Associate Planning Manager - Unilever International Exports

Background & Purpose of the Job

Unilever International (UI) is an alternative but complimentary route to market, servicing white space opportunities not exploited by local operating countries. It is a global business unit with 9 hubs (Singapore, US, UK, Korea, India, Dubai, France, the Philippines and Australia) with a diverse range of products, with expertise in utilizing 3rd party distributors and consolidators to reach consumers in over 75 countries.

The main purpose of this job is to lead the Demand and Supply Planning space for the Americas group. All the business opportunities UI manages are related to imports and exports, so a good understanding of the end to end supply chain is necessary, including working knowledge of global logistics and regulations. Regarding Demand Planning, this role is responsible for the delivery of a continuous improved forecast to the sourcing units, while managing the volatility brought by high and accelerated growth and long leadtimes. The Supply Planning portion of the job is responsible for leading the monthly DSR (demand and supply reconciliation) process for the North American sourcing units. This role runs the demand analytics of variances and shares with the different NA Planning Category Teams across all BPC, Foods and Refreshments categories; as well as understands the supply constraints across the NA network.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

You’re a born leader:

We treat the business as our own. We introduce Unilever’s brands into white space geographies and spearhead launches of iconic household brands like Dove, Vaseline, Lifebuoy, Sunlight, Fair & Lovely, TRESemme into big markets like U.S, China, Western Europe and SEAA.

You’re a Dot Connector

As Unilever’s growth engine, we establish global white space businesses in key channels and seeding Unilever brands to overseas diaspora who crave for a taste of their familiar home brands. This role connects functions, people, and factories around the world.

You’re a changemaker

SPEED is the mantra for our resounding success. To serve the underserved, we embrace a founder’s mentality, explore unchartered territories, redesign end-to-end business models to establish successful businesses. As Demand and Supply Planner this role, is a key enabler to deliver excellence in service and responsiveness to the global evolving consumer needs.

You’re a Paradox Navigator

We make a difference by working fast and smart, nurturing our tribe, winning together and living by five tenets:

We will be the fastest route-to-market globally. We go where no (man, woman, or distributor) has ever explored. Impossible is an opinion, not a fact. Speed is our currency. When brands are built right, they can last a lifetime.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• +4 years experience in Supply Chain (Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics)
• Understanding of the extended SC technologies (molds, filling lines, packing operations).
• Embrace a high growth mindset, with strong love for consumers, shoppers, and customers.
• Be a strategic, highly adaptable, and entrepreneurial person.
• Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, Logistics, or equivalent experience.
• Have good communication, negotiation and influencing skills with stakeholders across all levels.
• Have experience working and leading in cross-functional and virtual teams.
• Experience in managing imports/exports logistics operations.
• Proven ability to work in multi functional/ multi cultural teams.
• Basic appreciation of how manufacturing works, including 3PM management.

Key Responsibilities

• Long Term Capacity Planning together with the category leads, highlighting risks and contingency plans.
• Demand and Supply Reconciliation
• Best in class Customer Service of +97%, for the imports and exports operations.
• Demand Planning for UI, delivering a consolidated forecast (next 12 months) to factories/3PMs.
• Manage communication with all key project stakeholders in the region and overseas.
• Support complexity reduction in product portfolio and overall network
• Performance Management
• Manage the phase in/phase out of item transitions, together with Factories/Planners (locally and abroad).
• Drive portions of the 5S agenda by leading all product logic projects: project delivery, coordination of ideation sessions, and strong stakeholder management
• Sourcing Network Optimization
• Forecast Bias +-10% factoring the growth ambitions.
• Capacity Interlocking to support business growth (both medium term and long term)
• Inventory Planning and Transition Management
• Operational Supply Planning
• Supply Planning for UI, delivering a production plan that meets the demand ambition.

Travel

Occasional travel to Suppliers and Factories.

Pay: The pay range for this position is $83,200 to $124,700. 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 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

What We Can Offer You

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Unilever 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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

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