Associate Procurement Manager - CM

ABOUT UNILEVER 

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.   

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.  

Background & Purpose of the Job

This position provides strategic and analytical support to the procurement activities for 3rd Party manufacturing operations for the Foods Business Group as well as participation in the innovation projects planned to be launched in 3rd party manufacturers.

This includes but is not limited to: execute small, medium and large sourcing activities with a focus on data retrieval and analysis, market research, negotiation and relationship with suppliers, benchmarking activities, manage contracts, work in innovations, compliance tracking, savings and improvement initiatives.

Selected individual must collaborate with the various functions throughout Unilever organization, such as R&D, Planning, Finance, Brand and other procurement or supply chain groups in the diverse procurement activities. 

Who You Are & What You’ll Do:

3PM Procurement activities:

• Participation in the sourcing and bid process, supplier selection, negotiation of prices, terms and conditions, awards and contract management

• Support and participation in the design of the Procurement Strategies

• Manage and control the contract of the incumbent suppliers

• Relationship with the suppliers (meetings, evaluation, scorecard, Partner to Win)

• Develop improvement projects to delivery savings, cash, cost avoidance and service level improvements

• Participation with innovation projects, representing procurement in the extended team

• Baseline analysis, and understanding of the current cost, prices and total spend

• Special Projects

• Control of the internal KPIs such as VIP, Cash, Cost Avoidance, USQS, etc.

Challenges

• Ability to work quickly with great accuracy.

• Ability to be self-directed in researching market trends, benchmarking & intelligence.

• Ability to prioritize and escalate issues that may affect key business objectives.

• Negotiation with suppliers and communication skills.

• Understanding of operations and business requirement.

• Working cross-functionally across teams with varying priorities

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/ Logistic, Business, Sciences, Engineering 

• 3+ years general business experience in any Supply Chain function (Procurement, Logistics, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Management, Planning)

• Drive Change Management initiatives, intelligent risk taking while managing risk, managerial courage and willing to make hard, fact-based decisions - comfortable with ambiguity 

• Bias for action 

• Maintain, build, and grow supplier relationships, cultural sensitivity/communication/global thinking 

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, team building, delegation, and communication skills 

• Excellent business acumen - analytical and quantitative skills 

• Managing change - Develops a shared vision and strategy for change. Delivers change whilst managing the interface between “day to day” and improvement projects. Tenacious in the pursuit of change goals 

• Problem solving & decision making - Defines problems, systematically gathers and analyses data, identifies cause & effects and establishes root causes & achievable solutions. Makes good and timely decisions 

• Drive for results - Is passionate about and perseveres in the pursuit of challenging stretch goals. Demonstrates energy, drive and enthusiasm when striving to accomplish.

------------------------------------

At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.

Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.

For more information on your federal rights, please seeKnow Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: This email is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and is not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses. The Protected Veterans or Individuals with Disabilities AAP narratives are available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment Monday through Friday during normal business hours at establishment.