Innovations and Response Planner (Fixed Term Contract)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Customer Service

• Ensure smooth running of end-to-end processes to achieve high levels of Customer Service at optimal costs.
• 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 Innovation Planning

• Ensure OTIF implementation of Innovations Network
• Lead weekly review of innovations network and ensure updates are done accordingly during PT (Project Team) Meetings
• Ensure all known supply chain risks are raised and tabled during PT Mtgs.
  • Liaise with key Supply Chain functions to understand risks (i.e. Sourcing Unit, Procurement) and detail out network impact
  • Connect with local and regional sourcing units to understand material ordering to production leadtimes
  • Ensures buy to deploy network are aligned with 2P suppliers
• Ensure early management meetings happen prior to Pre-production meetings
  • EM1 – Kick -off
  • EM2 – Risk Assessment
  • EM3 – Production Ready

Supply Planning

• Ensure effective running of Purchase to payments (P-2-P) cycle.
• Establish and sustain collaborative/ productive relationship with Unilever & 3P Suppliers
• Responsible for running stock modelling for FG
• Responsible for the rough cut capacity plan and ensure that adequate 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 implementation of the production run strategy to ensure high level of customer service
• Support innovations and activations
• Manage Working capital targets of site to agreed management levels

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree, Supply chain or Engineerin
• 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

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.

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