Assistant Supply Planning Manager

Unilever PLC; Fatih; On-site; TRY 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever Türkiye invites applications for an Assistant Supply Planning Manager in Ümraniye. You will join the Supply Chain function and contribute to end-to-end planning, inventory control, and cost optimization in a local scope.

You will collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, demand planning, logistics, and IT to drive digitalization, improve service levels, and implement zero-touch planning initiatives while developing robust KPI governance.

Qualifications

• University degree in engineering or related field.
• 3–4 years in a similar planning role preferred.
• Excellent Turkish & English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end supply planning to ensure optimal service, inventory and cost performance.
• Lead end-to-end supply planning digitalization projects to improve efficiency and No-touch planning targets.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Logistics, Finance, IT, MDM, Trade Ops and CX to identify optimization opportunities.
• Lead inventory management activities and set safety and cycle stock targets aligned with service levels.
• Drive inventory optimization using advanced planning methodologies and loss-tree analyses.
• Apply zero-based inventory (ZBI) techniques to improve planning accuracy.
• Challenge existing processes and drive simplifications, standardization, and automation.
• Own service KPI reporting for the Supply Planning team and define countermeasures to minimize losses.
• Lead continuous improvement activities within planning aligned to factory performance objectives.

Skills

Analytical problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Dynamic work environment

Negotiation skills

Data-driven decision making

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Unilever is currently hiring for Assistant Supply Planning Manager

Function: Supply Chain

Work Level: WL1

Reports to: Supply Planning Manager

Scope: Local

Location: Ümraniye

Terms & Conditions: Full time

About Unilever

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 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.

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be

Responsible 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.

• Coordinate end-to-end supply planning processes to ensure optimal service, inventory, and cost performance.
• Lead 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).
• Partner with Procurement, Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Logistics, Finance, IT, MDM, Trade Operation and CX teams to identify and implement supply chain optimization opportunities.
• Lead inventory management activities, monitor and report stock levels, set and review safety and cycle stock targets linked with targeted service levels.
• Drive inventory optimization initiatives through advanced planning methodologies, sustainable corrective actions through structured loss tree analysis.
• Apply ZBI (zero-based inventory) methodologies through analytical studies & digital tools and cross-functional team governance.
• Challenge existing planning processes and continuously identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate non-value-added activities.
• Lead service KPI on behalf of Supply Planning team, make sure that right loss stratification is captured and counter measures are defined to minimize losses.
• Lead UMS CSA pillar and continuous improvement activities within the planning function, ensuring alignment with factory performance objectives.

Experiences & Qualifications

• University degree preferably in Engineering Departments
• Minimum 3-4 years’ experience in similar positions (preferably in planning)
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in Turkish & English
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills
• Affinity towards innovation & new technologies

Skills

• Having strong analytical problem-solving skills,
• Strong communication skills to work with stakeholders, external site partner.
• Able to work within a dynamic environment, strong negotiation skills
• Strong analytical and data driven decision-making skills,

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.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests 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.

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.