Repack Planner

Job description

SALARY: £30,000 TO £38,000

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:
The Repack planner is responsible for controlling the funnel of ideas and supports their progression through each stage of the NSP (New SKUProcess). They work in close cooperation with all key functions in the business to ensure we can deliver optimum availability at the lowest possible cost. Each event is fully planned and requires the coordination of gifting, packaging and component supplies into a range of contract packers whose performance is reviewed and benchmarked. The Repack Planner is part of a team which stretches across Unilever in most categories. On time and in full delivery of over various schemes, across a number of categories is the key deliverable.

JOB SUMMARY
· Operational management of all repack SKUs within certain categories, working closely with the Packaging Technologist and Repack Buyer.
· Ownership of relevant NSP Funnel to support full process coordination of all repacking activities within Unilever UK Sales Office.
· Issue management and resolution, through clarity on the status of all planned events with clear explanations of live risks and opportunities, consequences and actions that need resolution to meet agreed objectives.
· Relationship management, with packaging suppliers, repackers, USCC, ensuring that deliveries are received and prompt payment is delivered.
· Manage the tendering process for individual jobs, identifying late differentiation opportunities, tracking the historical costs and ensuring that economic advantage is maintained.
· To ensure delivery of special packs on time & and in full in line within the required timelines and at optimal cost.
· Management of packaging, components, gifts and repackers simultaneously to deliver project on time in full. Increasingly also, is the requirements that a repack planner is able to managing short project lead-times, reduced inventory levels, obsoletes and the increased levels of repackers flexibility.
· Updating SAP APO reflecting production in raising POs and Contracts ensuring clear signals are being sent internally to sourcing teams and externally to material suppliers.
· Repack planners are also required to conduct stock takes at repackers on a yearly basis and conduct stock reconciliations, to ensure accuracy of component, packaging and gift stock.
· Regular business performance reviews with 3rd party packers and material suppliers. Monitoring and maintenance of KPIs and holding them accountable for their performance levels in terms of both service & quality of delivery and communication.
· Regular contact with Brand, Category and Customer Development teams within the head office, setting expectations and clearly project managing each particular scheme ensuring that deadlines and delivery is met.
· Regular contact with Requirements Planners to ensure, clear visibility of key milestones, delivery of component materials to resolve issues, and to ensure obsoletes on pack and finished goods are minimised throughout the project.
· Note that lead planners will take on additional responsibility such as participation in the weekly operational review meetings, providing formal KPI assessment, root cause analysis to key losses. Lead users will also be required to lead either the repack distribution or IT work stream on behalf of the team and liaise with the process office to identify best practise. Active participation in the monthly innovation reviews within the SC function.
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KEY REQUIREMENTS
· Operational knowledge and experience in using planning systems preferably SAP-based
· Ability to influence others across functional boundaries and across work-levels within an organisation
· Ability to hold internal and external partners to account
· Highly proficient in use of data manipulation in systems such as Microsoft Excel
· Excellent numerical and problem solving skills
· Customer Service mindset
· Ability to balance risks and opportunities of material requirements, component supply and repacking capacity constraints throughout each project.
· Personal initiative, drive and a sense of fun
· Flexibility in an environment with continuously changing project workloads and timelines

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Unilever is a global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company in the UK and Ireland. We are already on target to achieve our huge ambition to double the size of our business globally whilst reducing our environmental impact. We are growing our business and also doing what is right for our consumers, community and environment. We are developing brands for people's lives today and for the changing environment tomorrow - making sustainable living commonplace.

Working at Unilever means that you get to take part in this exciting journey and work with amazing people who are really passionate about our large portfolio of famous brands. We want to improve billions of lives and you too can join us in making a sustainable difference.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Online Application >> Digital Interview >> Face to Face Interview >> Job Offer

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