Logistics FLM/ Supervisor

ABOUT UNILEVER

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. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

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 want to be part of Unilever´s history, as being part of the creation of a completely new site that has the expectation to be a state of the art and future fit factory, a model for other sites to reference both internally and externally, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

You will support and interact with a large community of internal and external partners and stakeholders, and work with remote teams. You’re a culture & change champion: You will balance both factory and overall logistics priorities, and influence teams to adapt to new ways of thinking. The FLM Supervisor is responsible for the delivery of the production plan as well as line performances: Safety, Quality, OLE, AM standard and Productivity & overall Continuous improvement agenda. FLMs have proficient mechanical skills and display excellent personal qualities, provides the governance for a cluster of semi-autonomous teams, delivering management and leadership support for performance monitoring, overtime allocation, working patterns and dispute resolution. FLM retains responsibility for Technical, Machine and Basic Operators. At the same time, they are not involved in the day-to-day team management beyond the monitoring and performance management agenda. FLM can lead improvement projects for operational processes. The FLM understands the factory’s financial situation and use their training in UMS methodologies and IP processes to drive the semi-autonomous team’s work to counter losses and eradicate waste. They lead project work to support factory initiatives. Skills for problem solving, coaching, and innovating are central to the role

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Lead site distribution operational processes.

• Drive logistics cost reduction through optimization of inbound/primary transportation, and factory warehouse operations.

• Execution of standardized logistics systems, processes, KPI’s, and ways of working.

• Customer service improvement through warehouse and transportation loss reduction using CI tools and methodology.

• Carbon reduction through factory warehouse improvements, transportation efficiencies, and external collaboration activities.

• Execute product group and site logistics strategy.

• Manage site distribution budget and labor pool.

 EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS

• Technical – Mechanical maintenance skills equivalent to Year 1 of the Technical Operator Mechanical Maintenance programmed, bearings, shafts and couplings, basic pneumatics, lubrication.

• Experience working with SAP required.

• A completed bachelor’s degree

• Clear competence in Logistics and Supply Chain a plus.

• Must be able to analyze factory and technical processes to identify opportunities for performance improvement. Strong coaching skills are a pre-requisite; enquiring, supportive, challenging

SKILLS

• Leadership

• Facilitation & Coaching

• Decision Making

• Continues Improvement

• Problem Solving

• Quality

• Management

• Administration

• Planning & Organizing

• Business awareness

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.