Job Description

Join Our Ice Cream Team!

Looking for your dream job? We are seeking an Ice Cream Business Unit Deployment Lead - Americas to oversee all aspects of deploying a dynamic and impactful ERP and associated applications implementation programme for our business units (Project Opus). This role is an exceptional opportunity to merge your expertise with cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our organization's processes and drive future growth.

The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR 8.3 billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We're on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.

If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!

Job Purpose

Are you ready to be at the heart of a transformative journey? We're seeking a Business Unit Deployment Lead to oversee all aspects of deploying a dynamic and impactful ERP and associated applications implementation programme for our business units (Project Opus). This role is an exceptional opportunity to merge your expertise with cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our organization's processes and drive future growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Programme Oversight:

• Lead ERP and associated Day 2 applications deployment of processes, systems and data activities for all countries in your Business Unit.
• Recruit and lead a team of Business Unit representatives fully dedicated to the project.
• Help countries understand the programme and stand up their own appropriately resourced teams locally.
• Drive and monitor deployment to the centrally agreed schedule, ensuring timely and effective implementation across the business unit.

2. Strategic Planning:

• Adapt globally produced deployment plans for your countries to support ERP project milestones and deliverables.
• Collaborate with cross-functional project teams (e.g. S2P, SC, R2R, O2C) and GBS partners to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance.
• Ensure proper integration and coordination with inflight initiatives being implemented in the Business Unit.

3. Detailed Design solution creation:

• Provide timely input to the global project team so that the business model requirements for your countries are understood and worked through in detailed design of global template.
• Organise country engagement and validation in detailed design phase.
• Own the detailed design solution and drive the required process change in your countries to enable its operation in each market.

4. Deploy Lifecycle Management

• Ensure the deployment phases of ERP and associated applications for your business unit are running to the global project plan across each of the project steps and manage and / or escalate deviations to the plan.
• This will encompass design localisation, user testing and training through to deploy, cutover and hyper care.

5. Compliance and Risk Management:

• Ensure local compliance (legal, fiscal and statutory) requirements are properly communicated to the global project team and that the solutions developed provide the required compliance standards.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with the deployment process and escalate for support where required.

6. Performance Monitoring:

• Provide regular updates and reports on deployment progress and performance to both: global project team and Business Unit leadership team.

7. Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with Global Process Owners, IT, and external consultants to ensure project and future operating financials are understood and managed.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among all Business Unit and Markets stakeholders to ensure alignment and support.

8. External Communications and Change Management:

• Provide leadership in transitioning operations to the new ERP environment, ways of working ensuring smooth adoption and minimal disruption.
• Work with the local teams to ensure timely and accurate updates and requests are communicated to customers, vendors and other 3rd parties with appropriate follow-up to ensure deadlines are met.
• Raise, document, manage approval for and lead resolution of any exception to globally established standards.

What You Need To Succeed

• Experienced business leader with broad understanding of how Go To Market and Supply Chain processes operate across their Business Unit
• Proven track record of a leadership role in a transformation project including systems implementation.
• Experience working internationally and with offshore service providers
• Demonstrated ability to lead for change
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to analyze and optimize deployment processes.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field plus a professional qualification in project management or related areas.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Technical Skills:

• Experience of operating some core country processes that use SAP ERP or Supply Chain systems
• Ideally experience in deploying IT systems.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.

Are You Excited To Craft The Ice Cream Future?

We Take Pleasure Seriously. Join The Ice Cream Team Now!

What We Can Offer You

Meet the Women of Customer Development | Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach | Life at Unilever | Careers with Purpose | World Class Career Development Programs | Check Out Our Space | Focus On Sustainability

Pay: The pay range for this position is $21,100 to $42,200. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Unilever 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, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information about your Federal rights, please see Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal and Pay Transparency Non discrimination Provision.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.

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