Hair Response Planner

RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS

Customer service: Drive implementation, support the following key corporate initiatives-

• DR (Dispatch Rate)

• Planning Related DR Loss reduction

• Review Critical stocks / OOS, initiate corrective actions to remedy the situation

• Working Capital/Cash (Stock) reduction

• Review overstock / excess stocks, initiate corrective actions to remedy the situation

Supply Planning

• Will be responsible for planning End to end FG supply of hair sachets Imported portfolio whilst ensuring effective flow of Purchase to payments (P-2-P) cycle.

• Establish and sustain collaborative/ productive relationship with Unilever & 3P Suppliers

• Set alignments with suppliers, Sourcing Units, and Collaborative Manufacturers to ensure proper FG availability and secured POs for the frozen lead time (depending on the source country)

• Manage Working capital targets of site to agreed management levels through proper inventory management and FG stock modelling

• Support innovations and activations by ensuring on time production of pipeline volumes

Good to have:

• Rough cut capacity plan and CU simulations to ensure that adequate and timely investments are done to secure the required customer service level. This is in accordance to RCDSR.

• Plan production according to the market requirements and maintain a live and valid master production schedule

• Optimize the production plan by optimization of the run strategy and alignment with Manufacturing Site with full use of Kinaxis in planning simulations/scenarios

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree, Supply chain (APICS etc) qualification advantage

• 3-5 Years in Supply Chain operations, Customer Service, Planning experience and exposure to Purchase to payment cycle

• Experience in FMCG Supply Chain is an advantage (Planning, Customer Service, Logistics)

• Experience on SAP ERP, APO, (Familiarity on Kinaxis is an advantage)

• Proficient in Excel

• Commercial acumen and cross functional business process knowledge

• Experienced in handling different teams and people management

• High influential skills and maturity in terms of working with cross functional teams is an advantage.

We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership.

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.