Indonesia CM and Vietnam Supply Planning Manager - Unilever International

Join us as Indonesia CM and Vietnam Supply Planning Manager - Unilever International

• Location: Medan (Indo) / Jakarta (Indo) / Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

• Terms & Conditions: Full-time

Overview of Unilever International

Unilever International (UI) serves emerging and fast-growing regions, targeting overlooked markets and consumers. It operates globally with expertise in third-party distributors and consolidators.

Main Job Purpose:

Responsible for leading the overall supply planning function for Indonesia CM and Vietnam with business size of ~E144M TO to UAPL. This role involves working with internal Unilever Team on day-to-day operation, setting up new processes on evolving planning systems and processes. It will also entail working closely with Collaborative Manufacturers who are tapped for exciting innovations and product launches.

Key job scope includes:

• Operational Supply Planning

• Capacity Interlocking to support business growth (both medium term and long term)

• Sourcing Network Optimization and Transition Management

• Inventory Planning and Business Waste Management

• Performance Management 

• Global Logistics and Delivery Management – Containers Planning, Documentation, Shipping

Key Accountabilities:

Operational Supply Planning:

• Periodically liaise with sourcing units and 3P Suppliers to review supply plans against confirmed customer orders.

• Consolidate supply plans from all sourcing units/suppliers and share with customer service team.

• Identify short-term capacity issues and highlight the same to the business. Prepare contingency plans by offering products from alternate SUs.

• Loss Tree Analysis for all the non-supplied orders (e.g. forecast led loss, capacity loss, material issues, etc.).

• KPI Review with the sourcing units/3P Suppliers at the end of each planning cycle (Service level, Supply plan compliance, Loss reasons, etc.)

• Loading and Container Planning to ensure OTIF.

• Representative of UI for DSR and being the point of contact with SU/Supplier.

• Monitor and lead offshore supply planning operations

Capacity Interlocking to support business growth

• Interlock 0-24 months capacity CU% (medium term) with the sourcing units/supplier and cluster product group supply chain basis forecast received from the S&OP cycle.

• Identify UI driven Capex requirements basis discussions with Global Supply Chain team and feedback the same to UI business and finance team for appropriate evaluation and underwriting.

• Working with BG team for allocation and capacity enhancement.

Sourcing Network Optimization

• Sign off the UI sourcing strategy with the global supply chain team.

• Work with UI finance and Global Supply Chain teams to identify opportunities for sourcing network optimization basis predefined selection criteria (service, cost, etc.)

• Drive supply chain cost reduction through sourcing network optimization.

• Part of Transition Management to ensure smooth project execution.

Inventory Planning and Business Waste Management

• Define the planning strategies at a ‘Customer–Sourcing Unit/3P–SKU’ combination basis forecast and service criteria (Make to Forecast vs. Make to Order).

• Define stock holding principles for the Make to Forecast SKUs clearly categorizing the stock holding into relevant buckets (safety stock, cycle stock, buffer, etc.)

• Define stock replenishment guidelines and ordering frequency based on different planning cycles for each sourcing unit/supplier.

• Monitor DOH (Days on Hand) against target and identify improvement opportunities.

• SLOB management: Highlight slow moving and non-moving stocks to the business to take appropriate actions for disposal.

Performance Management:

• Define and measure performance metrics for measuring effectiveness of the supply planning function. 

• SKEW Improvement – Load plan Visibility – Service Rate Enhancement – Supplier Capability Improvement – Simplification and SKUs Optimization

Global Logistics and Delivery Management

• Ensuring Load plan and Booking Confirmation availability for invoicing

• Input and work closely with Logistics Team and Customer Service team for dispatch plan and WH capacity

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• Care Deeply: You care deeply about how consumers experience our brands every day, everywhere; about our people’s growth and development and our impact on the planet. You care about our performance, to a point where it hurts when you don’t win. You apply fairness and transparency in what it takes to succeed, and you hold positive tensions for bigger outcomes.

• Stay Three Steps ahead:  You think boldly and creatively to make breakthroughs in performance. You are always curious and confident ─ anticipating and staying ahead of consumer needs and external trends to beat the competition, leading, shaping and disrupting the market

• Deliver with Excellence: You deliver everything you do with excellence and pace.  You take personal ownership and hold each other to account. You take pride in execution, developing breakthrough solutions.

• Focus on what counts: You ruthlessly priorities what really matters, allowing us to do better on fewer things. You set clear and stretching goals and recognize maximum performance impact. You challenge and debate on the right choices in order to deliver fewer, better things.

Key Requirements:
ESSENTIAL

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or engineering or international business

• Good in spoken and written English.

• Minimum 4 years of FMCG industry experience in supply chain management preferably in Supply Planning

• Pro- active communication and ability to manage/deal with suppliers

• Strong analytical skills and Strong Interpersonal skills

• Has a customer centric mindset with high influential skills to drive change and process improvement.

• Ability to organize, structure and manage business partners in fast growing business.

• Very well versed with SAP and Web based interfaces as these are critical skills are required to perform the job

• Multi-tasking and Time Management skills are highly appreciated

PREFERRED

• Knowledge on E2E Planning Management

• Knowledge on incoterms and free trade agreement

• Knowledge of International logistics and export/ import documentation.

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