Supply Planning Leader

Job Title **:Supply Planning Leader**

Business Function : Supply Chain Planning

Location : Port Sunlight Factories

JOB PURPOSE

The operational planning team leader will lead a small team of line planners who are responsible for both short term line scheduling and raw/pack material call off. The team leader will be accountable for signing off of weekly production plans, SU KPIs (service/inventory/DBNR/obsoletes/cost), RCCP/LTCP, transformation projects and operational escalation. Alongside this, team leader will also act as line planner fulfilling normal roles and responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leadership & support of sourcing unit planning team
- Accountable for SU Planning KPIs (service/inventory/DBNR/obsoletes/cost)
- Accountable for SU capacity management, RCCP / LTCP
- Manage the master production schedule including optimising the production plan to meet the customer requirements
- Based on demonstrated output, review planning indices and maintain line capacity to ensure production plans are achievable within known factory constraints
- Maintain optimum material/finished good stock levels in line with stock models
- Lead run strategy for site (DBNR) to maximise cost efficiency of production vs customer demand
- Management of end of life stock to minimise obsoletes and write-off
- Daily call-off of materials & co-ordination with suppliers in line with production requirements (including push backs & pull forwards / urgent requirement changes)
- Daily delivery co-ordination with suppliers/hauliers/Ultralogistics
- Accountable for execution of innovation projects
- Lead investigations and complete actions related to planning errors in line with continuous improvement tools / framework
- Lead crisis management & escalation

ALL ABOUT YOU
- Previous experience as production scheduler within manufacturing environment
- Strong working knowledge of use of SAP / MRP / ERP systems and Microsoft Excel
- Pro-active and analytical with ability to understand trade-offs when providing solutions to problems
- Strong communication & analytical skills
- Well developed ability to build a team/network, train & empower them and hold accountable

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

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