Market Collaboration PlannerMarket Collaboration PlannerLocations: North Rocks, Sydney, AustraliaTime Type: Full-timePosted On: TodayTime Left to Apply: December 10, 2024 (12 days remaining)Job Requisition ID: R-99369Who we are?ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better With Ice CreamUnilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall's, Ben & Jerry's), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion.A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity and is pioneering flexibility. There's no better time to join our team!Job SummaryThis role demonstrates a mastery of handling complexity and navigating trade-offs to support the Business Unit (BU). A master of demand planning and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), this role translates insights and collaborates to ensure cross-functional inputs to the creation of the forecast. They are a citizen data scientist that can use and interpret data to derive a central forecast that is unbiased, accurate, and aligned. Through influence, they are master orchestrators and storytellers using numbers as their language.Role Responsibilities:Owns the overall volume forecast & is accountable for delivering an aligned, unbiased & accurate forecast.Understand and explain to Country Category Business Team (CCBT) the composition/assumptions of the volume forecast.Bring together stakeholders' groups to orchestrate trade-off decisions to drive business performance.Partner with L2 in reviewing Forecast KPIs and closing gaps. Drives the improvement agenda.Drive robust business case development. Track & communicate BC evolution & performance to support inventory and business waste optimization.Lead the collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver the input-led volume forecast in S&OP.Collaborate to address product availability constraints, crisis management, and gap management.Drive Plan-by-exception as a rule within the S&OP utilizing the full benefits of technology.Monitor adherence to forecast inputs and key metrics & drive the improvement agenda.Lead customer collaboration sessions weekly.Support portfolio management and segmentation.Key Accountabilities:Accountable for delivering an aligned, unbiased & accurate volume forecast.Ownership of the overall volume forecast.Understand and explain to BU the composition/assumptions of the volume forecast.Bring together stakeholders' groups to orchestrate trade-off decisions to drive business performance.Partner with L2 in reviewing Forecast KPIs and closing gaps.Drive robust business case development. Track & communicate BC evolution & performance to support inventory and business waste optimization.Skills:Planning masteryCollaboration & Stakeholder managementInfluencingEffective communication and storytellingS&OP and business environment understandingException-based planningKey Interactions:Collaborate with Customer and Channel Development (CCD), Customer Development (CD), Marketing and Finance to deliver the input-led forecast.Collaborate with CCD, CD, customer service and supply to address product availability constraints and crisis management.Collaborate with CCD, MOM, Finance and Supply for the delivery of robust business case assumptions and tracking.L2 Organization on forecast creation, tracking and improvement.What awaits you at Unilever Ice Cream?The core of Unilever's culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable. You will be joining a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success.This is your opportunity to be part of a purpose-led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally.Make no mistake we expect a lot from our people as they do of us. So, if you can rise to the challenge, don't waste any time - apply now!We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey. Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact is an organization 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.This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Maori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities.At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their 'Whole Self' to work and this includes you! We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.#J-18808-Ljbffr