Job Title: Primary Transportation Lead

Function: Supply Chain

Work Level:  WL1

Reports to: Country Head Logistics

Location: Head Office - Karachi

Job Purpose

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  We are currently in an exciting period for logistics in Pakistan, with the opportunity to transform our operations to ensure we are ready and future fit to service changing customer needs. This includes optimizing our network using latest automation and sustainability considerations and exploring the scope for servicing new channels.

The scope of this role will be cross category and will include all logistics operations. Outputs of decisions of this role will be high profile and impactful, so a proven track record of successful stakeholder alignment and project delivery is essential. The ideal candidate must possess exceptional leadership skills to effectively manage diverse teams, internal and external stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities

Manage day to day transport logistics operations across Pakistan Business.

Drive logistics optimization projects, enabling major transformation.

Drive Customer Service Mindset initiatives across the value chain as well as lead continuous improvement.

Drive Cost Effectiveness projects.

Effectively manage relationships and build efficient partnership with 3PL.

Delivery Cost & Service targets of transportation

Work closely with Distribution Planning & Customer services to ensure that daily / weekly demands of transportation are met. 

Coach and manage team of zonal transportation leads and Executives.

Experiences & Qualifications

Degree in logistics, supply chain management, engineering or related disciplines.

Minimum of 5 Years in Supply Chain operations, with experience in B2B logistics and 3PL management, knowledge for end-to-end transportation management, as well as industry knowledge of distribution method and costing management.

Preferred Skills

Ability to understand practice from other companies and industries and apply them to the organization, knowledge of warehouse leasing, transportation market. Budget planning and execution Finance competence. Ability to analyze and understand financial data/report to identify operations issues and opportunities.

Candidate needs to be a self-starter who can work independently whilst also keeping the wider stakeholders engaged.

Excellent communication and team-work skills are essential.

Good organizational awareness and ability to build collaborative networks across the business.

High level of curiosity to embrace continuous improvement using latest technologies and resources.

Leadership

You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.