Sushma Manjunath

Experience

1. Director Supply Chain Finance

   Unilever

   Oct 2023 — Present · Singapore, SG

   UI SCF Director plays a pivotal role in the UI Supply Chain and Finance organization entailing performance management of 1bn Spend, being directly involved in the definition of the UI strategy and ensuring it translates successfully in the annual results.• Performance Management: Partnering SC to deliver optimal Gross margin, managing risk, challenging business teams, managing costs across all UI Gross Business Units and P&L drivers; reviewing actuals vs forecast and flagging key issues to promote accountability and picking early warning signals to drive opportunities. Monthly cost forecasting, Month end review, Analysis, Drive Insights and Actions with focus on Cost. • SCF FET and Controllership: Working Capital and overall cash optimization, ensure, that SC and the overall organization adheres to the make to deliver controls• Cost Leadership: Track geo political and other macro environmental factors to assess impact on cost/NMI and co-partner for productivity savings in material cost and Non-material Supply chains costs such as Distribution cost/Production costs and Business waste• SC finance and Digtial capabilities: Development of new capabilities (Automation/ Centralization/ Elimination) and analytics giving my team and stakeholders tools to operate with a higher level of effectiveness. • Finance agenda & people development: Lead and drive learning agenda within SCF, ensures that the finance teams are motivated, energized and upskilled to be a highly effective finance team.

Education

• Bangalore University

  BCom, Commerce

  1996 — 2000

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA, Accounts

  1997 — 2002

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Managerial Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Mis
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Accounting
• Account Reconciliation
• Auditing
• Internal Controls
• Financial Reporting
• Team Management
• Management
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Finance
• Financial Accounting