CPFR Analyst
CPFR Analyst
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Job Description
The role of the CPFR Analyst is to efficiently maximize on-shelf stock availability and minimize unproductive inventory in supply network through collaboratively working with customer and internal stakeholders on planning forecasting and replenishment. Ensuring right product in right place at right amount thereby providing our consumers with the ultimate enjoyment of our products.
CPFR is our primary point of contact for customers Supply Chain team. You will actively collaborate with customer on promotional planning forecasting promotional execution and inventory replenishment. Continuing learning customers ways of working and providing insightful recommendation for an efficient and uninterrupted flow of product to stores are important for developing and maintaining a high-quality relationship.
Your knowledge from customer plays a vital internal role in supporting Customer Development for a perfect execution on innovations and promotions where you can offer unique insights by analyzing customers knowledge with internal processes. You will also provide insights and recommendations to support SOP process for critical decision on sales goal and production planning.
Your success as a CPFR Analyst is measured by product fill rate goals while delivering target return on inventory investment supporting sales growth proactively predicting future demand forecasts and effectively identifying and resolving any supply chain disconnects between our internal planning process and our customers inventory requirements.
Achieving these goals will deliver customer satisfaction and maximize sales for both Unilever Canada and our customer.
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 passionate about using your analytical skill to advance forecast collaboration with customer and continuous improving supply network efficiency then this role is just for you!
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Build and maintain a collaborative relationship with your customer contacts to meet store service and OSA target.
- Seamless planning and execution for promotion and innovation.
- Proactively analyzing data for continuing improve inventory replenishment and forecasting
- Effectively manage timely and transparent communication
Work closely with Customer Development team to achieve joint business goals.
- Excellent promotion management by ensuring internal signals drive the best opportunity for success
- Analyze and provide recommendation for innovation forecasting (pipeline & replenishment) and timing.
- Proactively analyze customer data to provide insights that would impact internal forecast.
Support of Supply Chain to improve inventory efficiency and cost reduction.
- Proactively identify short term risks vs forecast by analyzing data and insight from customer.
- Effectively manage special pack and obsolete product with planning team to reduce cost to the business.
Challenges
- Evaluate trade-off between time cost and service to satisfy both Unilever and its customers needs.
- Must see big picture in analyzing and/or solving complex and sometimes focused issues so that modifications could allow Unilever to leverage initiatives with other customers.
- Participate in the execution (either pilot or full roll-out) of new programs.
- Continual change via customer initiatives that could counterbalance Unilever SC directives.
- Evaluate the cost & complexity of customized services with the improvement in service to top customer & potential revenue enhancements.
- Have continuous improvement mindset always look for solutions for efficiencies.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Experiences & Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in Supply Chain Logistics or Business-related fields
- Experience: 3-5 years of relevant Supply Chain CPFR / Logistics / Planning roles
- Experience in CPFR an asset
- APICS Certification or Retail Supply Chain Certification a plus
- Strategic Influencing: This position requires exceptional communication skills across multiple functions work levels and geographies
- Breakthrough Thinking: Excellent data management and analytical skills. Exemplify creative thought process based on presented facts. Open and creative thought process not constrained by historical mindset.
- Organizational Awareness: Understanding and working across teams to achieve business objectives
- Team Commitment: Work in a team frame of mind soliciting inputs from those outside the formal team resulting in an expanded team environment.
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and leadership ability
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical planning project management skills.
- Strong internal/external customer centric focus
- Good communication skills written/oral
- Proficient in Microsoft Suite with strong skills in Excel and Power BI
- Knowledge of Python SQL Databricks Azure a plus
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.
What We Can Offer You
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Unilever Canada is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion 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. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national or ethnic origin marital status family status disability genetic characteristics and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.
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