Execution Planner - Home Care

Unilever; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 140,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is seeking a Production Planner to manage BUL production planning, drive cross‑functional supply chain alignment, and address short- and mid‑term challenges to maintain service levels. You will champion continuous improvement and leverage digital tools to boost delivery.

You will partner with BUL and business teams to balance demand, supply, inventory and costs, prioritize service, coordinate shipments, and participate in Demand‑Supply reviews.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years planning experience.
• Experience with SAP ECC and Kinaxis is a plus.
• Strong collaboration and negotiation skills.
• Ability to prioritize service and balance demand & supply.

Responsibilities

• Lead all BUL production planning operations.
• Bridge BUL and business organisations to maintain reliability and agility.
• Prioritize service and ensure product availability.
• Collaborate with Shipment Planners for Direct shipments.
• Define inventory and distribution policy guidelines and targets.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Supply chain

SAP ECC

Kinaxis RapidResponse

Tools

SAP ECC

Kinaxis RapidResponse

Job description

Job Purpose

This role exists to manage HC BUL production planning. Equipped with strong collaboration, negotiation and trade-off analysis, this role drives cross functional synchronization in the supply chain. Also, this role spearheads the future readiness of our supply network. Responsible for ensuring consistent/perfect service from BUL by solving short- and mid-term supply challenges. Being a complexity champion, uses continuous improvement and digital solutions to step-up business delivery. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet.

Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

Key Responsibilities

Key purpose of this role is to ensure the right product is available at the right place, at the right time, and at the optimal inventory and cost level, by balancing demand, supply, capacity, and business priorities.

• Lead all BUL production planning operations
• Be the bridge between BUL and business organizations ensuring we continue to serve business with reliability and agility.
• Consistently prioritize service and customer in every step of the way, ensuring product availability at the right time, every time.
• Collaborate with Shipment Planners (on Direct shipments execution and realization) directly from BUL to markets
• Define inventory and distribution policy guidelines and targets and ensure building the right future visibility as forecast.
• Participate in Plan meetings on Demand-Supply Review. Communicates Risks and mitigation.
• Owner of inventory health, Monitor & action waste prevention – Finished Goods, Packing and Raw.
• Manage crisis – Product availability, Quality issues, microbiological issues, etc.
• Be the point of contact with innovations and strategic planning

Required Qualifications

• 1-2 years planning experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strategic partnership.
• Collaboration.
• SAP ECC.
• Rapid Response KINAXIS.
• Production planning & scheduling.
• Data Visualization.

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.