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Employer: Unilever
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Location: Kingston Upon Thames, England, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 19 Mar 2025
Please Note: The deadline for applying is 23.59 the day before the job posting end date.
Job Title: Ice Cream VC Supply Partner
Work-Level: 1C
If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or consider choosing to work for the Unilever Ice Cream business, you will work for the Global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall's, Magnum, and Ben & Jerry's. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.
ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better With Ice Cream
Unilever 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. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products.
ABOUT ICE CREAM FINANCE
This is your chance for a 'once in a lifetime' career experience, playing a part in the creation of a fully independent, new Ice Cream organisation. In Ice Cream Finance we are seizing this unique opportunity to reset the role of Finance, with a conscious move from being function-led to business-led. Together we will become the best and most admired finance team in the world.
JOB PURPOSE
The Europe/ANZ Ice Cream Business Unit contributes ca 40% to the global IC business and has the ambition to accelerate underlying sales growth whilst stepping up underlying operating profit growth and ROIC. The ambition requires a high level of value creation, transformation and process re-design, which will be part of the new company establishment journey. The IC Finance function plays a pivotal role - supporting strategic business decisions, providing relentless focus on the cash and value, while setting up a strong stewardship function in a highly volatile environment.
The logistics controller will play an important role in managing ca 300mE of annual Logistic spend, working closely with the Ice Cream Logistics, Customer-Service & Planning Teams. Key capabilities include forecasting, analysis, benchmarking & savings partnering. The role will report to Planning & Logistic Finance Manager for Ice Cream Europe.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Ensure accuracy in the Logistic Finance operations, results & forecast;
* Drive insightful analytics of monthly logistics results working closely with SCFS & Logistics teams;
* Create and deliver action plans with the logistics colleagues and provide visibility on their financial impact;
* Build business cases and support in the design of EU logistics transformational projects;
* Monitor the logistics efficiencies and ensure a clear link between operational KPIs and financial results by making use of internal & external transport benchmarks;
* Detailed analysis of the operational trends and correlate with financial trends to support an impactful logistics business plan;
* Provide support in the relevant tendering processes;
* Support the supply leads with review, timelines and processes to control the volume developments, business waste exposures and forecast accuracy;
* Support the central SC finance team on the cyclical financial processes (e.g. forecasting and annual business planning);
* Adequately support BG Finance teams, especially in reporting, result controlling and performance management;
* Ensure compliance to relevant elements of Financial Control Framework;
ALL ABOUT YOU
Skills & Experience
* Relevant years' experience in Finance roles (Controlling, Performance management & FMCG industry experience is preferred)
* E2E understanding of Cost / P&L with hands-on experience brought from previous roles and sufficient understanding of E2E Logistics;
* Strong Forecasting understanding
* Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a highly VUCA environment
* Business acumen - rapidly absorbs new information; applies new techniques, technology and procedures to drive efficiencies in daily operation;
* Analytical thinking, problem solving attitude - ability to combine multiple and different data points to draw conclusions; apply systematic approach to identify and eliminate root causes;
Leadership
Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
* PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
* PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
* BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates opportunities for profitable growth through the core and beyond.
What we offer
Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.
Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance.
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