Assistant Manager Procurement Marketing Services - Promo and Commerce - Arabia

Unilever is currently hiring for  Assistant Manager Procurement Marketing Services - Promo and Commerce - Arabia

Reports to: Irfan Rashid – Procurement Manager Marketing Services Promo Services MET

Scope:Arabia

Location: Umranite-Türkiye

Terms & Conditions: Full time

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CATEGORY/FUNCTION INTRODUCTION

MBS, Unilever’s Marketing and Business Services Procurement team, is accountable for Unilever’s sourcing and supplier strategy and execution for all third party spend across Marketing, Business Services, and IT, supporting the business requirements of Business Groups, Markets, and functions to drive 4G growth through strategic supplier management, cost and value management, sustainability, and innovation, aligned with Unilever’s Compass. The team manages an annual spend of ~9B Euro with a supplier base of about 40,000. Within MBS, the Assistant Manager is accountable for the Promo & Commerce portfolio with a spend of ~45Mn Euro for all Arabia.

The Assistant Manager will work together with our Sales/Marketing/Finance functions as well as various Marketing Portfolios within Procurement teams to develop and implement Unilever’s global promo & commerce portfolio strategies to drive sales and ROI and enhance consumer’s shopping experience across markets in collaboration with global Promo & Commerce Portfolio strategy lead.

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 an individual having passion for marketing procurement, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
This role requires a creative, high-energy professional who demonstrates strength in creating new strategy, explore white space and is comfortable interfacing with senior leaders to land and implement new business models, delivering business growth and bottom-line impact. Key deliverables include E2E marketing platform, ROI, sales lift, demand management, and cost savings. To deliver, it is essential to quickly learn the respective businesses in coverage, establish credibility with stakeholders, and comprehend vendor/market capabilities to ensure Unilever is fully leveraging supplier partnerships. This individual must be viewed as a key business partner by internal stakeholders, and as a sharp, challenging steward of Unilever resources by external vendors.

The role will foster and build a culture of collaboration and agility to enable an efficient portfolio management. It will ensure close alignment in strategy with CD, CMI, Marketing and Finance functions, MBS leaders and Market Procurement teams, Portfolio Strategy Lead by defining and utilizing a robust support network for the whole team and providing clarity on the ways of working, roles and accountabilities.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• 2-5 years of procurement experience .
• Experience in managing complex portfolio/category.
• Good at negotiation and contracting.
• Understanding of supply market, value-chain, and FMCG knowledge. Knowledge of Promo & commerce portfolio and supply markets a strong plus.
• Experience in strategic supplier relationship management

Skills

• Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity
• Delivers change whilst managing the interface between “day to day” and improvement projects.
• Passion for continuous improvement
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations
• High financial and business acumen
• Good at project and time management
• Stakeholder management and people skills
• Passion and practical creativity
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English

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.

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. 

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.