Asst. Innovation Planner Manager - Hair Care

Join us as Assistant Innovation Planning Manager - Hair Care

• Location: Grha Unilever

• Terms & Conditions: Full-time

About Unilever

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Job Purpose

Lead end-to-end innovation and transition planning for the Hair Care portfolio, ensuring all innovation, relaunch, inhousing, and portfolio transformation projects are delivered On Time In Full (OTIF) while minimizing business waste and service disruption.

The role acts as the Supply Chain PMO Lead for Hair Care innovations, partnering with Marketing, R&D, Procurement, Manufacturing, Customer Operations, and Planning teams to ensure launch readiness, supply chain feasibility, and successful commercialization of innovation projects

Main Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Hair Care innovation, relaunch, and transformation projects from initiation to launch.

• Own project timelines, critical paths, and cross-functional milestone governance to ensure OTIF execution.

• Drive volume projection (VP) planning and alignment with Marketing, CSP, and Demand Planning teams.

• Ensure launch readiness across artwork, master data, materials, capacity, production, and deployment.

• Lead transition management activities to minimize service disruptions, excess inventory, and business waste.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams and resolve project risks impacting launch timing, supply readiness, or value delivery.

• Monitor post-launch performance and drive corrective actions where required.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives to simplify processes, improve governance, and accelerate innovation delivery

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience in Supply Chain Planning, Innovation Planning, Demand Planning, Integrated Planning, or Project Management.

• Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to manage complexity.

• Experience working cross-functionally across Marketing, R&D, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Customer Operations.

• Strong communication and influencing skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

• Experience in FMCG innovation management or portfolio planning.

• Understanding of S&OP, demand planning, supply planning, and commercialization processes.

• Experience managing product launches, relaunches, or portfolio transitions.

Leadership Behaviors

• Bias for action and strong execution discipline.

• Ability to influence without direct authority.

• Strong ownership and accountability.

• Collaborative and growth-oriented mindset.

• Data-driven decision making.

• Resilience in managing ambiguity and competing priorities.

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.