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GTM SC Lead – Türkiye On Premise & Unica

Function: GTM Supply Chain / Integrated Planning
Scope: Local / Regional
Reports to: Emre Engin
Location: Istanbul Head Office
Terms & Conditions: Full Time

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.

ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.

With 19.000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.

We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.

We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.

If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!

JOB PURPOSE:
Find your purpose at TMICC. You’ll be responsible of managing E2E SC operations for Unica region (Central Asia) and demand planning operation of Türkiye On Premise business. You will sit in the middle of S&OP Process, where you will work closely with our customer development, marketing, and sourcing unit teams to build an integrated volume and sales plan, you will coordinate the delivery of the results and make shifts on the forecast based on consumption or business need changes, and hence will manage all downstream supply chain operations. If you are an expert in communication, willing to guide related stakeholders to grow our business together and ready to be owner of short/mid/long-term forecasting by your analytical thinking aspects, then this role is just for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Generation of volume and value forecasting through executing the demand planning components of the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
• To understand past and future assumptions, risks, and opportunities, and clean the sales data and build base forecast while keeping track of sales and marketing activity logs
• To lead the development and facilitate the deployment of new capabilities in Demand Planning such as improvements on S&OP processes and digitalization of the forecasting and E2E S&OP
• To manage inventory while ensuring maximum service level & availability. Minimizing business waste risk by actively managing over and residual inventory. Ensure guardrail processes and governance to manage inventory and business waste
• To support and work with the category leadership team, providing E2E supply chain business partnership
• To build long term customer experience strategy supported by short-mid term agenda to improve customer relations
• To work in close communication with internal and external stakeholders to highlight risks and opportunities and trigger decision making, integrating CS perspective to E2E processes
• To balance SC priorities with customer expectations and needs, enhancing SC responsiveness
• To manage Sourcing and Logistics operations
• To track R&D, Regulatory and Quality operations

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
Experiences & Qualifications
o BSc. in Engineering
o 5+ Years of operational experience, planning experience is must.
o Excellence in English and Turkish communication, Russian is plus.
o Strong stakeholder management experience is preferred.
o Challenging the status quo and pushing the limits within SC and business operations
o Expertise in communication skills as well as influencing & persuading
o Analytical thinking and data analysis competencies

Skills
o Problem solving
o Effective Communication
o Digital Awareness
o Change Management
o Stakeholder Management
o Collaboration
o Data Analytic
o Risk Management

LEADERSHIP: The Ice Cream Way

We are looking for bold, driven individuals who thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and share our approach to growth, collaboration, and innovation. Here’s what defines success in our organization:

Focus on Growth – Embracing new challenges, seeking opportunities to innovate, and continuously looking for ways to expand and improve. Whether it’s scaling markets, evolving roles, or leading teams, we value those who see possibilities and take initiative.

Speed & Simplicity – Working efficiently, adapting quickly, and simplifying processes by leveraging technology to drive better outcomes. With ethical decision-making as the backbone to this, we drive agility and stay focused.

Winning with Fun – Collaborating, integrating seamlessly with a founder/owner mindset, keeping what’s best for the company at the heart of all that is done. We build diverse, inclusive, and winning teams that drive our business.

Bold Innovations – Experimenting with fresh ideas and innovative thinking that shape our industry, through product development, process improvements, and customer experiences. Being obsessed with the consumer, we embrace change to drive growth.

Care & Challenge – Fostering an open, transparent environment where team members can grow, share feedback openly, holding themselves and each other to high standards while maintaining a strong sense of support and camaraderie.

Expertise in our category – A deep understanding of our industry, customers, and market trends enabling us to stay ahead and turn challenges into opportunities. Curiosity, insight, and a willingness to learn and lead enables us to remain market makers.

If these qualities resonate with you, we’d love to connect and explore how you can be part of our team.

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Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.