DOL - Nutrition at Unilever

• The DOL supports the execution of the demand planning agenda by delivering accurate short- and long-term forecasts, coordinating promotional planning, and ensuring alignment across key stakeholders. The role focuses on translating data, insights, and commercial inputs into actionable demand plans, while continuously improving forecast accuracy, reducing bias, and closing performance gaps.
• This role works closely with cross-functional teams to drive forecast execution, support promotional effectiveness, and leverage planning tools and systems to ensure reliable demand signals that enable strong business performance.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Long-Term Forecast Planning

• Develop and maintain full-year demand forecasts using sales trends, macroeconomic insights, promotional plans, and innovation pipelines.
• Leverage AI-enabled forecasting tools to generate baseline and promotional forecasts that support business planning.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to gather inputs, align assumptions, and build robust demand plans.

Short-Term Forecast Execution

• Own the quarterly demand forecast, ensuring delivery against value and volume targets.
• Drive continuous improvements in forecast accuracy and reduce forecast bias.
• Identify performance gaps and develop actions to mitigate risks and deliver business targets.

Promotional Planning & Performance

• Collaborate with Customer and Planning teams to develop and execute promotional forecasts.
• Evaluate promotional performance and ROI, identifying opportunities to optimize investment and improve business outcomes.
• Provide data-driven insights to support commercial decision-making and demand generation strategies.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• 3-5 Years exposure to broad based Supply Chain management.
• Understand S&OP process & cadence
• Experience in managing external parties.
• Experience working and interacting with all levels in a business.
• FMCG experience
• Strong capability in using AI-enabled planning/forecasting tools and data-driven systems
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business decisions

Skills

• AI-Enabled Planning & Analytics
• Stakeholder Management
• Commercial Acumen
• S&OP Process Knowledge
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Digital & Continuous Improvement Mindset