Unilever Nigeria Plc – Welcome to Unilever, a global multinational and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company with products sold in over 190 countries and more than 2 billion consumers across the world who use our amazing products everyday!
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Forecasting & Planning Manager
Job type:R-17337
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Background & Purpose of the Job
- Own and continuously improve the end-to-end financial forecasting process (including S&OP), MCO targets and Annual Plan (where applicable) from a Finance perspective
- Represent Finance in any process improvement initiatives across the financial forecasting process
Who You Are & What You’ll Do
Business partnering and insight:
- Provide challenge to S&OP process driving towards a high degree of alignment between volume and value and supporting the business with the identification of risks and opportunities
- Communicate and manage MCO targets at total level, and at category level
Process ownership and delivery:
- Lead engagement with Cluster Finance team on MCO targets, Annual Operating Plan, and financial forecast submissions
- Lead the MCO Annual Operating Plan process
- Lead working capital forecasting
- Prepare the total MCO forecast & individual category forecasts (assumptions, risks, opportunities, cash up) on a monthly / quarterly basis, prepare supporting analysis and participate in review of these forecasts with the relevant Marketing Leads and their Finance Leads and with the Country Leadership Team
- Act as the Finance champion of forecast bias and accuracy
- Build and actively use a network of finance peers across Unilever globally to both share and adopt good practices on Planning & Forecasting
What You’ll Need To Succeed
Education:
- Qualified Accountant or equivalent
Professional Skills:
- Strong team leadership skills (applicable to roles with direct reports)
- Strong analytical skills, Excel modelling skills and attention to detail
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
- Strong engagement, presentation, and communication skills
- Ability to work fluidly with data and across systems that support the S&OP process (e.g. SAP, cash up tool)
- Ability to work collaboratively with other key stakeholders
Experience Required:
- Experience with identifying risks and opportunities
- Experience managing a large and complex set of stakeholders
- Experience in driving P&L performance improvements (e.g. closing gaps vs. target) and holding others accountable (particularly peers and senior leadership)
- Experience in presenting to and communicating with senior Finance and non-Finance stakeholders
Key Contacts
CCBT
- Work closely with CCBTs in different processes (S&OP cash up, gap closing, etc.)
Finance Business Partner:
- Interaction with FBPs on risks and opportunities in Financial forecast and advise on which Supply Chain
- Ensure full alignment on latest S&OP input and P&L implications via cash up
I & A:
- Continuously optimise information and analytics
- Work with I&A on any simplification initiatives
Finance Excellence Team:
- Work with FET lead to identify priorities
- Ensure alignment
Leadership Team:
- Provide outputs from the S&OP financial forecast / annual plan
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
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