Company Profile:
Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products. Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.
Look in your fridge, or on the bathroom shelf, and you're bound to see one of our well-known brands. We create, market and distribute the products that people choose to feed their families and keep themselves and their homes clean and fresh.
Our Corporate Strategy aims to double the size of our business while reducing our impact on the environment by 2020. As a result, in the months and years to come, we envisage many opportunities for our staff to progress and gain vital experience. It's never been such an exciting time to join the Unilever team.
We are currently looking for a Planner. This role will be office based and requires candidates with supply chain / logistics knowledge.
Department: Supply Chain
Job Position: Planner - One Shelf
Reports to: Assistant Planning Manager
Location: Dubai
Main purpose of the role
· Service one shelf orders on time in full for NAME.
· Support the business to deliver the one shelf turnover target.
Main Accountabilities:
· Customer Relations
o To establish and sustain collaborative/ productive relationship with Unilever Customers internal and external.
o Responding to Customer queries and requests.
o Managing systematic approach to record, evaluate and report issues/ opportunities/ concerns brought forward by customers.
· Order Management
o Ensure orders are raised on time and stocks are procured accordingly.
o Ensuring that orders are processed accurately, in line with forecast and at the right price.
o Ensure re-work / stickering is done when applicable without delaying orders.
o Liase with shipping line on booking vessels and cut off dates.
o Analyze and then identify weakness, areas of improvement, and benchmarks of satisfaction and recommend appropriate actions.
· Demand & Supply Reconciliation
o Provide a shipment plan against the forecast on a monthly basis.
o Resolve supply issues to maximize opportunities
o Chair demand and supply reconciliation meeting to highlight risk and present opportunities.
o Recommend routes based on loadability to save on costs / time.
· Financial Management
o Report sales turnover for NAME.
o Prepare and update financial shipment plan.
Critical success factors of the job
· Proactively look for opportunities and fast recovery of supply related issues.
Key competencies (max 5)
· Strong interpersonal skills
· Holding self and others accountable and responsible
· Startegic influencing
· Managing stake holders
Key skills
· Knowledge in SAP
· Excellent knowledge in Excel
· Good command in English
Relevant Experience/ Years of Experience
· 3 years supply chain related experience.
To Apply:
To apply, please visit our careers website and take a few minutes to create your profile and do your job submission. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch you with an update on the status of your application.
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Please note that the closing date for the receipt of applications is xxxxxx.