.**Greater Caribbean** Supply Chain Project Management** and Planning** Lead**:**Function**:Supply Chain**Work Level**: WL1D**Scope**: Greater Caribbean (GC) projects**Location**: Mexico City, El Salvador, or Remote**Terms & Conditions**: STA (6 to 12 months)**Travel**: up to 50% travel to Greater Caribbean countries, El Salvador, and Mexico may be required**ABOUT U**I**- Unilever International (UI) has been tasked to manage white space opportunities within Unilever with an alternate 'Go-to-market' model. These are small niche opportunities which the operating companies find difficult to manage due to lack of focus and sourcing complexities. The sourcing and distribution network is quite complex with 10,000+ SKUs sourced from 80+ factories and supplied to 500+ customers in 100+ countries. The business has outpaced Unilever growth for the last 5 years and closed 202_3_ with €1._4_bn global TO making it the fastest Unilever MCO to reach one billion._**JOB PURPOSE**We are looking for a leader with a passion to drive growth for our** **Greater Caribbean (GC) **New **Business.** UI has recently announced the takeover of the Dominican Republic exports business ($20m turnover per year) and has plans for further large growth in the region over the next 6 to 12 months. The role is responsible for leading the supply chain transition and implementation for on time, in full delivery of all projects in the GC region, from business case approval through launch and making it fully operational. This will include project management, stakeholder management, project execution, tracking, customer service, and supply planning. The Assistant Manager will also support idea and feasibility funnel building of these projects, and support as the leader of the project management organization.They will support the Supply Chain Manager leading the critical interface between Brand, Supply/Demand Planning, Factories, Finance, Procurement, Customer Development, Customer Development Operations, and R&D to ensure the execution of the projects and guaranteeing they are moving in accord with the strategic goals of both the Business Teams and the Supply Chain.**Who You Are**- ** You're** a born leader**: You will have the opportunity to lead meetings with cross-functional team members and drive decisions to achieve one common goal.- ** You're** a dot connector**:You will have the chance to put together timelines, with various dependencies, to successfully meet launch ambition.- ** You love to **win and** have fun doing it**: You will face several hurdles that will put your launch date at risk, which you will need to overcome, to win.- ** You're** a changemaker**: You influence team members to develop creative solutions when things go off-course, resulting in a different way to execute the project.**WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**- Manages timelines to ensure that projects stay on time. Holds team accountable for delivering milestones
