Supply Chain Finance Director

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**JOB PURPOSE**

Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. The SC Finance Director is at the heart of driving both short and long-term performance across the Supply Chain in Southern Africa. The role is highly visible to multiple senior leaders across Finance, Supply Chain and UL Africa and provides an opportunity for a senior finance leader to gain a deep understanding of the SnA Supply chain and the financial choices across its full end-to-end scope. As well as driving in-year target delivery, the role provides ample opportunity to impact key elements of the longer-term strategy including the impact of technology on the Supply Chain. The role is required to effectively business partner the head of Supply Chain and the SC Leadership Team. If this excites you then this role is just for you.

**WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE**

Performance Management
- Lead the performance management process for the SnA Supply Chain business covering all aspects of performance (both financial and non-financial) and engaging with a wide group of Supply Chain Leaders across the SA. Overall responsibility for driving the monthly performance management cycle, including:

- Preparation and presentation of SA SC results along with the Head of SC and his Leadership Team
- Ad hoc presentation and representation of SC performance in various category meetings

Driving Value from Supply Chain - Costs
- Leadership of cost optimisation work in all areas of the SnA Supply Chain controlled costs, including:

- Restructuring of the overall supply chain network
- Production, including World Class Manufacturing
- Logistics, including ZBB Logistics
- Supply Chain Overheads, including C4G
- Business Waste (including material waste)
- Business Partner the Procurement Teams helping to:

- Accelerate the localisation agenda for Africa to de-dollarise the cost base
- Maximise all elements of the materials savings agenda

Financial Management of the SA SC Business
- Direct Financial Leadership for the four full SnA Supply Chain Business incl. Factories
- Maydon Wharf & Phoenix
- Indonsa
- Boksburg
- Lordsview
- Khanyisa
- Zimbabwe

Leading Talent & Teams:

- Lead diverse team of direct reports (4 x WL2’s)
- Develop succession planning and career progression plans for the team
- Membership of the South Africa Finance Leadership Team
- Membership of SA Supply Chain Leadership Team

**Skills, Experiences & Qualifications**
- Proven track record of being effective in a complex operating environment and driving business performance
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Objectivity and integrity in the face of challenge; courage and personal resilience
- Ability to build networks and manage multiple senior stakeholders
- Understanding or ability to quickly grasp financial principles in the end-to-end Supply Chain, identify and drive relevant value-creating choices and decisions
- Leadership of change - the ability to drive change management initiatives, staying close to best practices and relevant external developments
- Driving efficiency and effectiveness in the performance management cycle, working with Supply Chain and Supply Chain Finance
- Team leadership and talent development
- The applicant must be a qualified accountant with a professional qualification, preferably CA, ideally with prior significant supply chain experience
- The applicant should have 10 years of experience in Finance and 5 years leading teams

**Leadership**
- You are now a Leader of Change. People look to you to provide safety in a storm, and you also appropriately challenge to get even better results. You role model resilience and care. You navigate these uncertain times by flexing plans and your leadership style, always with authenticity.
- You are still responsible for delivering to the highest standards. You must be resilient so you can lead others to deliver with passion through uncertainty and create opportunities through the core and beyon