PLANNING ANALYTICS ASSISTANT MANAGER

ABOUT UNILEVER IN KATOWICE

It is Unilever’s in-house centre of business partnering and operational excellence in the area of finance services, supply chain, customs, procurement, integrated planning and performance delivery. There are 300 people in Katowice Hub.

The modern Katowice Hub office, whose interiors were designed according to the principles of sustainable development, is located in the city centre of Katowice, Poland.
We are working in the hybrid way to use the time spent in the office to influence collaboration and straighten the team spirit, using special designed for this purpose office areas. 

CATEGORY/FUNCTION INTRODUCTION

Planning Excellence Team is a core foundation of the European Integrated Planning Team with the purpose of brining insight, intelligence, and best practice to key Supply Chain performance metrics. This is to enable process improvement, effective decision making and strategy direction, as well as supporting project delivery, including network re-design. Planning Analytics Assistant Manager must build the analytics capabilities to support planning teams to deliver -service/inventory/demand capabilities/obsoletes targets across Europe.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you like to deep dive in number analysis then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Insights & Analytics lead for European Integrated Planning Team Analytics supports planning programs e.g. superior availability, Demand planning capabilities. Production analytics, Inventory management and Category specific key performance indicator.

• Support delivery of cash, cost and service targets for European Business Units through continued delivery of plan reporting, analytics and insights

• Create, implement & maintain tools, processes, and procedures to support intelligence requirements aligned with the business needs and improvement opportunities.

• Leveraging Technology and digital solutions to drive exception-based planning approach Central reference point for insights and expertise in systems-based intelligence, reporting and rolling out planning driven process improvements

•  Seamless delivery all results, score card and data publications with agreed frequencies and timings

• Support SC improvements, by providing intelligence, reporting and planning expertise in all areas of planning on key processes like RCCP, S&OP lead communication of EU Business Units results, KPI’s/PI’s, and forecasts Deep Dive support, for loss investigation and root cause analysis. Apply a structured approach to analyse the dynamics of a problem and recommend solutions.

• Collaboration with all EU Planning Teams, Logistic, Finance, PACE, UniOps

Experiences & Qualifications

• 2+ years’ work experience in supply chain and projects management with a clear competence in SC planning, analytics, and technology.

• Strong experience in Demand/Supply Planning.

• Experience working with Power BI DAX and Data Lake is preferred.

• Experience in SAP APO, SAP ECC, Kinaxis Rapid Response and APICS certification is a plus.

• Experience in developing, and leading training programs with a sharp focus on stakeholders.

Skills

• Position requires excellent communication skills and team commitment in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to adapt Emerging Technologies in Supply Chain

• Ability to manage multiple competing projects and priorities in a very dynamic environment.

• Sharp focus on detailed plans and strong problem-solving analysis

• Ability to problem solve, and influence stakeholders while embedding new capabilities within Supply Chain Planning.

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.

• 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.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

What we offer

• Hybrid work and flexibility

• Opportunities for the development and improvement of qualifications

• Sharing the cost of professional training & courses

• Benefits: life insurance, private medical care, pension fund, sharing the cost of sports activities, and many others

• Extra days off to take care of yourself and others

• Unilever store - Our products at attractive prices

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.