Jobs at Unilever

JOB PURPOSE

• The Factory Leader is responsible for operating a factory as per agreed standards. S/he leads manufacturing activities in the factory to achieve desired service levels on time. The Factory Leader delivers site targets following the supply chain and category strategies including targets on service, costs, productivity, quality, innovation and OSHE.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Deploy and deliver annual plan and financial results including targets on service, costs, productivity, quality, innovation and OSHE
• Develop long term site strategic plans to the Regional Category and Supply Chain teams
• Lead site to develop and implement continuous improvement plans to deliver site targets –manufacturing performance management
• Manage and deliver the site’s financial results: annual budgets, sourcing Unit result, conversion costs and create programmes to deliver financial results
• Engage and facilitate the implementation of innovations on site, for products, ways of working, service models and supply chain models
• Propose, agree with Category Technology and implement the necessary capital investments to meet the planned production requirements, safety, environmental and cost targets
• Pursue a site long term plan, including restructuring, re-engineering and retrofitting as agreed by VP SC Category; prioritize and plan resources development and deployment
• Ensure that the technical standards of all manufacturing and non-manufacturing fixed assets are maintained.
• Enable the factory operation to achieve high level of Customer Service at optimal cost
• Support Unilever Manufacturing System (UMS) activities and teams by leading the UMS Steering Committee
• Co-ordinate and direct the factory and co-packer operations to achieve the agreed production plans at the specified product quality with optimum labour, energy and materials utilization.
• Ensure Working Capital management systems are effectively used, and deliver inventory targets set with Regional Category Planning Directors and Regional Supply Management Directors.
• Co-ordinate and direct the quality management in line with QA system and ISO 9000 procedures.
• Lead HR policy deployment and implementation on sites, including management of employee relations.
• Ensure effective local stakeholder management and community issues aligned with Unilever policies.
• Guard and ensure the application of all Unilever Policies and governance requirements.
• Lead on initiatives and projects aiming for sites integration and collaborative work along the extended supply chain.
• Lead Supply Planning
• Be the statutory head of factory where there is a legal separation

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

•  Relevant Tertiary Qualification or relevant work experience (Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management/Operations Management, Bachelor of Science, or equivalent)
•  8- 10 Years experience in Supply Chain (Make/Technology, SHE, Quality are must, additionally Plan, R&D an advantage)

Preferred:

•  FMCG experience
•  Ice-Cream, Dairy, Foods & Refreshment
•  Factory GCC (in the process of completing or completed)

Skills

• Strategic outlook
• Stakeholder management 
• Analytical skills 
• Communication skills 
• Relationship building
• Key Interfaces 

Internal:  

•  All SC Departments in the business
•  CD / Marketing Team/Finance Department
• Regional Teams (R&D/Category SC/SM)
•  HR / Legal/ Corporate Affairs
•  Unilever factories and MSO’s

External:

•  Material Suppliers
•  Engineering, Utility and Equipment Suppliers, Contractors
•  3PL Suppliers, Co-Packers
•  Trade Unions
•  Local Authorities

Skills

• Leadership and People Management
• Operational Excellence
• Strategic Thinking
• Financial Acumen
• Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ)
• Supply Chain & Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Digital & Technical Proficiency
• Resilience and Adaptability
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Coaching and Talent Development

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JOB PURPOSE

Lead in Market Plan execution (Aligned to BU Strategy)

• Localises Category Growth Strategy
• Executes strategically aligned Commercial Plan in Market
• Decides Channel/Customer Prioritisation in Market and deploys Budget according.
• Leads Core Capabilities and objective customer engagement (Catman /Shopper / NRM)
• D4C/D4R: executes locally AND integrates Channel & Customer upstream into BU.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Category Growth Strategies

• Localise (Develop and deploy) CGS at channel and customer level,
• Work closely with Brand, CMI, NRM, Shopper Marketing to build Customer sell-in

Innovation

• Define national innovation & launch plan to channels/customers.
• D4C/D4R: executes locally AND integrates upstream into BU

Targets and Budgets

• Tracking USG targets and investment to deliver BG strat by channel and customer

Pricing and promotions, Mix

• Own Pricing & Promo strategy.
• NRM:  Ownership of L4 and L5

Execution

• Deploy strategically aligned commercial plan in Market via CBD Deploy launch plans to channels/customers to ensure strength of execution
• Define channel / Customer Execution: (SoS, TDP).
• Shopper / Digital marketing led

Capability

• Deploy core capabilities required to win by Channel and Customer.
• Catman / Shopper / NRM

Experiences & Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in Marketing or Sales in FMCG industry
• BComm degree (preferably in Marketing, Business Administration, Financial majors)
• Strong Excel skills.
• Demonstrated cross-functional team.
• Strong demonstrated insight & analytical skills
• Previous experience using Nielsen, PowerBI or customer platforms like Dunnhumby or PnP info hub) would be very favourable.

Skills

• Innovation mindset
• Commerce channels execution
• Digital business models
• Commercial Strategy
• Business Acumen / NRM
• Category Growth Management
• Data-Drive Mindset
• Customer and Retailer Understanding

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 (Minimum vs Preferrence)

• 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.

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JOB PURPOSE

Lead in Market Plan execution (Aligned to BU Strategy)

• Localises Category Growth Strategy
• Executes strategically aligned Commercial Plan in Market
• Decides Channel/Customer Prioritisation in Market and deploys Budget according.
• Leads Core Capabilities and objective customer engagement (Catman /Shopper / NRM)
• D4C/D4R: executes locally AND integrates Channel & Customer upstream into BU.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Category Growth Strategies

• Localise (Develop and deploy) CGS at channel and customer level,
• Work closely with Brand, CMI, NRM, Shopper Marketing to build Customer sell-in

Innovation

• Define national innovation & launch plan to channels/customers.
• D4C/D4R: executes locally AND integrates upstream into BU

Targets and Budgets

• Tracking USG targets and investment to deliver BG strat by channel and customer

Pricing and promotions, Mix

• Own Pricing & Promo strategy.
• NRM:  Ownership of L4 and L5

Execution

• Deploy strategically aligned commercial plan in Market via CBD Deploy launch plans to channels/customers to ensure strength of execution
• Define channel / Customer Execution: (SoS, TDP).
• Shopper / Digital marketing led

Capability

• Deploy core capabilities required to win by Channel and Customer.
• Catman / Shopper / NRM

Experiences & Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in Marketing or Sales in FMCG industry
• BComm degree (preferably in Marketing, Business Administration, Financial majors)
• Strong Excel skills.
• Demonstrated cross-functional team.
• Strong demonstrated insight & analytical skills
• Previous experience using Nielsen, PowerBI or customer platforms like Dunnhumby or PnP info hub) would be very favourable.

Skills

• Innovation mindset
• Commerce channels execution
• Digital business models
• Commercial Strategy
• Business Acumen / NRM
• Category Growth Management
• Data-Drive Mindset
• Customer and Retailer Understanding

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 (Minimum vs Preferrence)

• 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.

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WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Business partner the Customer Development, Marketing and Finance Teams for Future Markets, ZZMM, BNLS
• Overseeing a team (CX specialists) that ensures day to day is running effectively and efficiently with focus being driving primary sales and continuous improvement
• Understanding the needs of the retail customers through internal reviews and supporting the resulting strategies through proactively initiating actions for continuous improvement 
• Manage the relationship with key senior stakeholders within the customer’s organization
• Create and drive SC JBP (Joint Business Planning) discussions with CD, CD Finance and CX Managers to facilitate joint supply chain optimization projects using delivery platforms to drive competitive advantage
• Drive cost-to-serve analysis discussion within customer and internally to support business decision making through cross-functional collaboration with critical business stakeholders internally and externally
• Improvement in long term customer service metrics (Dispatch Rate/Strike Rate, OSA, TAT, Utilization)
• Driving CPFR (Collaborative, Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment) capabilities with Key Distributors
• Providing insights to the customer in terms of operational performance derived from data analytics and proposing new policy/policy revision to the customer, which includes presenting these findings in several collaborative forums like weekly operational meetings and quarterly customer updates
• Running pilots and POC’s (proof of concept) with customers who are keen to pilot new initiatives like VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) systems to drive efficiencies
• Drive standardization of methodologies and trading terms across the trading blocks to achieve savings and bring down cost-to-serve
• Evaluating logistics efficiency and cost deriving from ordering behavior and initiating and executing improvement actions 
• Manage Intercompany and 3rd party service provider invoices
• Support the audit control process for the relevant markets
• Root cause analysis on claims with intent to reduce no. of claims received from customer 
• Drive the transition from off-invoice to on-invoice CPP from the SC side and simplify trading terms to be practically implementable and unlock efficiencies as well as driving the correct behaviors with customers to unlock mutual benefit to customers and Unilever.
• Managing recalls (be quality support for destruction at customer, monitoring of quantities & costs)
• Strategically partner CD team to join as one “face” to customer

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Relevant Tertiary Qualification or relevant work experience
• Knowledge of cross border trade advantageous
• Experience with SAP/ERP systems essential

Skills

• Strategic outlook
• Stakeholder management 
• Analytical skills 
• Communication skills 
• Relationship building

Key Interfaces 

• Customer (Key Distributors)  
• CD Market Development/ Channel Managers
• Account Manager/Director
• Demand / Supply Planners  
• S&OP/Supply Manager 
• Transport Planner
• Customer Experience Specialists
• Claims Specialist 

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.