Event Supply Planner - Customer Supply Chain Analyst

Job description

Event Supply Planner/Customer Supply Chain Analyst

Englewood Cliffs, NJ

HM: Shreya Patel

TA: Molly Sa ntangelo

WL: 1C

Background & Purpose of the Job

The ESP/CSCA analyst is a customer facing role that ensures performance and execution of top customer promotional programs, customer data analytics, results communication, continuous improvement projects and strategic customer initiatives. This role will be partnering with internal customer development, supply chain and external collaboration engagements on promotional programs and advanced analytics.

Who You Are & What You'll Do

Good with numbers and love to dig into data to find the story

Detail-oriented and know how to focus on what really matters

Understand the importance accuracy in data analytics and reporting

Self-starter and a multitasker who can work independently under tight timelines

Want to make an impact by providing the data that will help transform the experience for our consumers

Enable data driven decision-making supply chain, disrupting data silos

Transform the way Unilever Supply Chain operates with a proactive, informed risk-taking, winning attitude!

What you‘ll do:

Lead conversations and work directly with top customers and the customer service team to execute and deliver top performance metrics for key promotional programs while performing robust customer data analysis.

Serve as a promotional project manager and key linkage between Customer Development, Demand Planning, Logistics and Customer Service throughout supply chain to align stakeholders.

Proactively identify and mitigate risks associated with promotional events to ensure flawless execution planning through delivery.

Analyze expansive customer data in multiple systems and tools, identifying continuous improvement opportunities through developing data driven insights, trackers, reporting and performance recaps. Lead continuous improvement projects and strategic collaborative customer initiative across the integrated supply chains

Assist the CSCM and Unilever customer team to develop collaborative/strategic initiatives, action plans and misc. projects to improve Unilever performance as measured by the customer.

Assist Customer Supply Chain Manager with development of action plans to improve mutual KPI results, issue resolution, and on-shelf availability.

Understand and complete analysis on customer supply chain to drive continuous improvement in efficient bracket pricing.

Participate as a core member on the Customer Care Team.

You're a strategy guru: You can conduct thorough analysis of a customers' supply chain and/or initiatives using process mapping and other techniques. After completing analysis, you should be able to strategize and recommend actions required implement improvements internally and externally.

You're a dot connector: You can see the “big picture” in analyzing and/or solving complex and sometimes focused issues so that modifications could allow Unilever to leverage initiatives with other customers.

You're a changemaker: You have mastered working with white space and can identify new techniques and data to gain new customer or channel insights. Overcoming the reluctance of the customer in sharing pertinent data for improvements

You're a paradox navigator: Evaluating trade-off of time, cost and service to satisfy both Unilever and its customers. You should be a change management expert and can navigate continual change via customer initiatives that could counterbalance Unilever SC directives.

What You'll Need To Succeed

Undergraduate degree in Operations / Logistics / Business Systems (Master's Degree a plus) or equivalent

3-5 years of relevant Logistics/Operations/Manufacturing – CD experience a plus

Knowledge of Unilever operational policies and order management procedures as well as the tactical business objectives a plus

Understanding of integrated systems, including both mainframe and desktop computer applications (this includes SAP, Merlin, AMPS and Essbase) preferred

Understanding of Customer systems to align on forecast and phasing

What We Can Offer You

Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability

Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion 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.

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