Response Planning Support Manager - Hair

Job Title: Response Planning Support Manager - Hair

Based in Unilever House, Thailand

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.

Main Responsibilities

•       To support the management of the overall Supply Chain operations for B&W group.

•       To work jointly with Business Unit Marketing to deliver NPD On-time with Quality in Full also manage execution excellently

•       To work jointly with CSP and CBD to evaluate and influence proper sales for forecasting which influence the effective Supply Chain Management i.e. material requirement planning, production planning, and customer service level.

•       To monitor and control inventory levels of materials and finished goods to meet the agreed customer service level.

•       To develop, establish and implement the effective logistics procedure, monitoring, fault finding and reporting system to prompt corrective actions by all concerns.

•       To co-ordinate with Sourcing Unit and third-party manufacturers on weekly and long-term plan to meet the agreed customer service level.

•       To find area of improvement and flexibility into the logistics system. Avoid waste and add value.

•       To participate, co-ordinate and prepare Network for product launch, relaunch and promotional activities.

•       To monitor, control and advise all concerns on the progress of product launch, relaunch and promotional activities.

•       To monitor and jointly develop packaging with suppliers in order to ensure packaging material availability.

•       To jointly work with Supplier Development, Supply Management and Technical Development to improve Supplier’s quality and third-party manufacturers’ performance through supply chain project and SSQR program.

•       To work jointly with production and warehouse management to plan of their capacity requirement for the agreed operation.

•       To advise concerned management on current and foreseeable situations with regards to supply difficulty, stock availability, production capacity and distribution.

•       To propose the disposal of obsolete materials, goods and damaged stocks.

•       To work jointly with Export department in order to meet Export sales requirement.

•       To keep updated on company’s policy and relevant strategic and operation plan.

•       To maintain good working relationship with all concerned departments.

•       To complete the ad-hoc assignments given by superior.

•       To train and develop subordinates and to communicate with them on matter related to company policies and directions affecting their responsibilities and performances.

•       To lead packaging development with suppliers for NPD, Promotion, VIP, and coordinate with cross function team (BB, R&D, BD, SC) to ensure packing development activities are according to agreed NPD network

Candidate Criteria

Experience & Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Logistics, Operations Planning, Supply Chain or related fields.
• Work experience in production planning and supply planning.
• Good quantification and analytical skills in a dynamic environment require the ability to be flexible and work in “gray” areas.
• Operational Process Planning and experience with SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) and ERP Central Component (ECC) is a plus.
• Good Planning and Analytical Skill.
• Strong growth mindset and team spirit, proactive approach to issues and opportunities.

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.

Note: Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey. If you require any support to complete your application or any subsequent stage throughout your recruitment journey with us at Unilever, then please specify how we may be able to assist you.

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.