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As the NA Inventory and Waste Manager, you will lead the inventory and business waste strategic pillar for North America. You will create the pillar strategy through engagement with different areas of supply chain, sales, and finance. You will partner with the Bus to drive (action plan), communicate progress (forecasting), create visibility (reporting), educate others on best practice, lead performance management, and drive continuous improvement efforts with your team across NA.
Job Responsibility:
Lead the inventory and business waste strategic pillar for North America
Create the pillar strategy through engagement with different areas of supply chain, sales, and finance
Partner with the Bus to drive (action plan), communicate progress (forecasting), create visibility (reporting), educate others on best practice, lead performance management, and drive continuous improvement efforts with your team across NA
Be responsible for strategy, target setting, forecasting, and performance management to achieve NA inventory & waste reduction targets
Engage and work with the planning, quality, and logistics on-going to ensure strategic alignment towards achieving targets
Lead and manage the inventory and waste strategic programs across the NA MCO
Provide the story behind the results on a monthly basis and present the results to senior leaders
Deliver against key milestones and KPI’s including SC Planning targets for inventory and business waste across categories
Question the status quo and old ways of working by challenging the team to find ways to sustainably reduce inventory and waste
Lead with a passion for building talent & teams
Build a high performing team with strong communication skills, operational excellence, and drive for continuous improvement
Operate with an understanding of how inventory & waste impacts the rest of the supply chain and encourage communication within and outside of your team
Lead target setting process for NA inventory & waste and create strategy to achieve targets
Implement forecasting process for NA inventory & waste across all categories and initiate visibility (reporting)
Create robust performance management activities including reporting, loss trees, analysis & insights, and workstreams to drive structural actions
Requirements:
Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Logistics, Operations Planning, Supply Chain, or related fields
7-10+ years’ work experience in supply chain with a clear competence in analytics and technology
Experience with Kinaxis & SAP ECC a plus
APICS a plus
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Proficiency in Excel, SQL, PBI, PowerPoint a plus
Good quantification and analytical skills in a dynamic environment requiring the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
Ability to problem solve, influence, and lead others
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have:
Experience with Kinaxis & SAP ECC a plus
APICS a plus
Proficiency in Excel, SQL, PBI, PowerPoint a plus
What we offer:
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
Bonus eligible
Long-Term Incentive (LTI) eligible
Eligible to participate in benefits plan including health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits