About Unilever :   On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get more out of life.  With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many people's lives in so many different ways.  Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Axe, Hellmann's and Omo, alongside trusted local names such as Blue Band, Pureit and Suave.   From long-established names like Lifebuoy, Sunlight and Pond's to new innovations such as the Pureit affordable water purifier, our range of brands is as diverse as our worldwide consumer base.  Unilever has more than 400 brands, 14 of which generate sales in excess of - 1 billion a year.  Many of these brands have long-standing, strong social missions, including Lifebuoy's drive to promote hygiene through handwashing with soap, and Dove's campaign for real beauty.  About - Enterprise Solutions :   Enterprise Solutions is a part of Unilever IT (ETS). It is responsible for IT Innovation, IT Solutions Implementation, IT Run & Support for all the Enterprise Applications in core business functions like Supply Chain, Finance, Sales. The Solutions would largely comprise of Enterprise Applications from SAP, Oracle & In-house developed solutions. The Teams within Enterprise Solutions are structured around   IT Innovation : Design & Program ownership of IT Solutions, driven by SMEs  IT Landscapes : The Total Ownership of the IT Instances, both Global & Regional   Application Mgmt : Owning the Run & Maintain for all applications, including User Support  Enabling Functions : Functions like Project Delivery, System Resilience, Supplier Management, etc  Role Details :   - Subject Matter Expert (SME), Supply Chain Plan provides a focus on the delivery into the functional or cross-functional area, which includes owning the application landscape roadmap, design to delivery of solutions, supporting the run of the application, maintainability and lower Total Cost Of Ownership for the business.  Accountabilities and responsibilities :  Following are the verticals that a SME would be responsible for :  Driving Innovations : Identify new technologies, innovations which will provide business value. Designing to Deployment of Solutions to meet business need   Vendor management : Managing and building relationships with vendors  Total Cost Of Ownership : Drive reduction of TCO for the application or landscape  Sustenance & Resilience : Ensure Sustenance and Resilience of capabilities delivered   Build Talent and Teams : Invest in building talent  Driving Innovations :   - Responsible for both smooth project delivery and Business As Usual post capability is live  - Lead delivery of all agreed IT-related projects, from Feasibility phase to completion   - In the Ideas phase, provide support to Business Engagement in driving clarity of business requirements, high level design, cost and time estimates   - Identify the right design, solution for the business requirements, own the functional specifications and work packages for delivering the solution  - Work in close partnership with the vendors to ensure on-time and on-budget execution of application changes for all key projects and programmes  - Work with global teams like Business Partners-, Other SME's to adopt global processes, processes, technologies   - Ensure agreed changes are correctly integrated with solutions in other functional areas  - Help ensure Technical and Security standards established are implemented and adhered to during design and implementation  - Ensure smooth transition to support with all knowledge captured.   - Develop strong relationships with other key stakeholders within Unilever IT   - Identify innovations, growth opportunities for exploration   Vendor Management :   - Participate in functional and technical design reviews (QA process) with strategic IT suppliers and/or other 3rd parties when/where appropriate  - Hold vendors accountable for quality and timeliness of deliveries through governance mechanisms  - Ensure adequate knowledge sharing and retention through documentation and adherence to project delivery methodology  Drive Total Cost Of Ownership :   - Drive simplification to support the lowest possible TCO for each component in the systems landscape.  - Deliver above responsibilities within an agreed financial charging structure and budget   - Adopt methodologies of convergence, build once so that the cost of delivery is reduced  Sustenance & Resilience :   - Develop and maintain the roadmap for IT systems architecture change/refresh in line with destination architecture and aligned with business priorities for change projects and programmes  - Work with landscape management teams to ensure system hygiene, performance, KEC (Keeping the environment current) objectives are delivered  - Work with the release management teams to ensure gate process and release process is adhered to  - To work with the application maintenance teams not only for transition of new projects, but also support of existing processes to ensure user satisfaction and call reduction  - Plan for infrastructure needs, service introduction and service transition and work with the teams for delivering it  - Ensure minimal business disruption. In case of a disruption, resolve the issue and the root cause with less downtime  - Ensure a stable and resilient system this should be ensured in project delivery & run  Build Talent and Teams :   - Help build and retain level 1 SME capability   Process and Technology knowledge required :  Business Processes :  - Overall Supply Chain functional knowledge   - Planning, Supply and Demand Planning  Main Associated Technologies / Applications (one or more of these applications) :  - Enterprise Applications like SAP APO, BW etc   Business Context and Main Purpose of the Job :   Main Accountabilities :  Direct Reports Key Interfaces  - Analysts for related functional areas  - Business Users   - Geography IT teams/Business Operations   - Other Enterprise Solutions Teams  - Other SME and Project Teams  - Global Solution Delivery Team  - Business Partner Team  - Information Management and Analytics  - Relevant ES IT teams  - Strategic IT Suppliers and their Unilever Management Teams  Critical success Factors for the Job :   KPIs Relevant Experience :   - Solutions meet agreed business requirement   - Project Delivered on time in budget  - Solutions delivered with no or low impact on existing system performance/operation   - Solution harmonization and adherence to best practice standards  - Relevant experience in the areas of Supply chain (Plan preferred)   - Proven experience in managing small to medium size IT projects and programmes in reputed organizations  - Proven experience in managing and maintaining teams in a diverse and extended environment  - Appreciation of IT systems landscapes and impact of architecture decisions on quality and delivery  - Good financial awareness and understanding of TCO models  - Good knowledge of process area and IT solutions in area of responsibility (ideally with experience of having managed the relevant business process)  - Experience in the Application Development Life Cycle  Others :   - Ability to work effectively in complex matrix organisations involving outsourced operations  - Flexible and responsive to changing business and market conditions

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Unilever - SME/IT Manager - Supply Chain Plan 

Unilever - SME/IT Manager - Supply Chain Plan  ,Job Description for Unilever - SME/IT Manager - Supply Chain Plan  in Unilever in  Bangalore for (1-10) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Unilever - SME/IT Manager - Supply Chain Plan  in Unilever in  Bangalore for (1-10) years of experience. Apply Now!