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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. \nAt 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.\nJOB PURPOSE\nUnilever 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 looking for a challenging, innovative, fun, and energetic work environment, you are at the right place. We believe that the passion of our employees is our strength and this is what drives us toward outstanding performance.\n WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE\nResponsible from managing whole UL Türkiye HPC category supply end-to-end to provide competitive service level to customers and also optimize the related costs and Business Waste KPIs with respect to ideal inventory levels.\nCoordinate end-to-end supply planning processes to ensure optimal service, inventory, and cost performance.\nLead E2E Supply Planning digitalization agenda & projects to increase planning efficiency, visibility, and decision-making quality, develop and implement digital solutions to maintain high non-touch planning scores (No touch MRP and No touch Production Planning).\nPartner with Procurement, Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Logistics, Finance, IT, MDM, Trade Operation and CX teams to identify and implement supply chain optimization opportunities.\nLead inventory management activities, monitor and report stock levels, set and review safety and cycle stock targets linked with targeted service levels.\nDrive inventory optimization initiatives through advanced planning methodologies, sustainable corrective actions through structured loss tree analysis.\nApply ZBI (zero-based inventory) methodologies through analytical studies & digital tools and cross-functional team governance.\nChallenge existing planning processes and continuously identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate non-value-added activities.\nLead service KPI on behalf of Supply Planning team, make sure that right loss stratification is captured and counter measures are defined to minimize losses.\nLead UMS CSA pillar and continuous improvement activities within the planning function, ensuring alignment with factory performance objectives. Experiences & Qualifications\nUniversity degree preferably in Engineering Departments\nMinimum 3-4 years’ experience in similar positions (preferably in planning)\nExcellent written and verbal communications skills in Turkish & English\nProficiency in MS Office applications\nStrong analytical and decision-making skills\nAffinity towards innovation & new technologies\n Skills\nHaving strong analytical problem-solving skills,\nStrong communication skills to work with stakeholders, external site partner.\nAble to work within a dynamic environment, strong negotiation skills\nStrong analytical and data driven decision-making skills, Leadership\nYou 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.\nAs 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.\nCritical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors o 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. o PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience. o CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers. o PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever. o AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.\nUnilever 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.\nUnilever 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! 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