Assistant P&I Manager – HC Europe

For this position, local conditions apply and candidates based in the Netherlands will be considered first. If you are based outside of the Netherlands and interested to apply, your application may be considered if a decision is made to recruit outside of the Netherlands.

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 sustainable living commonplace, 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 inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. 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.

JOB PURPOSE

For a defined part of the HC Category portfolio:

• Innovation implementation for the end-to-end supply chain.
• Management of all portfolio changes i.e. innovation, renovation, reallocation, technical change and 5S projects.
• Portfolio management and complexity reduction.
• Interfaces between Marketing, Research & Development (R&D) and various Unilever Supply Chain functions, such as Category Procurement Operations, Product Group Quality, Innovation Managers at sourcing sites, Global SC, 3rd Party Manufacturing.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Deliver projects on time in full launch with no quality issues of all innovation projects.
• Project responsibility for the end-to-end supply chain, with key accountability to ensure all plan, source, make and deliver activities are completed on time in full.
• Ensure all innovation implementations are planned to take into account the delivery of the key Category KPI’s (Cost/Service/Stocks/Obsoletes).
• Adhere and enforce Unilever and Category business principles, guidelines and threshold criteria.
• Ensure effective communication with peers & stakeholders in Marketing, Research & Development (R&D), Planning, Procurement, Quality Assurance (QA), Factories, 3rd Party Manufacturing (3PM) organisation.
• Support Risk Assessments (Technical Risk Assessment (TRA) & Supply Chain Risk Assessment) for critical projects at each project stage.
• Support Supply Planning team with the implementation of all other technical changes within the portfolio.
• Responsibility for the end-to-end supply chain delivery of non-innovation changes including VIP projects, reallocation requests, regulatory changes etc.
• Work directly with Marketing Operations (BD) on all MSO requests received from the MSO’s (innovation and renovation projects).
• Accountability for the SC approval and implementation of all MSO requests.
• Ownership of the Category sourcing matrices and all Category master data.
• Responsibility for all master data code creation with the MDM Operations team as well as maintenance.
• Responsibility and ownership for the maintenance and issuing of all sourcing matrices for innovation and non-innovation projects.
• Support in managing the portfolio and complexity reduction initiatives.
• Support and ensure delivery of all Perfect portfolio projects.
• Ensure continuous improvement and comp

KEY INTERFACE/CONTACTS

• Marketing (central & local)
• R&D (RDC & GDC)
• Planning
• T&I
• QA
• Logistics
• Procurement
• SC Finance
• 3PMO
• Global SC
• Artwork Excellence teams

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree, preferably in Science, Engineering or Logistics
• Master’s degree is preferred
• Experience in either R&D / Plan / Make / Source and understanding of the principles of the others. Experience in/proven track record in stakeholder management
• An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills and an ability to form effective working relationships at all levels within the business and with people not co-located.

Skills

• Planning mastery
• Analytical ability
• Stakeholder management
• Market-, channel- and customer understanding
• SAP Knowledge
• Time management and priority setting skills
• Team commitment
• Entrepreneurial and growth mindset
• Strong analytical skills and a good background and appreciation of project management and planning.

Leadership

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.

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting and dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great rewards and benefits!

• Attractive total remuneration package: excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.
• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.
• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.
• We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.
• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40%-60% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate. For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well-equipped. When you are at the office, you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and your own products.
• Informal culture and being the first one to try our new products.
• My Fitness Plan (reduction of your Fitness Subscription).
• Homework allowance
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Green Mobility Policy.