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JOB PURPOSE

The Innovation Planner is responsible for delivering the supply chain aspects of new product development. A successful Innovation Planner will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to project timelines, champion design for supply chain principles, engage relevant partners, and manage system setup for new items.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Deliver innovations on-time and in-full.
• SAP/Item setup execution.
• Waste mitigation - materials, FG, capex.
• Continuous improvement - innovation forecast accuracy, product lead times, etc.
• Flawless project hand-offs to production/Supply Planning team.
• Who You Are & What You’ll Do
• Detail-oriented problem solver with a can-do attitude and practical approach to operational challenges.
• Strong communicator with a passion for connecting cross-functionally to improve processes and deliver on business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and manufacturers to deliver innovation and renovation projects.
• Scope projects, define supply chain activities and timelines, and ensure timely delivery.
• Own the supply chain elements from kick-off to first delivery, engaging with supply planning to transition from innovation to steady state production.
• Support Strategic Planning and Procurement to ensure supply chain capacities and capabilities.
• Ensure on-time, fully validated innovation forecasts from partners in Brand and Customer Development.
• Coordinate SC drivers and Capex inputs to business cases, working closely with Procurement, Strategic Planning, and Process Engineering teams.
• Prepare supply chain inputs for gate documents and decision outlines.
• Signal supply chain risks to the project teams, and advise on mitigation options, balancing margin/revenue trade-offs with original project scope.
• Oversee runout planning for timeline transitions with reduced write-offs and obsolescence. 
• Develop plans to reduce lead times and improve margins over time.
• Support risk assessments, gather inputs from supply chain subject matter experts, and ensure action plans are embedded in supply chain timelines.
• Partner with Strategic Planning to support complexity reduction and sourcing analysis.
• Manage communication with key project stakeholders regarding supply chain activities and risks.
• Maintain a Risk and Contingency Planning (RACP) matrix for key materials, ensuring risk mitigation actions in partnership with Category Procurement.
• Ensure capacity analysis for key suppliers (CMs) in partnership with CM Operations.
• Ensure delivered quality for innovations, maintaining all safety standards.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Planning.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.
• Cross functional business/sourcing/innovation process knowledge.
• Project management skills.
• Experience in MS Project and Power BI.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen & financial literacy.
• Strong strategic influencing skills.
• Stakeholder management
• A problem solver with good analytical thinking skills to be able to deal with multiple projects   

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

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.