Supply Chain Co-Op (Fall 2020)
Description: This position supports: 1) the inventory/waste reduction efforts across the NA MCO 2) Supports inventory forecasting and key SC planning metrics for the Opex Insights and Analytics Team and 3) Will support the standardization of current processes/reporting to a new golden standard. This role is responsible for providing insights through engagement with the category teams, communicating progress, and supporting continuous improvement efforts. Reduction in complexity/inventory will allow the organization to reinject cash into the business and pursue and support further growth for the organization. Effective leadership in this position will require educating others on the importance of effective inventory management, leveraging capabilities and best practices, translating actions into impact.
Description of the Co-op’s project work responsibilities and daily requirements, along with specific goals and stretch goals.
Daily Responsiblities (approximately 50% of role)
- Own OR Site Scorecard Report and send out weekly to team
- Assist with inventory tracking for the month and full year in the F&R business
- Assist with F&R planning teams to ensure we are maintaining the proper inventory levels
- Assist in Weekly/Monthly OpEx Reporting
o Foods Inventory Stock Tracker Update
o Weekly BI Pulls
o Waste Exposure Commentary
o Waste Loss Tree Updating
o Waste Risk Meeting Pre-Reads
- Assist in updating CCBT Waste/Service/Inventory Data and Graphs
- Collect notes during Inventory Touchpoint Notes
Project Work (approximately 50% of role)
- Attainment & OR reporting
- Assist with inventory projections for month to go and year to go
- Report consolidation
- Predictive Waste Project:
o Gain understanding of Waste Loss Tree, Business Waste and Provision Process
o Meet with cross functional OpEx teams to gain understanding of how they manage waste
o Meet with Business Waste and Finance to discuss current Provision Protocols
o Create dashboard to estimate waste for upcoming months based off when products hit DCN/expired and rolling 3 month QA and Logistics Waste
o Partner with cross-functional teams to make tool cross functional
o Incorporate dashboard into Waste Exposure Meetings
- Automation or KPI Reporting Projects: DOMO and Data Lake
o Assist in Data Validations of phase 1 of Data Lake
o Lead trainings and implementation of phase 1 of Data Lake
o Lead validations of DOMO ILT
- Implement standard WAC calculation methodology across Foods Planning Team
- Assist in DDMRP Project
Please list required training that will be provided to student:
* Intro to the Foods & refreshments Team
* Monthly Cadence
* Introduction to OpEx & Standards of Excellence
* Key Metrics (Service, Bias, Inventory, Waste) -aka PDP
* S&OP Overview
NA Business Waste 101 [Video]
* Supply Chain Indirects (SCI)
* Obsoletes, Liquidations, Unsaleables
* AOA, SMOG, SOMG It
* Business Waste vs Plant Waste
* Sustainable Living/USLP
Battle Plan Framework (Planning, Logistics, Quality)
Waste Loss Tree
* Technical background
* What information can I find?
* General Ledger Accounts / Movement Types
* Ways of working with OpEx
Provisions
* What is a Provision and impact to Unilever
* When do they get reviewed?
* Provision Rules and background
* $XXMM - Write Off Tracker Integration with SAP
* $XXMM - WMS Integration with Quality Tracker Tool
a) Phase I: JDA Integration (Dry DC/US Ambient)
b) Phase II: Non JDA Sites
CI Projects & Waste Bridges
* Inventory 101
* Impact to Working Capital
* Managing "Others" (Provisions, In Transits)
* Intro to the Dashbaord
* Intro to Stocks Loss Trees, MatDI, Stocked Bar Charts, Sumbiting Projections
* Intro to the Foods Stocks Tracker
* ABC Analysis/SKU RAT/Cash release initiatives
* MIO Safety Stock Optimization Tool
* Stock Policy Tool
* Recipe for Success Workshops
* APO Basics
Inventory - Foods Stocks Tracker
Inventory - BI Cube
Inventory - Master File for Ted
Inventory - ABC Analysis
Waste - Write-Off Tracker [Video]
Waste - Loss Tree
Waste - Battle Plan Scorecard
OneDrive, Sharepoint, Teams
PDPs/MyR/Evaluation forms
OpEx Job Profiles
Interaction with Excellence Teams: Service Excellence, Reporting & Analysis, Business Excellence, Logistics OpEx
Training Program (Videos)
Data Lake
RPA's
Waste Revamp - SMOG, AOA, Invneotory Helath Report
FST