Associate Supply Planning Excellence Manager

Unilever

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Associate Supply Planning Excellence Manager is a full-time assignment that supports and influences the achievement of Supply Chain KPI’s including Customer Service, Inventory and Cost. The core of the job purpose is to build planning mastery within the organization and implement best practices utilizing WBC process standards and technologies. This role reports to the Planning Associate Director, WBC. The position supports Customer Service and Inventory optimization through process and technology excellence, deploys capabilities for predictive & prescriptive enhancements in existing technologies, and develops and deploys training programs targeted for Supply Planners. It also supports and deploys WBC Supply Planning technologies while working closely with the WBC Kinaxis product manager and Accenture team from design phase to post go live support. The role provides OpCo perspective in all Supply Planning WBC initiatives, maintains Supply Planning process and technology training material to keep up with the pace of a very ambitious agenda for building new processes, technologies, and skills, and drives Process and Tool adoption in the quest for touchless planning. The Supply Planning Excellence associate manager is the subject matter expert in Master Production Scheduling, Distribution Requirements Planning, Inventory Optimization, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, and Scenario Planning and Optimization, providing training, hands-on operational support to Supply Planners, and serving as liaison with the WBC technical teams. The role involves engaging and working with the Planning Community to drive delivery of programs across planning sub-functions and work levels focused on people and learning, building foundation, socialization, and embedment of planning knowledge through innovative learning methodologies, executing large impact, on-demand, relevant-now learning events, developing new approaches towards learning to ensure maximum impact and user experience linked to business results, and establishing capability to monitor skill progression, developing future planning subject matter experts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Logistics, Operations Planning, Supply Chain, Analytics or related fields
3+ years of work experience in supply chain and projects management with a clear competence in SC planning, analytics, and technology
Experience in Microsoft D365, SAP APO, SAP ECC, Kinaxis Rapid Response
Excellent communication skills and team commitment in a fast-paced environment
Experience in developing, and leading training programs with a sharp focus on stakeholders
Ability to manage multiple competing projects and priorities in a very dynamic environment
Ability to problem solve, and influence stakeholders while embedding new capabilities within Supply Chain Planning

Nice To Haves

APICS certification

Responsibilities

Supports and influences the achievement of Supply Chain KPI’s including Customer Service, Inventory and Cost
Build planning mastery within organization and implement best practices utilizing WBC process standards and technologies
Supports Customer Service and Inventory optimization through process and technology excellence
Deploys capabilities for predictive & prescriptive enhancements in existing technologies
Develops and deploys training programs targeted for Supply Planners
Supports and deploys WBC Supply Planning technologies while working closely with the WBC Kinaxis product manager and Accenture team from design phase to post go live support
Provides OpCo perspective in all Supply Planning WBC initiatives
Maintains Supply Planning process and technology training material to keep up with the pace of a very ambitious agenda for building new processes, technologies, and skills
Drives Process and Tool adoption in the quest for touchless planning
Provide training, hands-on operational support to Supply Planners
Serve as liaison with the WBC technical teams
Engage and work with the Planning Community to drive delivery of a number of programs across planning sub-functions and work levels focused on people and learning
Build foundation, socialization, and embedment of planning knowledge through innovative learning methodologies
Execute large impact, on-demand, relevant-now learning events
Develop new approaches towards learning to ensure maximum impact and user experience, linked to business results
Establish capability to monitor skill progression, developing future planning subject matter experts