This role focuses on leading supply chain innovation projects and long-term planning for the Philippines, specifically within the Beauty & Wellbeing sector. The manager will drive innovation landing, ensure gross margin improvement, and manage the supply chain strategy across multiple countries. Key responsibilities include leading SC workstreams for innovations, managing interfaces within SC, planning project execution, and supporting portfolio management. The role also involves partnering on capacity planning, driving sourcing network resets, and preparing business cases for capital expenditure, contributing to the Greater Asia Supply Chain Transformation agenda.

Must Have

• Lead SC workstream for innovation projects.
• Represent SC in cross-functional innovation forums.
• Ensure stage-gate OTIF on SC workstream.
• Manage interfaces within SC for innovation projects.
• Plan project execution within cost, scope, time.
• Support portfolio management with R&D and Finance.
• Drive SC strategy for big multi-country innovations.
• Partner with PH Integrated Planning Teams on RCCP.
• Drive sourcing network reset for Philippines.
• Lead make or buy and format sourcing strategy.
• Provide Long Term Planning, Network Design studies.
• Prepare Business Cases for capacity, track capex.
• Support Gross Margin Expansion plan for Philippines.
• Support Greater Asia SC Transformation projects.
• Degree in engineering, Masters preferred.
• Experience in supply chain (min two lanes).
• Finance and business acumen for supply chain.
• Project Management in supply chain.
• Experience in innovations/SC planning/technical background.
• Experience in leading project teams.
• Data analysis and insights generation.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.
• Stakeholder Management.

Good to Have

• Power BI efficiency is a plus.

Perks & Benefits

• Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life.
• Committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive business results.
• Support for access requirements during recruitment journey.

B&W SEA Innovations and Long Term Capacity Manager

About Unilever

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. You will work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues who provide mentorship and inspiration so that you can become a better you.

Main Job Purpose

Our brands reach more than 90% of households. Our vision is Lead in greener, effortless and delightful solutions for future homes in South-East Asia. In Supply Chain, our aim is to be the future-fit end-to-end Supply Chain with a one team fearless growth mindset.

The Innovation & Long Term Planning Manager role plays a critical role to ensure the landing of innovations aligned to BU strategy, planning and driving GM improvement across Supply Chain. This role will be focused on scope on landing the innovation program and supply chain strategy for Philippines. You will be partnering multiple B&W GA SC Leadership Team members, Global BG SC teams and multidisciplinary teams and Philippines business teams - working across multi countries. This role requires extensive knowledge of the supply chain configuration, Functional Excellence in Project Management, and good knowledge of product design and manufacturing processes in Beauty & Wellbeing.

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

Innovations for Philippines

• Lead the SC work stream for innovation projects as per guidelines and framework.
• Represent and be the voice of SC in cross-functional forums on innovations.
• Provide inputs into project networks and be accountable for ensuring stage-gate OTIF on SC work stream.
• Manage interfaces within SC i.e., Quality, Procurement, Integrated Planning, Logistic, Engineering, etc. for innovation projects.
• Ensure robust SC handshake with PH business team on innovation projects at the appropriate gate.
• Plan the execution of projects within cost, scope, time and performance parameters.
• Support portfolio management with functional partners in R&D and Category Finance for Philippines.
• Brand innovation champion for SEA for big global brands – Dove, Sunsilk and local jewels – Creamsilk and Vitakeratin. Drive the SC strategy for big multi-country innovations in SEA.

Long Term Planning (LTP)

• Partner with the PH Integrated Planning Teams on RCCP to manage short-term constraints on capacities and cross-border opportunities.
• Drive in landing the sourcing network reset for Philippines as part of the SC transformation initiative.
• Lead the make or buy and format sourcing strategy, and guide for best efficiency setup for existing formats and innovations.
• Provide Long Term Planning, set up Network Design studies and partner with BG SC to implement global sourcing networks.
• Prepare Business Cases for capacity needed, register capex and track capex to implementation.
• Prepare resilience plans and update readiness of the plans.
• Liaise with CM team to ensure that the relevant capacity planning is performed and incorporated in the BU plans.
• Support the Gross Margin Expansion plan for Philippines. Provide support on projects to land in market on-time as per plan.
• Support projects under the Greater Asia Supply Chain Transformation agenda.

Experiences & Qualifications

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• Educated to degree level, preferably in an engineering discipline with a Masters qualification.
• Experience in supply chain ideally with roles successfully completed across a minimum of two lanes.
• Finance and business acumen for supply chain.
• Project Management in supply chain.
• Experience in innovations planning, supply chain planning or technical background.
• Experience in leading project teams.

Skills

• Data analysis and insights generation
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
• Power BI efficiency is a plus.
• Stakeholder Management

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates 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.

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.

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.