Strategic Planner - Nutrition
Company: Unilever
Location: Englewood Cliffs
Posted on: August 1, 2022
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Job Description:
Background & Purpose of the JobThis role supports North America
Supply Chain Food & Ice Cream business, located in Englewood
Cliffs. It reports to the Strategic Planning Manager located in
Englewood Cliffs, NJ. They're an important player for the category
since they will execute on the long-term Supply Chain strategies to
create value for the category within the existing and future
portfolio.The Strategic Planner will lead project execution and
analytics through project management, data analytics, and project
execution. They will also support developing sound business cases
to support category growth, savings delivery and service
improvement following the USLP principles and ensuring the optimal
E2E network design. In addition, they will evaluate network
constraints, identify improvement opportunities, review capex and
technology needs, complexity reduction initiatives, and strategic
project execution-all towards driving a sourcing network that's fit
for our growth ambitions.This person will closely interact with
Brand, Supply/Demand Planning, Factories, Finance, Procurement and
R to deliver their projects and analysis.Who You Are & What You'll
Do:+ You're a strategy guru: You not only understand what the
sourcing network needs to be today, but more importantly what needs
to be done tomorrow. You can balance multiple tradeoffs and
priorities within projects to arrive at the best solution for
Unilever.+ You're a dot connector: You can see the impact of
project and process choices on down-stream and up-stream activities
in the end-to-end supply chain.+ You love to win, and have fun
doing it: We make big choices on investments and capital that have
impact for years down the road. You must be bold in the
recommendations, always working with a win-win mind-set in the face
of set-backs. + You're a changemaker: Some of the things that work
today, will not work in the future. You are often the first tackle
change and will need to bring others along the journey.Key
Responsibilities+ Project management: drive the strategic agenda by
leading assigned project implementation across the supply chain:
project management, coordination of activities, and strong
stakeholder management.+ Reporting out of project progress at
supply chain leadership forums and leading cross-functional project
teams with the category teams locally and globally.+ Monitor the
progress on the achievement of the project KPIs in Gross Margin,
service, working capital, supply chain material costs, etc.+
Brainstorm, develop, and analyze project ideas, including business
case analysis, defining capex, capacity planning, and cost savings
for project execution.+ Perform capacity modeling for supply chain
network (supply, materials, etc.) using optimization and analytical
techniquesWhat You'll Need to SucceedRequired+ Project management
experience+ One or more years combined experience in any of the
following areas: Supply Chain planning, Manufacturing, Logistics,
Engineering, R and/or Operations Research+ Clear demonstration of
leadership, team commitment and influencing others without
authority+ Communication abilities to all levels of the
organizationPreferred+ Innovation management and/or Project
Management Professional (PMP) license+ MS Project basic knowledge+
Cross functional business process, commercial, and financial
acumen+ Strong presentation and public speaking capabilities+
Strong Excel and data analytics capabilitiesWhat We Can Offer You
Culture for Growth
(https://www.unilever.com/about/who-we-are/our-vision/) - Top Notch
Employee Health & Well Being Benefits
(http://www.unileverrealbenefits.com/) - 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/) - Unilever: Life
- LinkedIn
(https://www.linkedin.com/company/unilever/life/b7f02351-17bd-4ffc-aaa9-2d984072cd3a/)
- Strategy - Unilever
(https://www.unilever.com/our-company/strategy/) - Why work for
Unilever (https://www.unilever.com/careers/why-work-for-unilever/)
- Careers at Unilever (https://careers.unilever.com/) - Unilever
Global Website (https://www.unilever.com/) - Check Out Our Space
(https://www.themuse.com/companies/unilever/office) For
office-based, Research & Development, and remote positions, proof
of COVID-19 vaccination is required to be eligible for employment.
Religious and/or medical accommodations will be considered on a
case-by-case basis. ------------------------------------ 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, or protected veteran status and will not be
discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more
information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters
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. Job Category: Supply ChainJob Type: Supply
Planning SpecialistIndustry: Unilever_Experienced_Professionals
Keywords: Unilever, Yonkers , Strategic Planner - Nutrition, Other , Englewood Cliffs, New York
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