SENIOR FACTORY TRANSPORTATION PLANNER
Background and Purpose of the Job
The Senior Factory Transportation Planner is responsible for coordinating physical distribution needs for inbound/outbound orders for specific Unilever sites (sites identified for management by this role may be a combination of the following: Higher shipment volume, Low seasonality, High complexity.) This individual will monitor and execute the tendering strategy, order consolidation, exception management, and transportation capacity planning.
The individual will be the primary Transportation point of contact for Procurement, Manufacturing and Material Planning within a specific category. This role is also responsible for the analysis and improvement of on-time shipments and transportation OTIF loss to the organization. The role will also have project management responsibility including but not limited to; OTM capability development, transportation process design, ZBB (zero based budget) funnel management, sourcing strategy input and cross functional continuous improvement.
Who You are and What You'll Do
What You Need to Succeed:
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JOB: Supply Chain PRIMARY LOCATION: United States-Connecticut-Shelton-Shelton - 3 Corporate Drive SCHEDULE: Full-time SHIFT: Day Job UNPOSTING DATE: Oct-17-2018 REQ ID: 18000E24
What We Can Offer You:
Unilever has a simple but clear purpose – to make sustainable living commonplace. They believe this is the best long-term way for the business to grow. On any given day, two billion people from around the world use Unilever products from iconic brands like Dove, Axe, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton, Dollar Shave Club, and Knorr to look good, feel good, and get more out of life.