Procurement S&I Assistant Manager - Data & AI Innovation

UNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR A PROCUREMENT S&I ASSISTANT MANAGER – DATA & INNOVATION

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands /UK

Local conditions apply 

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will consider candidates based in the set locations. If you are based outside of these locations and you are interested in applying, please feel free to do so but at this stage we will not take your application forward. We will only consider your application if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the set locations.

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 that one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. 

We want our business to flourish, and we know that our success depends on others flourishing around us. That's why our purpose is to make sustainable living commonplace, and why sustainable long-term growth is at the heart of our business model.

ABOUT PROCUREMENT STRATEGY & INSIGHTS 

The Procurement Strategy & Insights Team serves as the nerve center of the Unilever global procurement organization, which enables the procurement organization to design and deliver step-change across the procurement value chain, operating process, and business model.

The Procurement GPT program is an advanced AI-driven initiative designed to revolutionize procurement processes by leveraging generative AI technologies. This program aims to streamline and automate various procurement tasks, such as supplier communication, contract analysis, and data-driven decision-making, thereby enhancing efficiency and accuracy.  

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?

• Drive Data & AI Procurement strategy and Procurement GPT program 

• Be the PMO of Procurement GPT program pillars and workstreams 

• Be the product manager of AI use case and facing client 

• Help drive how we leverage AI in procurement 

• Develop multiple procurement AI use cases under the Procurement GPT program. 

• Act as the bridge between technical partners (developers) and business (procurement) 

• Build AI knowledge and capabilities in procurement 

• Lead delivery and prompt engineering activities for each of the use case-based product. 

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 

• Experienced Business Analyst or similar roles in large organization, supply chain and/or procurement data analytics in Unilever / FMCG industry is preferred. 

• Business sense and commercial acumen, specifically in procurement. 

• Familiarity with common AI/LLM tools (ex: CoPilot, Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.) 

• Has a comprehensive understanding of Agile principles, values, methodologies, and practices that enable agility and approaches delivery with an iterative and incremental (test - do – learn) approach. 

• Ability to work independently and lead diverse teams, across different geographies and time zones. 

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer exciting & dynamic work environment    where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!

• Attractive total remuneration package: excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.

• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & well-being resources whenever and wherever.

• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.

• We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.

• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40%-60% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate.  For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office, you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.

• Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products. 

• My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).

• Homework allowance

• Company laptop and mobile phone

• Green Mobility Policy.   

EXCITED?

Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter.  Your application will be reviewed against our requirements, and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.

Looking forward to meeting you! 

Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.

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

By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

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