Supply Planner - Home Care

Unilever is currently hiring for Supply Planner - Home Care

Work Level: WL1

Reports to: Demand Forecast Manager – Home Care

Scope: Local

Location: Karachi Head Office

Terms & Conditions: Full Time

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.

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. This role manages the Master Production Schedule & Material Requirement Planning for the Home Care Category to achieve the required Service Levels, with optimum level of stocks and business waste.   

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Develop and execute supply plans to ensure that products are available to meet customer demand while avoiding stockouts and minimizing excess inventory.

• Collaborate with demand planning and sales teams to understand customer demand forecasts and align supply plans accordingly.

• Monitor and manage inventory levels to balance supply and demand, optimizing inventory turns and minimizing cash.

• Issuing production schedules based on demand forecasts, production capacity, and lead times to ensure timely product availability.

• Work with procurement teams to ensure the timely sourcing of raw materials, packaging materials needed for production.

• Maintain effective communication with suppliers to manage lead times, address potential shortages, and ensure timely deliveries.

• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) related to supply planning, such as on-time delivery, inventory turnover, and production efficiency.

• Identify and manage potential supply chain risks, such as supplier disruptions or production delays, and develop mitigation strategies.

• Identify and manage business waste and ensure waste mitigation plans to achieve zero waste with optimized service and inventory levels.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelors/Masters Degree in Business or Engineering  

• 3+ years of experience in Supply Chain or Manufacturing
  

Skills

• Proven capability in inventory management 

• Ability to effectively manage production scheduling 

• Skilled at material resource planning 

• Able to execute effective capacity planning

• Skilled in SAP and Microsoft Excel

• Able to resolve conflicts effectively

• Ability to work with cross functional teams 

• Excellent at communication

• Ability to negotiate in complex circumstances

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 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.