Procurement Logistics Coordinator

Unilever is currently hiring for  Procurement Logistics Coordinator

Talent Principles:

Considering our Talent Principles, for applying to an OJP, the internal candidates must have a minimum time in the current position, as follow:

WL1 Blue Collar: 12 months in the current position

WL1 White Collar: 18 months in the current position

For completing your application, it’s necessary to fill your Talent Card in Workday. In case you have any doubt regarding Talent Card, please reach out to your People Partner/HR Consultant.

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.

JOB PURPOSE:

Unilever Procurement is embedded within the larger North American supply chain across the United States and Canada. This role will have a specific focus on the procurement for dedicated fleet (outbound), bulk (STOs), drayage (inbound and outbound), and domestic ocean transportation services for the Unilever distribution network, with annual spend of approximately ~$60M across more than 15 carriers.

Pillars of the Unilever Procurement Strategy are as follows:

• Sustainability & Social: Developing programs that support Climate Action and Unilever’s pledge to be Net Zero in Carbon for Logistics and supporting Safety, Diversity, and Living Wage initiatives for our supplier ecosystem.

• Competitive Buying: Supporting delivery for the savings program in Logistics and Procurement and excellence in the sourcing process through following negotiation and contracting standards and processes.

• Partner With Purpose: Developing, maintain, and growing relationships with carrier partners based on their segmentation while providing inputs into the review process to designate strategic partners.

• Superior Service: Developing supplier resilience, agility, and innovation programs that deliver best in class service in transportation to support delivering the product to the customer on time and in full. 

• People & Wellbeing: Supporting the wellbeing of your team, working effectively in a hybrid or office environment, providing career development guidance and functional area expertise, in addition to continually developing new skills and abilities for the future.

• Digital: Embrace the digitization of the supply chain and procurement functional areas through mastering the data structures in our area and producing reports to that drive visibility for continuous improvement in the total cost of ownership.

This role will create value via a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model while aligning to the Unilever Procurement strategies and North American Transportation Strategy, balancing the cost savings and/or inflation mitigation expected of a procurement professional with the service expectations of the operations group as key stakeholders. This role is also responsible for developing, maintaining, and growing supplier relationships management programs that address commercial and operational expectations.

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 driven by results and have interest in working with global suppliers, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE:

This role will be an individual contributor, reporting into a Senior Procurement Manager for Logistics. As a Coordinator, your primary responsibilities will include:

• End-to-end portfolio

• Analyzing rates versus benchmarks/baseline spend to identify opportunities for our future negotiations

• Managing Request for Proposal (RFP) processes with external carrier partners to meet sourcing needs from the operations

• Creating and onboarding new carriers for our network through processes such as EDI and velocity

• Updating and maintaining rates across different sub-portfolios

• Coordinating and leading mini bids throughout the year for different sub-portfolios by engaging with operations and procurement logistics peers to define needs and negotiate with carriers to adjust the network as required

• Updating and managing carriers’ contracts (MTAs) in C4U tool (legal tool in Unilever)

• Leading bids across the different sub-portfolios such as dedicated fleet, bulk, etc.

• System administration of within the Unilever

• Supplier evaluation and onboarding.

• This role is a key focal point with the operations team to manage volumes, rates, equipment types, commitment allocation levels, and carrier accountability to contracts. 

• You’re a born leader:  You bring a level of creativity and perseverance to the table that people want to emulate.  You keep a sense of humor and a level head in all situations and always find a way to make it work. You are not afraid to have tough conversations where necessary but also celebrate and encourage the development of your colleagues and business partners.

• You’re a dot connector: You can find the pattern and process in even the most complex of situations.  You can turn it into a clear, consistent process map and communicate it to all your stakeholders across the landscape. You have a strong grasp for data, analytical abilities, and can turn insights into actions. 

• You love to win and have fun doing it: Conscientious and appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution – an eagle eye for detail. Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets high expectations for oneself and follows through with strong levels of productivity.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

Experiences & Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, preferably in Logistics, Supply Chain or Business.

• Fluent in the English language with excellent oral and written communication skills (the role is in English).

• Fluent or native Portuguese

• Proven logistics experience (e.g., transportation, warehousing, procurement logistics).

• Ideally, have experience in Logistics (transport and/or warehousing, Procurement (ideally logistics), or both

• Work on Eastern Standard Time (time zone).

• The ability to work in a fast-paced business environment, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability by managing numerous priorities concurrently; organizational and time-management abilities are a must.

• Strong technical skills with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and PowerBi. 

• Demonstrated analytical aptitude with a validated ability to analyze/interpret data, with an emphasis on transportation cost modeling.

• Proven abilities in stakeholder management, with an emphasis on listening and influencing.   

• Proven abilities in external partner management, with an emphasis on listening and influencing.   

• Ideally, experience working with enterprise level logistics systems, such as a Transportation Management System, Yard Management Systems, or Warehouse Management System is required. 

• Experience negotiating cost variables with transportation providers and Knowledge of the modes and key suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business (MBA) or Supply Chain

• Certificates such as ASCM/APICS certification in CLTD or CSCP or CSCMP SC Pro

• Formal negotiation training or experience is preferred but not required.

• SAP, Oracle TMS, JDA WMS, PowerBI, and Jaggaer contracting.

Skills

• Attention to details, thorough and diligent, should take pride in the quality of their work and deliverables.

• Proficiency in tools like Excel, PowerBI, and Power Point

• Proactive, self-driven, ownership attitude

• Personal desire and passion for learning

• Collaborative, team player

• Adaptability

• Analytical skills and critical thinking

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.

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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. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Work Location:

  Hybrid

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.