Innovation Planning Manager

JOB TITLE: Innovation Planning Manager - Unilever International

JOB LOCATION: Singapore

RELOCATION TERMS: Local terms

UNILEVER INTERNATIONAL IS

Unilever International is Unilever’s fastest growing and entrepreneurial business, EUR 1.2 billion in turnover. UI’s purpose is to serve the underserved - markets, consumers, channels, brands, working in close partnership with Unilever’s Business Units (BU) and Business Groups (BG). UI is headquartered in Singapore and has a global remit with teams spread across nine hubs (Singapore, US, UK, Korea, India, Dubai, France, Philippines, and Australia)

JOB SUMMARY

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Business partnering- Business partner SEA, North Asia and ANZ with business heads and be the first point of contact for all supply chain innovation issues for these verticals.- Managing a team of Cluster Innovation Planner for the said clusters and leading Innovation Processes globally.- Leads the innovation review for the respective businesses to understand key launch drivers and deliver innovation OTIF, considering SC network, strategy, complexity & quality.- Work with business teams and customers to improve forecast accuracy and bias for these verticals relative to innovation.- The role interfaces between Marketing, Research & Development (R&D), Regulatory and various Unilever Supply Chain functions, such as Category Procurement Operations, Product Group Quality, Innovation Managers at sourcing sites, Global SC.

Innovation Management- Build and maintain innovation timeline with inputs from broader project team, holding cross-functional team members accountable for on-time delivery of their tasks to ensure key milestones are achieved OTIF- Support monthly NPD calls with UI Senior Leadership and cross functional team to evaluate risk and escalate where necessary. Update and communicate risk management plans developed by project team- Oversee and unlock the regulatory requirement and compliance of the products, closely working with Sales Ops team, Marketing, internal and external Regulatory team- Ability to operate in a flexible and entrepreneurial environment. Trying new ways to deliver the business and drive growth- Support the establishment of Service Level Agreements with Sourcing Units including Quality Requirements, Lead Time, MOQ/Order Increment and other identified cluster requirements- Deliver SC KPI to Target. Eg: Project OTIF, GM, Stock Levels, Cost- Further develop proper NPD hand off strategy with SC counterparts once projects have been delivered on time and in full- Improve ways of working across the UI Hubs to leverage NPD best practice to fit the dynamic organization of UI

Performance Management

Drive the Service, Cash & Cost Agenda for the business:
- Service level measurement and improvement through better understanding of losses.- Implement Service loss tree and drive action planning to mitigate losses in the future.

Capability Building- Embrace all digital initiatives like Anaplan, Bizagi and Salesforce and ensure roll out of the relevant platforms to respective business units and customers.- Design and drive a ‘Customer Connect Program’ to improve customer experience and satisfaction.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant area (Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, International Business, Marketing, Finance, Economics)- 5+ years of work experience - APICS encouraged- 3 Years in Supply Chain operations (production planning, demand planning/forecasting, inventory management)-
- Strong planning skills, or a strong attitude to planning- Attention to detail, critical thinking, organization, and time management are essential skills.- Effective communication and interpersonal skills are critical for success.- Flexible working schedule to accommodate international cross function teams.- Excellent MS-Office skills- Travelling may be required

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