Dutch and/or French and proficient of English;
Other relevant experience such as factory, marketing or sales
Skills & Competences
Practical creativity: can-do mindset
Analytical ability
Entrepreneurial behavior
Interpersonal skills: convincing, engaging, deal making, influencing skills
Effective communication skills on multiple levels
Influencing others
Ability to learn
WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER/WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!
Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.
Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.
Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.
Hybrid Working
Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products.
Home work allowance
Company laptop and mobile phone
Green Mobility Policy.
EXCITED?
Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against.
By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.
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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.
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