Hybrid Roll On Planner

Job Title: Hybrid Roll On Planner

Location: Leeds

Work-Level: WL1 - 13

Unilever's mission is to brighten everyday life all. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life. Leeds is a key Deodorants Sourcing Unit supporting European and international markets through the sourcing of materials, manufacture of finished goods and delivery to internal customers.

The SU Logistics Team coordinates the sourcing of materials, production of finished goods and delivery to customers, while holding responsibility for both material and finished goods inventory.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of the Hybrid Planner role is to manage both material planning and short-term execution planning for a defined and limited part of the Leeds portfolio.

The role ensures that raw and packaging materials are available to support the agreed production plan, while also converting weekly plans into executable daily schedules for the assigned lines and technologies. The role is accountable for supporting customer service, cost, inventory and waste objectives by balancing material availability, factory performance, supplier constraints, production priorities and stock accuracy.

This role provides end-to-end ownership across a smaller portfolio, improving planning continuity between Raw & Pack Planning and Execution Planning while maintaining clear alignment with suppliers, factory operations, warehouse teams and central planning teams.

Operational / Development Make-Up

The role is primarily operational, with an expectation to contribute to continuous improvement, simplification and digital ways of working across material planning and execution planning activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Raw & Pack Planning Responsibilities

• Ensure all materials within the assigned portfolio are available to meet agreed production plans while maintaining stock levels within agreed company targets.

• Prepare and manage material delivery schedules and supplier call-offs for the assigned portfolio.

• Review material schedules, purchase orders, supplier confirmations and call-offs, escalating risks or constraints where required.

• Work directly with suppliers on call-off changes, overdue deliveries, urgent requirements and short-notice production changes.

• Maintain effective communication between suppliers, warehouse teams, factory teams, planners and other internal stakeholders.

• Monitor supplier stock levels and material availability to support production plan adherence.

• Support phase-in and phase-out activity, ensuring material availability while minimising obsolete stock.

• Flag risks of overstock, shortages, obsolete materials or supplier constraints early and propose mitigation actions.

• Work with Procurement and other relevant teams to support purchase order activity when required.

• Contribute to supplier improvement and integration activities for the assigned portfolio.

• Support reduction of inventory levels in line with risk, production requirements and customer service priorities.

2. Execution Planning Responsibilities

• Receive the weekly plan and convert it into a daily production schedule for the agreed planning window.

• Maintain APO, PPDS, PPR or equivalent planning systems to reflect the latest executable production plan.

• Adjust the short-term plan based on service priorities, DBNR, overstock, material availability, factory performance and other short-term inputs.

• Maintain relevant short-term planning master data, including opening patterns, calendars, efficiencies, speeds and planning assumptions.

• Track demonstrated capacity for the assigned lines or portfolio.

• Ensure accurate SAP usage, including production orders, material consumption and plan updates.

• Update weekly and daily production reports for the assigned area.

• Coordinate with the Raw & Pack team, factory operations and warehouse teams to ensure production requirements are understood and executable.

• Work with the external warehouse provider to support delivery requirements where applicable.

• Provide limited weekend cover on a rota basis, for reduced hours, to complete minimum checks on material arrivals and confirm the production line-up remains executable where required.

• Support stock-take coordination for raw materials, packaging materials and finished goods where required.

3. End-to-End Planning Ownership

• Ensure the daily production schedule is realistic from both a material and factory execution perspective.

• Identify risks where material availability, supplier performance, warehouse constraints or line performance could impact the plan.

• Make balanced decisions between service, cost, inventory, waste and factory efficiency.

• Coordinate short-term plan changes with suppliers, warehouse teams, factory teams, execution planners, Raw & Pack planners and central planning teams.

• Support better visibility between material constraints and production scheduling decisions.

• Drive proactive communication to prevent service losses, last-minute disruption, excess stock or obsolete materials.

Key Accountabilities:

- Ensure material availability and executable production scheduling for the assigned portfolio to support customer service from Leeds SU.