Assistant Finance Manager- Logistics

Unilever is currently hiring for Assistant Finance Manager- Logistics

Reports to: Finance Manager TU, Supply Chain FET

Scope: Local term

Location:  Istanbul, Turkey

Terms & Conditions: Full time

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. As Assistant Finance Manager – Logistics, you will play a pivotal role in driving financial excellence across our Turkey Logistics and PTAB Customer Operations. You will partner with supply chain and finance teams to deliver accurate logistics forecasting and reporting, ensuring saving delivery, logistics and stock count controls. Your work will directly support Finance Transformation agenda by simplifying and optimizing processes.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain end-to-end visibility of logistics finance in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, while contributing to strategic initiatives at both local and regional levels. If you are driven by data, energized by collaboration, and excited to make a meaningful impact, this role is for you.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Partnering with Turkey Logistics and PTAB Customer Operations teams, providing financial insights and support

• Preparing Logistics financial forecasts, actual reporting, actual and forecast variance analysis; ensuring accuracy of logistics financial reporting

• Identifying risks and opportunities in advance for logistics costs, supporting business cases

• Managing month end closing activities for logistics by taking logistics provisions and preparing reclasses accurately

• Regular monitoring and reporting of Logistics savings, coordinating closely with the team to deliver the saving target

• Responsible for executing monthly Make to Deliver controls for logistics in a timely and accurate way

• Leading and coordinating year-end inventory counts across factories and warehouses in a timely and accurate way

• Preparing monthly Turkey Supply Chain Leadership Team and PTAB Customer Operations Leadership Team Meeting presentations

• Optimizing and simplifying logistics financial forecasting, actuals processes, and monthly controls to drive efficiency and accuracy.

• Support the Logistics workstream of the Supply Chain Finance Transformation Project, collaborating with the Global Supply Chain Finance Services team to drive transformation for logistics finance part

• Providing consolidated Supply Chain cost reports to local and global teams

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills,

• Advanced skills in Excel and attention to detail

• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills

• Ability to work fluidly with ambiguity, and to multi-task

• Strong engagement, presentation and communication skills

• Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner

• Ability to work fluidly with data across systems and reporting tools

• Experience in driving process simplification and improvements

• Experience managing a large and complex set of stakeholders

• Ability to present to and communicate with senior Finance and non-Finance stakeholders 

Skills

• Strong professional skills in financial data and analytics.

• Problem-solving ability, strategic negotiation, and influencing

• Solid experience in business partnering functions and working with business leaders

• Strong People Management and Stakeholder Management

• Strong relationship building skills and an ability to engage clearly and effectively with all stakeholders.

• Fluent English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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

  • 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.

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates 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.