Unilever is currently hiring for Aerosols Innovation Planner NA

Reports to: Manufacturing & Maintenance Manager

Scope: North America

Location: Site Cuernavaca, Morelos. Mexico.

Terms & Conditions: This is a temporary role of between 6-12 months required on Site based in Mexico (Cuernavaca Factory) (Hybrid position).

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Role Purpose: Land innovation funnel of North America in Aeromexico's Operation.

Responsibilities:

1. System - Timely and correct management of innovations in the different systems (SAP, RR, Pre-Production meetings, etc )
2. Team - Link between NA and LATAM to ensure correct interaction between teams - Lead governance to share priorities of both BUs and avoid business disruptions as well as participation in current forums of both businesses.
3. Projects - Leads transition of North America Innovation projects (Business as usual & Hard Transitions)

Activities:

• Validation of MPS, review of productions dates and transitions
• Weekly call with Ball team (validation of forecast, outages, and changes with supplier)
• Weekly call with CCL team (validation of forecast, outages, and changes with supplier)
• Monthly call: Lindal, Nypro, Summit, Firmenich, Givaudan (depending on the project we lead call with supplier for MRP material tracking).
• Parameterization of new materials      
• New and obsolete BOM's in PLM
• Control of current and new codes
• Pre-production meeting scheduling (Leadership until delivery of the meeting); Includes material monitoring for Pre-Production meeting.
• Cutting meeting with MRP's, Supply, Sourcing + NA team
• Code creation
• Ticket creation
• Monthly innovation session
• Costing
• Production confirmation
• Quality assurance CF
• Assure quality standards
• Assure approval of can standards   
• Review of materials
• Participation in project meetings - Innovation but also factory process.
• Leadership (Owner) of individual projects hard transition (i.e Prada BN2, Nova, etc) - ensure weekly or bi-weekly project Gantt tracking meetings
• Periodic meetings with Manufacturing (Full team) to report on transitions with Business but also operational view (Zero impacts on plan, OEE, Waste, Quality, etc.)

Experiences & Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the SAP ECC system
• NTPP for innovation planning at Kinaxis
• Basic planning concepts such as Master Planning
• Knowledge in materials planning

Skills

• English - advanced level
• Organization and structure at work

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

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