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UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR AN ICE CREAM – HR Business Partner Supply Chain EU & ANZ
Location: The Netherlands (Amsterdam)
All candidates located in EU can apply
Full-time: Yes
Local conditions apply
For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will consider candidates based in the set locations. If you are based outside of these locations and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but at this stage we will not take your application forward. We will only consider your application if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the set locations.
The Ice Cream division at Unilever is preparing to stand on its own, aiming to become an independent, EUR billion publicly listed company by the end of 2025. We’re on a mission to create the ultimate snacking company. A place where growth, innovation, founder and ownership mentality, and performance are cultivated and rewarded. And where we craft extraordinary ice cream experiences - transforming ordinary moments into lasting memories. Because we know, life tastes better with ice cream.
ABOUT THE MAGNUM ICE CREAM COMPANY:
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is all about growth. Growing our business. Growing our customers’ businesses. Growing our people’s careers. Growth begins with empowerment. So we free our people to be innovative, responsible entrepreneurs, driven and equipped to give our consumers more amazing products and unforgettable moments – and having fun doing it.
With expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We have been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick or scoop of ice cream for generations.
We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of The Magnum Ice Cream Company as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen before the end of 2025.
We dream big but keep things simple to act fast.
If you want to grow with us, make an impact, and shape the future of Ice Cream, this is the place for you!
JOB PURPOSE
The Ice Cream Supply Chain HR Business Partner Europe/ANZ plays a crucial role in shaping and implementing our HR for Supply Chain blueprint in the new Ice Cream Organisation. This role will be responsible for working on the right HR priorities for the existing SC Organisation for Ice Cream, integrating the HR strategy within the supply chain operations, ensuring that they are equipped to handle the operational aspects and prepared to manage and develop their human capital effectively.
This role will be the HR business partner for BU Europe Supply Chain for the successful enablement of a standalone Ice Cream company that is geared for future success as a market leader in its industry. The role will report into the HR Head of Europe and ANZ, and work closely with the HR Lead for Global Supply Chain to ensure close alignment with the functional people agenda.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Strategy Development: Align organizational design with the overall business strategy and OKRs. Identify areas of improvement and propose changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Organisational Design and Development: Support in the development and implementation of new roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines within the organization.
Change Management: Lead change management initiatives to ensure smooth transition to new organizational designs. Manage resistance to change by communicating benefits and involving key stakeholders in the transformation process.
People development agenda across Europe and ANZ factories: Overseeing and aligning the full range agenda of training and development across all sourcing units in Europe. Designing and defining training programs tailored to the specific needs of the Supply Chain team to ensure we have the current and future skills needed. This entails scaling up initiatives initiatives like ‘School of Cool’ and other programs building our pipeline of future talent for SC; the development and roll out of (centralized) trainings for line manager, engineers, and manufacturing leaders to support career development in manufacturing.
Streamline factory organization: Align and implement the factory organization blueprint and journey for all European IC factories in line with the factory performance, UMS status and IC productivity ambitions. Organizational design takes into account future work trends and operational needs in the new Supply Chain set-up.
Competitiveness Terms and Conditions IC factories: Review the current CLA set up for European factories, develop a plan to manage inflation and keep factories competitive, and manage the IR/ER landscape where applicable. Understanding and planning for changes in alignment with technological advancements, market shifts, or organisational restructuring in our factories and across our SC teams.
Support the future fit labour agenda with focus on labour flexibility (with a focus on labour flexibility models) to minimise impact of seasonality of the IC business on sourcing units
Unions and work council relationships and policy management support: Support to European IC factories on creating and reinforcing local policies in line with IR/ER requirements and dynamics. Main aim is to foster a proactive and positive work environment that aligns with broader organisational goals, ensuring that workplace policies are applied fairly and consistently.
Integration of safety and wellbeing agenda for the European IC sourcing units
Business partner to the IC SC EU and ANZ Head and leadership team
Trusted advisor to the Ice Cream Head of Supply Chain Europe/ANZ and the leadership team for BU IC SC
Driving the talent management agenda in manufacturing for Europe Ice Cream and possible E2E SC, including a clear follow up on actionable areas, a clear communication plan and engagement on a European level
Implement ED&I strategy within our factories that aligns with the HR Strategy for Ice cream to ensure a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment across our Supply Chain.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Experiences & Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or similar
2. Prior HRBP experience is a must.
3. Strong drive & owners mindset.
4. Experience of working on large scale change programme is preferable
5. Relevant experience working with Supply Chain, experience as HRBP in a factory is preferred
6. Experience delivering and developing key HR and company transformations
7. Proven track record of analytical thinking and project management across HR contexts
8. Working experience with HR processes to best integrate all SC standards and tools, and increase simplification.
9. Proven experience in senior stakeholder engagement to drive global HR projects.
Skills
10. A great strategic thinker – able to connect the dots on all things HR and its impact on the wider business. Being able to step back and view the bigger picture is essential.
11. Ability to influence strategic deliverables in a widely matrixed organisation. International business/cultural sensitivity.
12. Ability to manage multiple requests and priorities simultaneously.
13. Good observation and auditing skills.
14. Resilient to lead others to deliver with passion through uncertainty and create opportunities through the core and beyond.
15. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.
WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!
16. Attractive total remuneration package; excellent company pension, bonus and share scheme.
17. Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & wellbeing resources whenever and wherever.
18. Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.
19. We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.
20. Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate. For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office, you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.
21. Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products.
22. My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).
23. Home work allowance
24. Company laptop and mobile phone
25. Green Mobility Policy
EXCITED?
Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against.
By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.
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