Assistant Manager – Direct Distribution IC

Unilever is currently hiring for an Assistant Manager - Direct Distribution IC

Scope: Local

Location: Ümraniye

Terms & Conditions: Full time

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are < aiming a career in supply chain with a continuous improvement approach, strong communication skills and budgeting knowledge > then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Budget management of DD (with 27 cost centers, 23 main budget items, 274 GL codes)
• Monthly budget reporting to the Finance team & following Coupa orders and SAP report for actualizations.
• Creating and following saving opportunities and reporting
• Contract & Pega follow-up
• Analyzing pain points and create solutions & leading digitalization projects with D&A team
• Leading software projects
• Managing relations with global and local stakeholders
• Team management
• Monitoring operational KPI’s to improve efficiency, define improvement areas, triggering action planning with both stakeholders.
• Balance SC priorities with customer expectations and needs, enhancing SC responsiveness.
• Carrying out inspections from a work safety perspective by conducting site visits at a regular basis.

Experiences & Qualifications

• BSc. in Engineering
• Excellence in both Turkish and English communication
• Logistics and Budget reporting experience is preferable
• Min. 3 years supply chain experience
• Min. 1 year excellence experience
• Expertise in communication skills as well as influencing & persuading
• Analytical thinking and data analysis competencies

Skills

• Problem solving
• Effective Communication
• Operational Development
• Digital Awareness
• Change Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Collaboration
• Data Analytic
• Risk Management

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invest time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills. Flexes plans and leadership style to meet changing situation with urgency.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! 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. 

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.