Hindustan Unilever Hiring For IT Product Manager Manufacturing at Bengaluru / Bangalore Full Time

JOB TITLE: IT Product Manager – Manufacturing

LOCATION: UniOps Bangalore

ABOUT UNILEVER:

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

ABOUT UNIOPS:

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

Background

Unilever is digitally rewiring its supply chain, focusing on generating real-time & democratized information, capitalizing on advanced technologies, and building digitally connected factories. This will help deliver competitive, volume driven growth, while supporting an increasing demand for agility and will have to be underpinned by sustainable cost reduction. The Supply Chain Transformation is expected to enable –

• Improved agility and customer centricity across end-to-end supply chains through facilitation of faster recognition of customer preferences and feedback. This, in turn, will allow quicker adjustments to manufacturing flows and material flows in factories.

• A competitive edge through supply-chain resilience – thereby requiring connected, reconfigurable supply ecosystems.

• Speed and productivity through increased levels of automation and workforce augmentation coupled with upskilling and reskilling effort.

• Being cost-efficient and resource-efficient, to boost growth and support investment.

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

Supply Chain cost savings are an essential part of the virtuous cycle of growth and support the business efforts to increase the core operating margin. These savings will be driven by improvements in efficiency.

Supply chain leadership seek continuous improvement in manufacturing to drive cost savings and higher returns, providing extra fuel for growth as cash is redeployed in new strategic opportunities.

Manufacturing is going through a profound change due to the hyper-acceleration of the fourth industrial revolution. It is touching not just the production process, but the entire operating model. This new operating model includes how business processes are managed & optimized and usage of technology to transform the ways of working, derive insight & making data driven decisions. And this will become the blueprint for the entire organization’s operating model.

Rapid development and deployment of new digital solutions requires us to accelerate the adoption of agile methodologies, using small, cross-functional teams and rapid, iterative processes. There is also an inherent need to upskill talent within the organization at the same scale and pace as technology.

UMS strategy will help our factories and SC to deliver safety, quality, sustainability, service and cost results in line with SC strategy. Digital factory initiate is one of the key strategic program which contributes huge value to the factories.

Digital Factory the smart factory initiative in Unilever and will drive adoption of innovative technology at scale, to ensure that we create more reliable & responsive operations and reduce manufacturing costs.

Digital Factory will –

• Implement standard OT Architecture based on Microsoft Azure IoT and Edge Devices, implemented to extract information, and transmit it to Unilever Azure while ensuring compliance with Cyber Security Policies.

• Application of data science and advanced analytics for translating factory and user needs into digital applications

• Transform key manufacturing workflows from manual to digital, leveraging technology & automation to collect data in an efficient & effective way

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of MCOF(Material call off) application new features, bugs, other supporting workstreams of the program like UX, Master data etc.

• Ensure platform stability by leading programs targeting vulnerable areas of the application features and technology landscape.

• Deployments – Leading a team of deployment managers from vendor partners to roll out the product successfully. Work on rapid deployment approach for scale.

• Stakeholder Management – Collaborate with global, cluster, and factory level stakeholders Keeping them informed about regular releases, achievements, and challenges. Targeting new rollouts, value realization with existing customers.

• Resource Management – Managing resources in multiple teams, collaborating with vendor partners to deliver quality outputs over investments.

• Establish and ensure appropriate governance functions for the Digital Factory program

• Control the Digital Factory program budget and manages expenditure within agreed spending plans.

• Strengthen product and platform strategy through enhanced partnerships between IT Product partners, SI Partners, Engineering partners and specialized niche partners to create a thriving ecosystem

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Essential Skills

• 6-8 years of overall work experience with a strong background in systems engineering, product development and/or product management.

• Understanding of Supply Chain process (Manufacturing knowledge is a must)

• Good understanding of MES (Manufacturing execution systems)

• Good understanding of factory data acquisition layers (SCADA systems, PLCs etc)

• Good understanding of core ECC production process

• Extensive, real-world experience designing technology components for enterprise solutions and defining solution architectures and reference architectures with a focus on cloud technologies.

• Self-motivated: able to handle multiple workstreams, prioritize, and manage time efficiently

Desirable Skills

• Experience working with Agile and DevOps methodology

• Experience with Industrial IoT products (or related areas)

• Experience in managing and scaling large & complex transformation programs

At HUL, we believe that every individual irrespective of their race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, nationality, caste, disability or marital status can bring their purpose to life. So apply to us, to unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes use your energy to make the world a better place. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you!