The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed companyby the end of 2025.We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company.A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories.Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.
ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.
With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.
We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.
We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.
If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!
What You’ll Do
- Devise a production plan and manage the execution of the plan in order to support business needs.
- Effectively interpret supply plan to develop a weekly finite production schedule according to the agreed run strategy
- Evaluate and clearly communicate the tradeoffs of schedule changes to OR, service, and OEE to enable business decisions.
- Review actual production data and take necessary actions to adjust future production accordingly.
- Communicate the production schedule and material changes to plant personnel, including production, logistics, quality, supply planning, and requirements planning.
- Measure and set run rates based on demonstrated factory capability (review with production & supply planning for alignment).
- Measure and report Output Reliability utilizing the OR Loss Tree using WCM best practice. Develop action plans between the factory and planning to drive step change in OR.
- An Execution Planner acts as a liaison between Supply Planning and Manufacturing.
- It is the responsibility of the Planner to understand the business and help build a responsive network that can react to the volatility of the market while also managing inventory levels, non-finished good material availability, and waste implications.
- As part of the Supply Planning Team, you will need to drive initiatives to meet team goals and ensure the continuous improvement of processes and outcome.
- Help optimize the delivery of service, inventory and production planning.
- Frequent and effective interaction with supply planning, factories, suppliers, procurement and logistics teams is essential.
- Demonstrate creativity and critical thinking to suggest out-of-the-box solutions to complex scheduling scenarios.
- Support ad hoc analysis for strategic projects and VIP opportunities. Key interface between the factory team and planning. Master Data setup and BOM generation. Material Write-Off Submissions.
Who You Are
- You’re a born leader: You will be a visible leader in the Planning community with a portfolio of high volume, high impact SKU’s. Your actions will have a sizeable impact on the end to end value chain. You will influence your colleagues and utilize world-class systems and tools to drive step-changes in supply planning performance.
- You’re a strategy guru: You will always be on your toes thinking of a Plan B & be ready to execute when needed. You will be an innovative thinker, coming up with solutions to old and new problems. You’ll use your highly developed influencing skills to inspire and engage the cross-functional team to execute.
- You’re a dot connector: With an innate sense of how things interlock, you will be able to bridge the needs of different functions and expertly translate the requirements to keep the value chain in sync
- You love to win, and have fun doing it: You play a critical and extremely tangible role in delivering results. Your drive to see success is fueled by a positive, purpose-driven outlook.
What You’ll Need To Succeed
- Bachelor's Degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering or other related field required.
- A minimum of 3+ years’ experience in operational planning and Customer Service, ideally in supply chain planning.
- A highly developed set of skills in quantification and analysis
- Proficiency using Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Office Solutions
- Strong communication skills with an ability to deliver complex information to a variety of audiences with impact
- Creative mindset with the ability to look at a problem with a number of different perspectives and ideas for a solution
- Knowledge of SAP planning (APO and O2C) systems
- Knowledge of Kinaxis Rapid Response tool a plus
- APICS involvement/certification a plus
- Ability to effectively communicate complex concepts in straightforward ways
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Pay: The pay range for this position is $86,080 to $129,120. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.
Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
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