Marketing Procurement Assistant Manager - Asia

Unilever is currently hiring for Marketing Procurement Assistant Manager – Asiabased inGrha Unilever, Indonesia

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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 Procurement for Marketing SEAthen this role is just for you!

Main Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain collaborative relationships with regional and local stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the Ice Cream business priorities and needs. Effectively manage expectations and streamline communication with Portfolio Leads and the senior stakeholders.

• Performance Monitoring: Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to procurement activities. Ensure that procurement strategies contribute positively to financial and operational targets.

• Portfolio Coordination: Work closely with BU Leads to ensure that regional execution aligns with the overarching global strategy. Define, adapt and implement procurement initiatives to maximize impact.

• Performance Improvement: Identify opportunities for efficiency and optimization within the marketing sourcing process. Drive performance by reducing fragmentation, focusing on high-impact areas, and executing sustainable sourcing strategies.

• Market Analysis: Conduct market research to stay informed about industry trends, supplier capabilities, and pricing dynamics. Use this information to make informed procurement decisions.

• Accountability for Results: Deliver on financial and operational KPIs, ensuring that procurement strategies contribute positively to business targets and Ice Cream’s growth agenda.

• Best Practices Sharing: Act as a subject matter expert for marketing procurement, bringing insights from BUs and sharing internal and external best practices across markets.

Candidate Criteria

Experience & Qualification

• A minimum of 5 years experience in procurement, within at least 2 years in marketing procurement under managerial roles within FMCG industry.

• Experience in managing complex marketing related portfolios across diverse categories, 

• Understanding of supply chain and value chain management in the context of E2E marketing eco-system, ideally globally.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance long-term strategic thinking and short-term execution needs.

• Willingness to travel 20% of the time.

Skill

• Stakeholder Management: Ability to influence and engage stakeholders across different levels and functions.

• Excellent communication skills: for internal, external stakeholders/audience to land messages in an engaging, clear way to drive decision making and actions.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Use data to inform sourcing decisions and measure impact.

• Contract Negotiation: Skilled in negotiating agreements that balance cost, quality, and business goals.

• Business Acumen: Insight into market trends and their impact on procurement and business strategy.

• Project Management: Proficient in managing large-scale, complex projects.

• Value Chain Understanding: Knowledge of supply chain principles, especially as they relate to marketing procurement.

• Strategic Partnerships: Build and nurture relationships with suppliers to drive mutual value creation.

• Analytical Skills: Strong capability in supplier and competitive analysis.

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

• 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.

• TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential.Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.

• 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.