Associate Director, Strategy, Global Supply Chain - Wellbeing Collective

Join us as Associate Director, Strategy, Global Supply Chain - Wellbeing Collective

Location: Remote Canada

Terms & Conditions: Full time, International assignment is not available for this role and relocation for local and international candidates is not provided

ABOUT UNILEVER

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.

JOB PURPOSE:

This Associate Director acts as the deputy of the SVP, Global Supply Chain, Wellbeing, but also works across all operating companies to ensure transformation and operational excellence of the supply chain organization.This individual will lead many transformational activities including leading confidential initiatives that involve projects and process changes, ensuring cross company strategic planning is coordinated, organization design and facilitate new technology strategies and tactics.

Define the tasks that are being done today and not being done today. Ensure these processes and tasks are well documented and placed in the right roles.

Position needs to interface and gain direction from the Head of Supply Chain in OpCo’s for all things related to Infrastructure, process and network planning and design.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Associate Director will make all network design and sourcing decisions for the VMS coop in consultation with SVP, Global SC.

Global Supply Chain, Commercial and Operating Company Focus

·Interface with Global and OpCo senior leadership on transformational direction to gain consensus and approval for changes

·Interface with sales and marketing teams on adjustments or changes to the network and to gain input on growth rates that feed modeling systems

·Project network design

·Go deep into 3-5 strategic plans to reduce cost, increase cash and lower waste while prioritizes growth.Growth is the absolute number one priority in Wellbeing.

Entrepreneurial & Transformation Tasks

·Infrastructure & Network design: responsible for developing and completing make vs. buy analysis, design the organization of the future and execution of the next generation supply chain

·Review and optimize organization, processes and tools to ensure collaborative manufacturing management is optimized.

·Facilitate roll out of new capabilities to unlock agility and capacity (e.g. Cognitive Automation, 3D printing, new lines, etc.)

·Setup clear communications on progress against any set initiatives

·Drive analytics implementation and adoption

·Key holder of SC strategy development documents and communications

·Provide deep dive into H&W cost structure and identify net productivity opportunities

·Project manage structural supply chain programs such as insource manufacturing, distribution network consolidations and third-party migrations.

·Project manage internal audit

·Facilitate the strategy of the Health and Wellbeing Collective

·Ensure focus on OKRs

·Work on strategic development

·Bring new technologies to the forefront and ensure adoption

·Facilitate and organize cross company execution of strategic planning

·Interface with H&W SCLT to ensure alignment of strategic organizational changes, processes, and tool development

·Project manage structural improvement programs

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

·Bachelor’s degree in Finance/ Operations / Logistics / Business / Engineering or equivalent experience

·MBA degree preferred or equivalent experience

·8+ years of relevant experience in engineering, finance, planning, network planning, and/or long term capacity planning

·5+ years as a manager or leadership position including responsibilities for the oversight of a team

·Demonstrated project management experience

·Broad-based experience in network modeling, influencing and data analytics

·Empowerment, Experimentation and Collaboration a must

·Holding people accountable, developing self and others, breakthrough thinking, optimizing Supply Chain integrated performance, strategic vision and influencing

·Strong relationship management and team leadership both internally and externally

·Ability to travel 25% globally as required to support the business

Pay: The pay range for this position is $131,800-$181,000. 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. 

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI 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 coverage 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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Unilever Canada is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, marital status, family status, disability, genetic characteristics, and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: These lines are reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

Unilever Canada est une organisation engagé à la diversité et à l'inclusion pour stimuler nos résultats d'affaires et créer un meilleur avenir chaque jour pour nos employés, les consommateurs globaux, les partenaires et les communautés. Nous croyons qu'un effectif diversifiée nous permet de faire correspondre nos ambitions de croissance et de stimuler l'inclusion dans l'entreprise. Tous les candidats qualifiés recevront la considération pour un emploi sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale ou ethnique, l'état matrimonial, la situation familiale, l'invalidité, les caractéristiques génétique, et une condamnation pour laquelle un pardon a été accordée.

Si vous êtes une personne handicapée qui a besoin d'aide à tout moment au cours de notre processus de recrutement, veuillez communiquer avec nous au NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Veuillez noter: ces lignes sont réservées aux personnes handicapées ayant besoin d'aide et ne sont pas un moyen d'enquêter sur les postes.

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