Ice Cream Assistant Procurement Manager – Global Functional Ingredients

Scope: Global

Location: Unilever Thailand HQ, BKK TH

JOB PURPOSE

As Assistant Procurement Manager for Global Functional Ingredients, you will be responsible for building and implementing the global strategies catered for the new Ice Cream company. You will also be representing the portfolio both to internal and external stakeholders. Lastly, you will act as the main point of contact for operational and strategic topics across Asia.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and lead the implementation of the portfolio procurement strategy.

• Develop strong relationship with suppliers and analyze their capabilities to develop long term supplier strategies.

• Lead frequent global negotiations, delivering of savings and cash targets via excellent market understanding, strategy implementations, negotiation skills and application of price risk management (PRM) principles

• Implement contracts and ensuring high service levels to sourcing units across Asia.

• Ensure compliance of RSP, Contracting, Quality and service in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

• Initiate global portfolio initiatives (e.g., ASA/AMA, Resilience, market development, etc) to create more leverage globally, ensuring strong connection with the regions and MET’s.

• Support the collaboration between global suppliers and regional procurement teams to establish both short and long-term business objectives

• Support innovation projects through strong collaboration with R&D-team, providing market intelligence, supplier capabilities and capacity

• Work closely with the finance community to support the business with accurate price forecasting, including market price trends and future market trends to enable proper budgeting and price forecasting

• Continuously seeking for new opportunities and always open for improvement

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

SKILLS & LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS REQUIRED:

• Self-starter with strong accountability, responsibility and leadership skills

• Strong on execution, have analytical skills and pro-active

• Able to work independently and virtually

• Be result and solution oriented; be able to solve (unexpected) problems (at short notice)

• Able to build relationships with people across the business (internally & externally).

• Experience in and understanding of business processes

• Multi-level communication and being a good team player

• Strong communications skills and ability to engage and influence others

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.

  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.

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

  • CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

  • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Minimal Bachelor’s Degree

• >2 years of experience in Procurement, SC functions

• Experience in Cross Functional working / Affinity or working experience with/in R&D

• High level Business acumen and negotiation skills

• Fluent in English

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