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Job Title – Future Finance, Commercial Experience
Job Location – Bangalore
ABOUT UNILEVER:
Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.
Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.
Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.
Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.
Business Context:
Unilever is embarking on a large number of business transformation initiatives. These initiatives have an impact across all the service lines in Uniops Commercial Experience (ComEx), and therefore need a formal leadership to effectively manage the design as well as the deployment of such global initiatives across the ComEx service lines. The transformation agenda encompasses business separation based on portfolio choices, establishing new service lines for differentiated business models etc. This ambitious agenda calls for a strong resource supporting the Commercial Experience in Source to Pay with key responsibilities as follows
Key Responsibilities:
- End to End Project execution of the Source to Pay Workstream for ekaterra TSA Tea Separation from UL system, which is currently planned between April to Aug 2023 in two waves (or can be extended depending on ekaterra exit timelines)
- Change management and communication internally in UL, Suppliers and ekaterra a part of the TSA
- Strong engagement with S2P 3PSP (IBM, Accenture, Capgemini, Infosys, Genpact) in terms of pre cutover activities, cut over activities and post cut over activities (transactional, master data, system activities)
- Manage All the S2P engagements within Unilever (Supplier Ops, Market Ops OC, Procurement, Country, M&A, GCAD) and ekaterra teams (S2P, GBS, Country team)
- Closely work with the Jupiter project team on the transition impact to ekaterra (if it happens before the TSA Exit)
- Collaborating with the Procurement workstream on Supplier Communications/Contract closures
- Weekly Project reporting, risk mitigation closely working with the central program team
The role involves bringing agile ways of working, quick decision making, rapid communication approach, passionate about growth and landing milestones OTIF delivery. As such the role holder needs to demonstrate
- Strong decision making, execution ability, anticipate potential change plans and be nimble to adjust
- Ability to create business impact with strong governance and communication.
- Ability to grasp large clusters of information
- Develop working knowledge across various service lines and be able to connect the dots and understand interfaces/interdependencies across service lines impacting transformation projects
- Strong risk management knowledge to spot the possible risks
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build effective relationships with key stakeholders, extended teams and external parties.
- Ability to work in a global role, demonstrate awareness and empathy to cultural diversity.
- Customer and service centric mind set, placing the business need at the heart of each solution; and
- Ability to work under pressure and, at times, in ambiguous situations
Skills / Experience / Qualifications:
- Good practical understanding on Source to Pay Process, Data and Tools – Direc/Indirect Buying, T&E, Invoice to Pay, Helpdesk, Controls and Compliance), there will not be too much time to go through learning curve
- An MBA, CA or an equivalent Business Management or Finance degree with top academic credentials
- Ability to work as a team player
- Excellent command of English, including written, oral and presentation skills
- Understanding and excellent application of Analytical tools
- Strong knowledge of MS office tools
- Having a solution and execution mind set
Key Stakeholders & Interfaces:
Com Ex LT, Process Excellence Teams, Operating Centres, UL Finance transformation, M&A Team and budget leads, Other Uniops Experiences teams, PMU & functional finance teams, Third Parties deployed for project ideation and support (eg PwC), Service Provider (IBM, Capgemini) business partners
