AM Innovation & Long-Term Planning (B&W)

Unilever is currently hiring for AM Innovation & Long-Term Planning (B&W)
Function: Supply Chain
Work Level: WL1
Reports to: Innovation & Long-Term Planning Manager
Scope: Local
Location: Head Office, Karachi
Terms & Conditions: Full Time

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.
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. If you are interested in spearheading capability interventions, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
• Support the end-to-end planning and execution of innovation, renovation, and localization projects by maintaining project timelines, trackers, and SC readiness documentation.
• Coordinate and consolidate inputs from cross-functional teams to support project scoping, feasibility assessments, and supply chain design.
• Conduct data analysis on manufacturing capacity, material availability, and line efficiencies to support the Manager in identifying bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
• Assist in managing technology change projects by coordinating trial schedules, collecting technical data, and ensuring documentation for process or material changes.
• Provide operational support for CAPEX-related activities, including compilation of technical requirements, follow-up on deliverables, and maintenance of relevant records.
• Act as the daily liaison with R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Procurement, Planning, and Factory teams to ensure project requirements remain aligned and risks are flagged early.
• Maintain and update dashboards, reports, and project visuals for governance forums, ensuring accuracy and timely communication.
• Track material readiness, artwork progression, supply chain data inputs, and any technical dependencies impacting project timelines.
• Support continuous improvement within innovation and planning processes through tool standardization, simplification, and adoption of best practices.
• Prepare clear insights, summaries, and recommendations for the Innovation Manager to support decision making across project stages.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPOSNSIBILITIES BE
Experiences & Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent. 2–4 years of experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, or Project Coordination roles.
• Working knowledge of supply chain processes including manufacturing, procurement, and quality.
• Exposure to project management or continuous improvement methods is preferred.

Skills
• Analytical Thinking
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Business Acumen
• Innovation Execution
• Business Partnering
• Digital Fluency

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
o 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.
o PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
o CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
o PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
o 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.