AdresUNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR A HOME CARE CATEGORY PORTFOLIO & INNOVATION PLANNER HOME CARE
Location: Weena, Rotterdam – the Netherlands
Full-time
Local conditions apply
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.
We want our business to flourish, and we know that our success depends on others flourishing around us. That's why our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace, and why sustainable, long-term growth is at the heart of our business model.
JOB PURPOSE
For a defined part of the HC Category portfolio:
• Innovation implementation for the end to end supply chain;
• Management of all portfolio changes i.e. innovation, renovation, reallocation, technical change and 5S projects;
• Portfolio management and complexity reduction;
• Interfaces between Marketing, Research & Development (R&D) and various Unilever Supply Chain functions, such as Category Procurement Operations, Product Group Quality, Innovation Managers at sourcing sites, Global SC, 3rdParty Manufacturing.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSABILITIES BE?
Deliver projects on time in full launch with no quality issues of all innovation projects:
Project responsibility for the end to end supply chain, with key accountability to ensure all plan, source, make and deliver activities are completed on time in full;
Ensure all innovation implementations are planned taking into account the delivery of the key Category KPI’s (Cost/Service/Stocks/Obsoletes);
Adhere and enforce Unilever and Category business principles, guidelines and threshold criteria.
Ensure effective communication with peers & stakeholders in Marketing, Research & Development (R&D), Planning, Procurement, Quality Assurance (QA), Factories, 3rd Party Manufacturing (3PM) organisation;
Support Risk Assessments (Technical Risk Assessment (TRA) & Supply Chain Risk Assessment) for critical projects at each project stage;
Support Supply Planning team with the implementation of all other technical changes within the portfolio
Responsibility for the end to end supply chain delivery of non-innovation changes including VIP projects, reallocation requests, regulatory changes etc.;
Work directly with Marketing Operations (BD) on all MSO requests received from the MSO’s (innovation and renovation projects);
Accountability for the SC approval and implementation of all MSO requests.
Ownership of the Category sourcing matrices and all Category master data:
Responsibility for all master data code creation with the MDM Operations team as well as maintenance;
Responsibility and ownership for the maintenance and issuing of all sourcing matrices for innovation and non-innovation projects.
Support in managing the portfolio and complexity reduction initiatives:
Support and ensure delivery of all Perfect portfolio projects;
Ensure continuous improvement and complexity reduction in all innovation projects;
Support the complexity reduction projects
SKILLS AND EXERIENCE YOU SHOULD HAVE
Bachelor of Science Degree, preferably in Science, Engineering or Logistics.
Project management Skills
An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills and an ability to form effective working relationships at all levels within the business and with people not co-located.
Strong analytical skills and a good background and appreciation of project management and planning.
Numeric and IT skills, including the use of SAP and Excel, are essential in this role.
Supply Chain operations, planning and/or project management experience is beneficial.
Experience in either R&D / Plan / Make / Source and understanding of the principles of the others.
Organizational awareness & strategic influencing skills.
Understanding of: Finance / Quality in Innovation for Manufacturing.
Data management/analysis Skills.
Proactive and problem-solving approach.
Financial knowledge/understanding of business cases & transfer price drivers will be an advantage.
WHAT DOES UNILEVER OFFER?
Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!
Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.
Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.
Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.
We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.
Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate. For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office , you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.
Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products.
My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).
Home work allowance
Company laptop and mobile phone
Green Mobility Policy.
EXCITED?
Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.
For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will first consider candidates based in the Netherlands. If you are based outside of the Netherlands and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but we can only take your application on if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the Netherlands.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against.
By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.
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Job Category: Chaîne d'approvisionnement
Job Category: Supply Chain
Job Category: Supply Chain
Job Type: Supply Chain Gen Mgmt Adm
Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals
