Assistant Procurement Manager - Capex/ MRO & Utilities, Türkiye

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 inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. 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.

Part of the Supply Chain family, Procurement is responsible for over 30B Euro of material and services spend globally with more than 60,000 suppliers. Getting the right services and materials, sustainably sourced and ensuring responsible procurement is critical to ensuring our brands with purpose grow. Our teams work closely with the business to understand stakeholders needs, bring innovation to meet changing consumer, employees and customer’s needs, and drive financial value for Unilever through competitive buying. We’re at the forefront of digital procurement, bringing new tools and analytics to drive data-based decisions.

JOB PURPOSE

Within Capex and Utilities portfolio, the Assistant Procurement Manager – Capex/MRO & Utilities, MET is responsible for the sourcing strategy development, implementation and procurement of all engineering, fuel and energy spends related to construction, maintenance and operations of Unilever plants and green field/ brown field projects in Midde East and Turkey.

Within this challenging role you will manage the BG Engineering Stakeholders and Support the Procurement manager and will be responsible for following up all strategic activities with some operational and tactical activities assigned to you.

WHAT WILL YOUR

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Lead the development and implementation of procurement strategies relevant for capex project sourcing and its execution for factories and new Greenfield projects.
• Establish successful Ways of Working (WoW) between stakeholders and Procurement. Develop and execute ongoing communications with the stakeholders for the selected sourcing strategies.
• Manage relationships with Supply chain and other business partners, to leverage and land strategic plans.
• Support the project technology team in identifying new capable suppliers, Supplier assessment (commercial & technical)
• Participate and contribute to project meetings and lead procurement planning process.
• Multiple Stake holder management including Internal and external i.e., Engineering, Legal, Finance, Suppliers.
• Run specific sourcing Projects including preparation, assessment & negotiation of tenders (incl. familiarity with e-tenders).
• Detailed analysis and decision for Award of business to suppliers / alignment with stakeholders,
• Negotiate legal documentation – Master Purchase Agreement and Commercial Terms Contracts with suppliers for the project, in conjunction with legal team.
• Support on-boarding of new suppliers by driving full quality and RPP compliance
• Assist the Global Engineering team in selecting, piloting and rolling out new suppliers with market and/or global capability
• Generate and lead cost savings projects.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, supply chain management, or a related field 
• 3-5 years’ experience in Procurement, Engineering
• Experience on large-scale change management projects
• Experience in CAPEX/MRO (Maintenance, Repairs and Operations) & Utilities portfolio or FMCG
• Strong communicator with experience in working successful in virtual team environments

Skills

• Superior stakeholder management, both internal and external;
• Good negotiation skills for both external and internal negotiations;
• Good communication skills;
• Good skills MS Office (more than average on MS Excel); SharePoint; sap and most common tools available for office and communication automation
• Skilled at challenging business stakeholders and driving change
• In Fluent in both Turkish & English writing and speaking.

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.