Mirai Finance Process Lead - Supply Chain Finance

Unilever is currently hiring for Supply Chain Finance Process Lead, Mirai
Function: Project Mirai / Finance
Work Level: WL3X
Reports to: Finance GPO, Mirai
Scope: Global lead of the Supply Chain process in Project Mirai
Location: Agnostic

Terms & Conditions: Full time

ABOUT PROJECT MIRAI
Mirai represents a strategic transformation initiative aimed at harmonising, simplifying, and modernising Unilever’s core business operations through the implementation of a single ERP system, standardised business processes, and the integration of Agentic AI. This transformation will enable autonomous operations and reduce operational complexity.
The core business processes most impacted by Mirai span Finance, Customer Operations, Manufacturing, and Procurement and will be harmonised by adopting a “fit to standard” approach; this mandates the use of best practice ‘out of the box’ process models embedded within the single ERP system. This standardisation aims to eliminate local variations, reduces complexity, and enables consistent, scalable operations across markets and functions. Additionally, Mirai represents a fundamental unlock to maximise the potential of capacity release and effectiveness from our GBS operations.

JOB PURPOSE
Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. If you are passionate in business transformation, implementing changes with long-term impact at Unilever, and collaborating with cross-functional teams then this role is just for you.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
The Finance Process Lead is responsible for designing, aligning, and driving the end-to-end processes in Supply Chain Finance as part of Mirai Programme. This role ensures that the future-state process design adopts the Mirai principles (simplification, standardisation, harmonisation), reflects business needs, complies with global and local regulatory requirements, and leverages ERP capabilities efficiently. The Process Lead partners closely with the GPO, Process SMEs, Product Domains, implementation partners, and key business stakeholders to ensure successful solution delivery and adoption.
Key Responsibilities:
• Process Design & Standardization
o Lead global supply chain finance strategy, aligning financial goals with operational priorities
o Approve process designs on behalf of the GPO
o Partner with supply chain, procurement, and manufacturing leaders to drive cost transparency and margin improvement
o Identify and drive standardization and simplification opportunities within financial processes and KPIs across regions and business units
o Harmonise costing methodologies across regions to enable global benchmarking and decision-making
o Contribute to the identification of AI solutions and design of the AI use cases for the process area
o Prepare strategic and functional KDDs (Key Design Decisions) for DA (Design Authority) approval
o Support the Technical KDDs, including technical choices
o Support MDM (Master Data Management) process from a domain perspective (where applicable)
• Requirements Gathering & Fit-Gap Analysis
o Support assessments between global templated vs local requirements and maximise out of the box adoption
o Translate business needs into system requirements and process changes, whilst securing minimal customisations
• Solution Delivery Support
o Drive automation and digitization of supply chain finance processes
o Review testing scenario and support defect resolution
o Review cutover and deployment plan
o Support data conversion, cutover, and go-live activities and hypercare related to the process domain
• Controls & Compliance
o Partner with Risks & Control team to embed risk mitigation into process design
• Stakeholder Management
o Serve as the single point of contact for the process area, bridging business and technical stakeholders.
o Facilitate decision-making and issue resolution within the process domain
o Communicate effectively with regional and functional teams to gain alignment and buy-in
• Change Management & Training
o Provide input to training materials
o Support change impact analysis and contribute to communication planning
o Act as a change champion for the new ways of working in the finance function

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Minimum of 3~5 years of experience in UL finance supply chain leadership roles, either in GBS or BU
• Deep expertise in product costing and inventory valuation
• Deep knowledge of UL route to market archetypes
• Deep knowledge of UL organisation connected with supply chain, procurement and manufacturing
• Understand of current global UL policies and reporting requirements, processe and solutions connected with supply chain and manufacturing
Skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to lead and inspire a team in a dynamic environment
Leadership
• You are now a Leader of Change. People look to you to provide safety in a storm, and you also appropriately challenge to get even better results. You role model resilience and care. You navigate these uncertain times by flexing plans and your leadership style, always with authenticity.
• You are still responsible for delivering to the highest standards. You must be resilient so you can lead others to deliver with passion through uncertainty and create opportunities through the core and beyond. You must be able to flex your style and your plans to guide others through difficult times.

NOTES

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What we offer

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 strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. 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. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).

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Location 

In September 2020, Unilever announced the intention to build a new sustainable campus site in Kingston, London. This site will house some employees who currently work in 100 Victoria Embankment in Blackfriars together with colleagues who are currently located in Lever House in Kingston. We are excited to be creating our own Unilever sustainable, agile work environment. The campus is due to be completed in 2026.

Relocation to the UK

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, if successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded with the potential to reclaim some specific pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.