Response Planner

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A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity and is pioneering flexibility. There’s no better time to join our team! 

Job Summary

We are looking for two (2) exceptional Response Planners who will lead perfect service to our customers through proactively driving valued supply and capacity solutions. Being a complexity champion, planner uses continuous improvement and digital solutions to step-up business delivery in executing cash and cost activities for our Nutrition and Personal Care business units.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead supply planning agenda in response to Customer Service, Inventory, Innovations and Cost (BW, C4G, SCC).

• Drive supply and capacity constraint solutions to meet to meet market demand; Partner with market collaboration planners on risks & opportunities.

• Point of contact of strategic sourcing for cost optimization.

• Managing exceptions to proactively mitigate risks and operational issues.

• Delivering action on business waste management and prevention.

• Accountable for innovation on time deliveries, with optimized cost and minimal business waste, Monitor & action waste prevention – FG, Packing and Raw.

• Lead monthly FG write off risk reporting and clearance actions.

• Lead continuous improvement activities with category planning team to address chronic losses.

• Driving the supply review discussion in the DSR, unlock mid-term and long-term capacity constraints solutions by collaborating with key stakeholders.

• Lead crisis management and escalations, including product availability, Quality issues, microbiological issues, etc.

• Define inventory and distribution policy guidelines and actions to their L2 E2E Supply Planner

• Be the point of contact with innovations and strategic planning (includes C4G activities).

• Lead SC representation in continuous SCC improvement program (e.g. AF, Re-pack, FOC).

What You Will Need to Succeed

Experiences & Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Supply Chain or a related discipline.

• Experience in various supply chain roles is advantageous

• Project and stakeholder Management experience (2+ years).

• A demonstrated potential to be able to perform effectively at higher levels of the organisation and/or cross functionally.

Skills

• Planning mastery

• Scenario & exception-based planning

• Problem Solving

• Communication

• Bias for Action

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.

What awaits you at Unilever?

The core of Unilever’s culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable. You will be joining a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success.

This is your opportunity to be part of a purpose-led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally. You will also benefit from amazing discounts on external company products, attractive employee referral reward program amongst other benefits.

This is a great opportunity to work within an iconic and global organization. We have gained our reputation as one of the world's most admired employers by providing an environment where individuals can achieve their goals, both professionally and personally.

Make no mistake we expect a lot from our people as they do of us. So, if you can rise to the challenge, don't waste any time - apply now!

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants 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 organization 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.

This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities. Interested in learning more, check out our Reconciliation Action Plan and Workplace Adjustment Policy on the Unilever webpage.

At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.