(Senior) Indirect Buyer – CAPEX

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Support Procurement Manager in developing and executing supplier / site strategy for CAPEX/MRO (Maintenance and Repairs Operations) portfolio, which has annual spend of circa, 400mln EURO for 30+ manufacturing sites across Europe

• Assess supply market and adapt strategy according to market conditions.

• Assess supplier capability and suitability through regular site visits and reporting back on findings.

• Develop and improve supplier cost models to drive increase in transparency of cost drivers

• Unlock cash and cost value through setting up and execution of benchmarking, RFQs, E-tenders. Support delivery of savings and creditor extension programme for portfolio

• Support and lead key supplier negotiations

• Provide market intelligence to portfolio manager and business leaders to assist in strategic decision making.

• Connect with site engineering and regional engineering teamsand other business partners as well as with suppliers,to understand future technology and capability roadmap that supports value delivery and USLP. 

• Allocate new services to suppliers to deliver best cost/service/quality in line with supply strategy.

• Support on-boarding of new suppliers by driving full quality and RPP compliance

• Ensure 100% contractual compliance through signing of Unilever Purchasing Agreements and Commercial Term Contracts as well as Special Term Contracts

• Negotiate contracts in full supported by legal along with leading and decision makingfor commercial negotiations with suppliers

• Regularly connect with global counterparts to ensure the portfolio is link with the global strategy and implement global strategy.

• Manage relationships with Supply chain and other business partners, to leverage and land strategic plans.

• Good understanding of the portfolio cost models as well as the indiceslink to the material types.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• Procurement Insights and Analysis: Understand portfolio strategies and procurement requirements; Industry, global Strategy & Insights teams, economic, competition and supplier insights.

• Procurement Strategy Formulation: Developing services supply strategy; Develop supplier strategies; Integrating procurement strategy into the business.

• Procurement Strategy Execution and Performance Management: Competitive bidding and tendering; Supplier negotiation; Supplier qualification and on-boarding; Contractual supplier engagement; Supplier performance measurement and management 

• Partnering with Suppliers to Win: Attract, select, manage and motivate partners; Identifying value creating opportunities.

• Driving Sustainability, Supplier Diversity and Digitalization through Procurement: Services Supply Chain analysis and risk assessment; Evidence-based measurement for sustainability

• Stakeholder management, liaising with site engineers & relevant directors and educating stakeholders on procurement procedures where appropriate

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Fluent English writing and speaking. Other European languages considered a plus.

• Experience in Procurement (source to contract)

• Experience on large-scale change management projects

• Experience in CAPEX/MRO, other indirect categories or direct (technical) procurement

• Experienced in stakeholder and supplier management.

• Strong communicator with experience in working successful in virtual team environments  

• Skilled at challenging business stakeholders and driving change