Home Care Collaborative Manufacturing, 5S & ManEx Lead

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Job Title: Home Care Collaborative Manufacturing, 5S & ManEx Lead

Location: 100VE

Work-Level: 3X

Travel: Up to 40%

Terms & Conditions: Full time – Hybrid

Please be aware that for the recruitment of this position, local conditions will apply. If you are applying outside the UK, and if successful, the move to the UK will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer.

JOB PURPOSE 

Home Care is a €12B Turnover Business Group, including some of our most iconic brands like OMO, Persil, Surf, Comfort, Domestos and Sunlight.

Home Care Supply Chain is a lean organization, re-wired for speed and agility. A Lean, Agile and Digital Supply Chain is an integral part of the HC Business Group strategy to create a Bright Future, through improved innovation execution, margin delivery, an efficient asset base and the capabilities enabled by great people and technology – our Net Productivity Programme. As part of this programme, Home Care Supply Chain supports factories in continuous improvement efforts, directly impacting production costs and unlocking speed and competitiveness. And Home Care Collaborative Manufacturing, 5S & ManEx team has an instrumental role in achieving this target through interacting closely with all HC BUs as well as various global areas which support GM enhancement.

This involves:

• Innovation: Constantly seeking new ways to enhance processes and products.
• Agility: Being able to adapt quickly to changes in the market and operational environment.
• Digital Transformation: Leveraging digital tools and technologies to streamline operations and improve efficiency.

Home Care Collaborative Manufacturing, 5S & ManEx Lead will lead the strategy for Home Care CMs globally; develop and deploy the Digital strategy in the key factories, create and deploy the advanced checklist and training material for UMS. Deploy the foundation assessments to the key 16 factories globally in Home Care and represent SC in the 5S programme. And will support HC factories on delivering its targets by unlocking savings through:

-             Owning the HC 5S Programme for all SC pillars: Production, Logistics and CMs.

-             Continuously developing the CM strategy which aims to reset the cost base and deliver innovations.

-             Leading and conducting the UMS agenda with the factories, including UMS Assessments.

-             GVS – Global Virtual Site – Global Leader.

-             Digital Strategy lead for Home Care globally.

-             Cross BG: responsible for constantly reviewing the Foundation Checklist and Training Materials, creating the Advanced Tier which encompasses the Advanced Checklist and

Training Materials, HR4F and global reward programme.

This requires an outstanding understanding of the end-to-end supply chain and key supply chain KPIs. A very good knowledge of systems and processes is also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Lead the 5S Core Meetings, Steering Committee and 5S Workshop once a year.
• Make sure the 5S savings are clearly linked to the Net Productivity Programme.
•  Keep up to date and deploy the CM strategy supporting the BUs on consolidation, internalisation and facilitating the launch of innovations.
• Monthly connections with the BUs to discuss CM plans and make sure Safety and Quality fundamentals are in place.
• Coordinate the team to make sure the CM Pillar withing the 5S Programme is connected to the savings delivered by the BUs.
• Lead the CM council making sure the external areas have a common place with the CM team to align possible conflicts in the strategy and in the approach with the BUs.
• Represent HC CM in the cross BG Forum where communalities are aligned and project Mesh* is discussed.
• Put into action the HC Digital strategy making sure the key digital initiatives are deployed and implemented in the 16 biggest factories
• Top lead the monthly Digital calls with the top factories making sure the capex and benefits are correctly collected.
• Lead the Digital governance with Digital and Tech area and the Chief SC Product Officer.
• Lead the cross-BG Council on UMS.
• Perform the UMS assessments in the most relevant factories for HC.
• Facilitate the GVS approach, meetings and best practices sharing.

*Project which aims to integrate CMs and Unilever system wise, giving full visibility and eliminating current risks on quality and service.

ALL ABOUT YOU 

Experience:

• ​​Required: Solid experience in SC including a leadership role in a factory as Factory Director. Planning and/or Strategic Planning experience.
• Preferably: Logistics and Engineering experience.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Interpersonal Skills: Strong relationship skills.
• Teamwork: Ability to work in teams.
• P&L Understanding: Clear understanding of P&L.
• Stakeholder Management: Capacity to manage senior stakeholders.
• Language: Fluent in English.
• Cultural Understanding: Respect different cultures.

NOTES

Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications may not be processed and include your Future Fit Plan if possible.

By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.   

Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner Tobi Taiwo on Tobi.Taiwo@unilever.com  

What we offer

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. 

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. 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. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).

Location  

In June 2020 we announced our plan to consolidate a number of Unilever’s offices across the South East of England into a new Unilever campus in Kingston-upon-Thames in or around early 2025. However, on the 08 August 2024 we announced to our existing staff our proposal to retain our central Head Office in London, 100 Victoria Embankment (“100VE”) until our lease expires in 2027. As a result of this new proposal, we will be consulting with our existing staff, and new joiners who join during this period of consultation at 100VE, on the proposal made in August 2024. During consultation we will clarify the future location of each team and function. This means your role will either be based in 100VE until 2027 or in Kingston-Upon-Thames from early 2025. As we are yet to commence consultation on the proposal you agree, until such a time when consultation has concluded, your normal place of work as set out in the enclosed Statement of Terms & Conditions will be 100VE. You agree that on the conclusion of the consultation your place of work will be 100VE or 100VE until early 2025 and then Kingston-upon-Thames ("the locations") and you will be notified of which of the locations will be your place of work after that consultation ends.

Relocation to the UK 

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, if successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded with the potential to reclaim some specific pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.