If you want to work for a global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023 , come join Unilever Ice Cream! The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers , Magnum, Talenti , Popsicle, Good Humor , Klondike, and Yasso . We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.

Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent as we build our diverse and inclusive culture . You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

Background & Purpose of the Job

The primary purpose of this position is to manage the purchase, expediting and de-expediting of raw and packaging materials to support the plant production schedule, and customer service while optimizing inventory levels. This will require working with procurement and suppliers to improve vendor reliability and responsiveness as well as ensuring factory alignment.

This position acts as a focal point in managing the MRP process, key step within the E2E Supply Chain Planning pillar. The key metrics of this role are 1) Customer Service 2) Waste reduction 3) Materials inventory management.

Main job responsibilities:

Become market-makers/category builders in Ice Cream by evaluating material requirements based on digital system

generated MRP and requisition materials accordingly.

Expedite and de-expedite raw and package materials to support and maintain a flexible production schedule while communicating with Business Units and support departments to achieve customer satisfaction.

Monitor raw and package inventory to achieve continuous improvement in inventory optimization. Maintain and utilize

inventory models.

Grow into an end-to-end Supply Chain leader by interfacing with Procurement, Supply Chain Planning, Suppliers, R&D,

Quality and Logistics.

Maintain material master data, research blocked factory invoices for resolution and payment and meet internal KPI’s.

Apply World Class Manufacturing principals to identify major loss areas and facilitate process improvement.

Who You Are & What You’ll Do

You’re a born leader: Influencing a group of practitioners to take action and change behaviors even though you do not have direct authority over them

You’re a strategy guru: Support functional team improvement efforts in driving minimal inventory positions, optimal component consumption, optimal data feed between systems, and overall improvement in Material Planning KPIs.

You love to win and have fun doing it: Define and help enforce system best practices. This is done through a combination of gap analysis, audits, community of practice reviews, & escalation to Sr management as necessary.

You’re a teacher: Provide “how to” and onboarding training to material planning. Training will range from developing OPL’s (One-point lessons) to providing your expertise via Teams calls.

You’re a changemaker: Identify process or system innovation opportunities with SAP or other materials management software. Work with GPE (Global Plan Excellence) office to define/implement system change requests.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Position requires a high degree of understanding of material planning and SAP ECC, DMP and Power BI. Being able to balance objectives of different teams that are sometimes at tension with each other and influencing a group of practitioners to change behaviors even though you do not have direct authority over them will be critical to success.

• Bachelor’s degree with focus in an analytical discipline preferred (eg. Logistics, applied sciences, computer science, math, statistics, economics, engineering, etc.).

• A minimum of 3 – 4 years’ experience in supply chain. At least 2 – 3 years in material requirements planning is preferred

• Understanding of data-mining techniques and statistical methods

• Knowledge of SAP ECC and PBI a plus

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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 life better with ice cream, 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 collaborative and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. 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.

• 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.

  Pay: The pay range for this position is s $67,000 to $100,500. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

  Bonus: This position is bonus eligible .

  Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

  What We Can Offer You 

  Meet the Women of Customer Development (https://youtu.be/3t6xcGl1lrI) | Culture for Growth (https://www.unilever.com/about/who-we-are/our-vision/) | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzuVqApc7i-tR2YxazMxNkpPZVU/view) | Every Voice Matters (https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/the-sustainable-living-plan/enhancing-livelihoods/opportunities-for-women/upholding-diversity/) | Global Reach (https://www.unilever.com/brands/) | Life at Unilever (https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/1248/life/) | Careers with Purpose (https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/transformational-change/) | World Class Career Development Programs (https://www.unilever.com/careers/graduates/uflp/) | Check Out Our Space (https://www.themuse.com/companies/unilever/office) | Focus On Sustainability (https://www.unilever.com/sustainable-living/transformational-change/)    

Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information about your Federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal and Pay Transparency Non discrimination Provision.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com . Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.

Job Category: Supply Chain

Job Category: Supply Chain

Job Category: Chaîne d'approvisionnement

Job Type: Supply Planning Specialist

Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals