Summary
Unilever is hiring an Execution Planner for its Home Care business in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The role leads production planning, coordinates supply-chain activity with business teams and shipment planners, and works to maintain product availability at appropriate inventory and cost levels. Responsibilities include monitoring inventory health, preventing waste, communicating supply risks and mitigation plans, and supporting innovation and strategic planning. The posting requires 1–2 years of planning experience; SAP ECC and Kinaxis Rapid Response are preferred.
The posting
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JOB PURPOSE
This role exists to manage HC BUL production planning. Equipped with strong collaboration, negotiation and trade-off analysis, this role drives cross functional synchronization in the supply chain. Also, this role spearheads the future readiness of our supply network. Responsible for ensuring consistent/perfect service from BUL by solving short- and mid-term supply challenges. Being a complexity champion, uses continuous improvement and digital solutions to step-up business delivery. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Key purpose of this role is to ensure the right product is available at the right place, at the right time, and at the optimal inventory and cost level, by balancing demand, supply, capacity, and business priorities.
- Lead all BUL production planning operations
- Be the bridge between BUL and business organizations ensuring we continue to serve business with reliability and agility.
- Consistently prioritize service and customer in every step of the way, ensuring product availability at the right time, every time.
- Collaborate with Shipment Planners (on Direct shipments execution and realization) directly from BUL to markets
- Define inventory and distribution policy guidelines and targets and ensure building the right future visibility as forecast.
- Participate in Plan meetings on Demand-Supply Review. Communicates Risks and mitigation.
- Owner of inventory health, Monitor & action waste prevention – Finished Goods, Packing and Raw.
- Manage crisis – Product availability, Quality issues, microbiological issues, etc.
- Be the point of contact with innovations and strategic planning
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 1-2 years planning experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strategic partnership.
- Collaboration.
- SAP ECC.
- Rapid Response KINAXIS.
- Production planning & scheduling.
- Data Visualization.
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