Procurement Coordinator – Resin Latam

Join us as Procurement Coordinator – Resin Latam

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are passionate about developing and executing long-term procurement strategies for resin, building strong relationships with major resin producers, ensuring supply resilience, and driving cost efficiencies while meeting sustainability commitments then this role is just for you!

You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet.

Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Procurement Coordinator – Resin Latam, is responsible for the buying of HDPE, PP and PET resins,  spend of 125  Mln Euros with a resins volumes of 80 K Tons annually. 

This role is focused on developing business relationships with Global and Local Resin  producers and bottle manufacturers. Latam is  primarily a local market and Person in this role will interact with Sales Head of big petrochemical companies  across suppliers in this region, distributors, and mainly convertors for the price formula negotiation.

On the customer front, primary customer will be RIGID packaging team and R&D.You’ll be a part of the RIGID packaging team as well as work very closely with Latam packaging procurement team. Role is focused on developing long term supply partnership, negotiating resin contract and delivery saving projects, buying competitively, leading the forecasting process and driving strategic and digitization projects. 

Sourcing/portfolio strategy

• Execution of the global RESIN buying strategy. 
• Responsible for delivering the end-to-end strategic RESIN 
• Drive sourcing projects which enable delivery on overall goals and objective
• Resilience- Alternative supplier and material approvals.
• Setting up Inventory Programme model. 

NMCI optimization/savings/buying performance

• Competitively buy resins. 
• Driving price transparency through directed buy or right to audit, indices change or optimization, competitive resin formulas using structured pricing mechanism on Polymer / Monomer / Logistic Cost / Financing Cost
• Alternate suppliers and material approvals, grade harmonization for scale and competitiveness, value chain disruption.
• Setting up imported supply chain for resin procurement and driving competitiveness in local markets. 
• Creating direct interactions with the appropriate stakeholders / functional / operating teams within the business to drive buying behavior and change requirements
• Price Risk management through Paper or Physical Hedge On Resins. 

Forecasting

• Responsible for price forecasting ensuring accuracy and completeness of the forecast economic assumptions and communicating timely to key business stakeholders forecast updates timely
• Work with consultants like IHS, ICIS and CDI to deliver key insights

Contracting and negotiation 

• Ensure compliance to defined procurement procedures-contracting, contract management process- contract boards, strategy councils.                                                                                                                             
• Close liaison with strategy and insights teams in identifying metrics, tools, and processes to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies.
• Launching RFP’s/ e-tenders within appropriate timelines. 
• Ensuring Commercial Terms Contracts are signed off with Suppliers. 

Supplier relationship management

• Measuring and managing overall supplier performance
• Ensure compliance to our responsible sourcing policy                                                                                  
• lead the rationalization of suppliers, materials and services that meet Unilever's business requirements 
• Support service, resilience, and quality strategies             

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor´s degree completed.
• Experience in a Packagig Material Buying (Procurement ) Function
• Deliver on Cost, Saving and Portfolio related project.
• Experienced in stakeholder and supplier management.
• Experience in managing business stakeholder’s relationships.

• Advanced English, in verbal and written communication.

SKILLS :   

• Strategic Sourcing
• Spend Analysis
• Price Negotiation And Contract Management.
• Stakeholder & Supplier Relationship Management.
• New Vendor / Supplier Development.
• Value Chain Mapping & Optimization to drive cost saving
• Experience in releasing  and manging Tender And Auction.
• Experience in cross functional working.
• Ability to interact with people from different cultures and background.
• Power Point, Excel And SAP skills are must have.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Spanish is desirable.

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