Description
Company Profile:
At Unilever you are more than your job title, you are part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us.
We produce world-leading brands including Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann’s and Omo, alongside trusted local names and innovative-forward thinking brands like Tresemme, Rexona, Vaseline.
Be part of the most successful purpose-led business in the world. Have the opportunity to see the true impact that you’re having in the work you do - every small thing counts.
Job Scope:
The Demand planning excellence assistant manager is responsible of driving initiatives for NALI Demand Planning performance, business waste and agility through Demand planning KPI tracking; process improvement, highlighting areas of focus. Drive ‘no touch planning agenda’ across the region in collaboration with Plan Service center & global team. S/he will also support the communication channels between the Global Demand planning ; regional and local teams..
Responsibilities:
- Drive NALI Demand Planning excellence agenda.
- Lead RTVA and overall digitalization agenda together with digital team and country Demand planning team
- Coordinate and consolidate the roadmaps and key Demand planning JBTD across the region
- Lead Demand Planning community to continuously improve performance; and facilitates the exchange and deployment of best practices
- Deep-dive analysis of performance of specific categories/countries to propose improvement areas on BW; FA, and SKU complexity
- Lead the NALI demand Planning performance discussions by BU through standard analysis and KPI dashboards
- Drive No touch Planning agenda and define the roadmap & action plans and follow the adherence by BU
- Build NALI Demand planning community with a clear agenda & engagement plans
- Ensure global alignment on all solutions provided/deployed
- Owns Demand process excellence KPI thru Business Excellence Reports
Job Requirements & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
- 4 to 6 years of experience in similar scope
- Analytical Thinking & problem solving skills.
- Good communication & influencing skills.
- Change Management capabilities.
- Project Planning & Organization skills
- In-depth understanding of Unilever planning processes
- Experience in U2K2 Methodology & APO
- Experience Process design and Management.
- Knowledge/understanding of S&OP processes and cross-functional working.
- Ability to lead change/transformation with positive impact
- Willingness to travel as needed to support implementation and collaboration efforts across the region.