Procurement Specialist - People Capabilities

Terms & Conditions:.   

If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or consider choosing to work for the Unilever Ice Cream business, you will work for the Global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.

Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win.

We turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by designing unique and innovative Ice Cream experiences that make life taste better, creating joyful experiences. In our Ice Cream business, we’re crafting the future through innovation and imaginative minds, creating unique products. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate. However, it is not as simple as it may seem. As Ice Cream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products.

JOB PURPOSE:

Support the design and deployment of capability-building initiatives across the global procurement organization. This role helps shape a future-ready, digitally fluent, and high-performing procurement community by driving learning programs, peer networks, and leadership development — aligned with The Magnum Ice-Cream Company’s (TMICC) strategic and cultural transformation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Launch Training Programs: Translate our Procurement capability strategy into practical, scalable training programs (e.g., Procurement Onboarding, Negotiation Excellence, Digital Fluency, Design to Value)

• Scale Capability Maturity Diagnostics: Partner with Procurement Leadership Team (PLT) and HR Business Partners (HRBPs) to assess current capability levels, identify skill gaps, and recommend targeted development actions

• Calibrated Job Grading: Collaborate with HRBPs to design and implement a Procurement Job Grading Framework that aligns job levels and compensation packages with clearly defined measurable criteria—ensuring consistency, transparency, and market competitiveness across the function.

• Lead the Procurement Academy: Spearhead our state-of-the-art learning and development platform. This includes managing e-learning modules, organizing live bootcamps and curating onboarding curriculums in close collaboration with external vendors and internal subject matter experts (SMEs).

• Cultivate a Global Champion & Peer-Mentoring Network: Identify and empower local champions across key capability pillars (e.g., sustainability, design-to-value, negotiations). You'll organize engaging best-practice exchanges and learning events to foster a collaborative environment.

• Shape the Procurement Knowledge Center (PKC): in collaboration with our Digital, Analytics and Insights team, play a key role in building and maintaining a central hub of valuable assets, templates, case studies, and tools that support our procurement community.

• Drive Internal Communications & Events: Support and execute impactful internal communications and events, such as learning weeks and capability town halls, to enhance engagement and knowledge sharing.

• Track & Measure Impact: Monitor engagement and measure the effectiveness of our initiatives through participation metrics and comprehensive feedback loops, ensuring continuous improvement.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Passion for capability building, storytelling, and people enablement.

• Growth mindset, proactiveness, and ability to connect across cultures and functions.

• Comfort working independently, managing projects across regions and time zones.

• Curiosity about procurement, change enablement, and digital learning.

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum (Required):

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Organizational Development, or related field

• 5+ years of experience in learning & development, procurement, or HR capability programs

• Proven track record in rolling out learning programs or training academies across multiple geographies or business units.

• Solid understanding of procurement principles (e.g. the sourcing process, supplier management, contract basics).

• Experience working with learning management systems (LMS) and digital content platforms (e.g., LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, Degreed)

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills; capable of managing diverse internal customers.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree, especially in Supply Chain, Human Resources, or Organizational Psychology.

• Experience working in FMCG or manufacturing environment, especially in a global or regional procurement team

• Certification in Learning & Development, Change Management, or Instructional Design

• Exposure to Design Thinking or Agile ways of working in the context of capability building.

SKILLS:   

• Stakeholder Management

• Program & Event Management

• Communication & Facilitation

• Digital Fluency in Learning Tools

• Data interpretation & feedback synthesis

• Procurement knowledge

LEADERSHIP:

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.

  • CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

Disclaimer

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

This is an office-based role that requires 40% of time attendance to the site

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.