Assistant Finance Manager - Central Finance Excellence Team

About Unilever

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About Bangalore Hub

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Business Context Procurement Finance partners the Global Procurement function in delivering the expansive cost and cash agenda for Unilever. Procurement Finance is a diverse global team with representation from 20+ nationalities, spread across multiple global hubs and market locations.

Job Purpose Reporting to the Procurement Finance - Central FET Manager, the candidate is responsible for driving the Forecasting FET function for select material portfolios and markets. The candidate will play a pivotal role in building the understanding of material cost forecast, the largest line item in the Unilever P&L. The main role would be to:

• Drive the material cost forecast process for select material portfolios and markets
• Understand the drivers of material impact for the clusters and work with Procurement and Procurement Finance teams to provide a clear signal to the business
• Lead global forecasting process improvement initiatives and simplification projects

The ideal candidate is required to see the big picture while being capable of drilling down to the details to drive value-focused actions as well as resolving operational issues. Strong analytical skills, good stakeholder management and clear communication are key to succeed in this role.