Innovation Analyst

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Job Summary: This role leads and coordinates the implementation of Home Care innovation projects, acting as a liaison between key functions to ensure successful execution. Key Highlights: 1. Lead Home Care innovation projects on-site. 2. Coordinate cross-functional teams and ensure timely delivery. 3. Ensure availability and readiness of materials and equipment. **Join us as an Innovation Analyst** ================================================== **Function:** Supply Chain\- Innovations **Scope:** Home Care Manufacturing – Argentina **Location:** Tortuguitas Plant, Buenos Aires, Argentina **Terms and Conditions:** Full time\- on-site. No national or international relocation bonus applies. **JOB PURPOSE** This role exists to lead and coordinate the implementation of Home Care innovation projects at the Tortuguitas plant, ensuring successful execution from feasibility through industrialization and market launch. It serves as the liaison between R\+D, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Procurement, and Manufacturing, guaranteeing that projects are implemented safely, efficiently, and aligned with business objectives. The position contributes to sustainable business growth by introducing new products, formulation improvements, packaging changes, and production process optimizations, ensuring compliance with Unilever’s quality, safety, and cost standards. Because at Unilever, we don’t just develop innovations—we bring them to life for millions of consumers. **KEY RESPONSIBILITIES** * Lead the execution of Home Care innovation projects on-site, from feasibility assessment through post-launch stabilization. * Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to defined timelines, budgets, and scope. * Develop and maintain project schedules, work plans, risk analyses, and mitigation plans. * Coordinate industrial trials, validations, and production scale-ups for new products or portfolio modifications. * Serve as the primary point of contact between Manufacturing and Innovation, R\+D, and Marketing functions. * Ensure availability and readiness of materials, equipment, documentation, and required quality standards for each project. * Monitor key project metrics and report progress to stakeholders. * Lead resolution of technical and operational issues arising during innovation implementations. * Ensure compliance with Unilever’s Safety, Quality, Environment, and Performance standards. * Identify continuous improvement opportunities to simplify processes and accelerate innovation implementation. **REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS** * Graduate or advanced student in Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related fields. * 2–5 years of experience in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Projects, or Continuous Improvement. * Experience as a Demand Planner, Production Planner, Manufacturing Planner, Project Analyst, Process Engineer, or similar roles within manufacturing environments. * Knowledge of project management and coordination of multidisciplinary teams. * Analytical capability and problem-solving skills. * Intermediate level of spoken and written English. **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS** * Prior experience in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries. * Knowledge of product industrialization and innovation processes. * Proficiency with tools such as SAP: Roadmaps (viewing and editing), Stock and Warehouse Management, Quality-related transactions (blocked, released, or quality inspection material). * Power BI, Power Automate, or project management platforms. * Familiarity with continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, TPM, Six Sigma). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION * Work location: Tortuguitas Plant, Buenos Aires, Argentina. * Work mode: On-site. * Availability for occasional travel related to project implementation and coordination with suppliers or regional stakeholders. * Relocation assistance is not provided for this position. 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. \#LI\-DNP \#LI\-Onsite