Assistant Manager – SC Operations Assistant Manager

Job Title: Assistant Manager – SC Operations Assistant Manager
Location: Bangalore

About Unilever

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas, and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

About Bangalore Hub

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Function and Service Line Introduction
In this role you will work as part of the Supply Chain Finance Services- Asia team at Unilever. Our operational scope includes costing, accounting, reporting and controlling activities within Supply Chain Finance domain. We work in a dynamic environment with significant change in ways of working resulting from continuous improvement projects, automated/robotized solutions, data driven insights. We deliver value through product costing, insightful analytics, process optimization, automation and enabling country SCF/FET teams to focus on core business partnering and unlocking value for Unilever.

SCFS team closely partners with the Country Supply Chain Finance (SCF) and Finance Excellence Team (FET) team and main point of contact for Supply chain finance processes.
SCFS team is organized as Global SCFS and Regional SCFS Team (Market Ops). SCFS activities are delivered from different locations across 3 continents – Europe (Poland), Americas (Mexico) and Asia (India). SCFS Asia (Market Ops) is Regional SCFS team supporting the following markets India, Greater China, Greater Asia, Indonesia, IUL APAC and Unilever International.

Role Purpose
This role involves leading Supply Chain Cost Analytics for Asia markets, focusing on Material Cost (Raw Material, packing material, Bought in product – BIP) and Non-Material Supply Chain Costs. It includes partnering with Country FET/SCF and Factory Finance teams to provide actionable insights through detailed analytics and closely working with the 3PSP service provider (Capgemini) to ensure high-quality service delivery.

Key Responsibilities
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the standard costing process and regional market nuances to generate insightful analytics comparing actual supply chain costs v/s forecast.
- Non-Material Supply Chain Cost
o Serve as the subject matter expert for the SAP NMSCC forecasting process (Assessment Cycle, Master Recipe hygiene, CoC Make Cost per ton (CPT) analytics)
o Perform Month end results analytics at a granular level with actionable insights detailing the variances driven by cost drivers (Ex: Distribution Cost: lane changes, rate changes, sourcing changes, truck utilization etc.)
- Material Cost
o Drive Material forecasting impact discussions with Country FET teams, highlighting CoC variances with deep dive on the drivers of variance, focusing on sourcing impact, rate variances, and formulation changes.
o Maintain a governance model for forecast pricing through insightful analytics
- Liaise and cooperate with the dedicated country SCF team/Country FET team to ensure seamless Standard cost and quarterly forecast processes on a monthly and quarterly basis.
- Develop an in-depth understanding of Forecasting and transfer pricing process, business systems and tools, serve as an expert for country queries. Become a subject matter expert for specific sub-processes within the harmonized operating model
- Identify process improvement and automation opportunities.
- Ensure excellent service delivery by supervising the monthly and quarterly service delivery processes to countries, driving excellence through agreed KPIs.

Key Stakeholders
- Country FET/SCF
- Factory Finance/Industrial Finance team
- Procurement Finance (CPFET)
- MDM
- Global SCFS PEC
- Automation Factory, Global SCFS Capabilities Automation and Information Team, Geo IT

Skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in analyzing and interpreting data from various sources, using business systems/tools to prepare and derive actionable business insight through detailed analytics.
• Experience in Product Costing, knowledge of SAP (FICO module) is an added advantage
• Strong communication skills with ability to respond under pressure
• Active involvement in team meetings – suggest ways of improving efficiency and the service provided.
• In depth understanding of business systems and tools (SAP, BW, APO, Advanced Excel)
• Agility, growth mindset, rigor to go above & beyond over BAU activities.
• Possesses the capability and motivation to work autonomously/independently

Work Experience and Qualifications
4-6 years' experience in FP&A role in Supply Chain, Factory Finance roles, Management Reporting roles, Finance business partnering roles, Finance Controllership roles.
CA/CMA, MBA (Finance)
Experience in Project management

Leadership Skills

- Passion for high performance:
o Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
o Hold people responsible within the teams and the clusters on agreed ways of working.
- Personal mastery:
o Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
- Talent Catalyst:
o Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
o Inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration, connecting people for better results.
- Business Acumen:
o Understand the business nuances of the markets, understand the impact of the SCFS process on business with focus on Supply Chain Cost (actual and forecast)

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