Senior Buyer – Injection

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 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 someone who is passionate, who works well with others, and is a master at building partnerships, then come join Unilever’s Procurement team! 

CATEGORY/FUNCTION INTRODUCTION

Be a part of Unilever’s journey to become a global leader in sustainability and landing a future-fit business model that drives superior performance. The Unilever procurement team is an integral part of achieving these goals. 

The packaging portfolio will require an innovative thinker who can create value and think outside the box. Due to the nature of the packaging portfolio, this role has high complexity and needs structured management of many suppliers, markets, and/or packaging solutions. 

Our suppliers are at the heart of everything we do. We need to work more closely than ever with suppliers to co-create sustainable practices and bigger and better initiatives with positive impact. This will be key to delivering value in this role. 

As Unilever procurement adapts to the ever-dynamic business environment, we will need to be agile to continue our track record of delivery bottom and top line of our businesses. 

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• To deliver cost savings and value creation 

• Ensuring supplier compliance to Unilever standards 

• Contribute towards Unilever’s sustainability commitments and delivery of targets (e.g. plastics, deforestation, climate, living wage, etc.) 

• Support global and regional buying strategy development to support business needs 

• Develop and cultivate a proper supplier relationship management program 

• Constantly identify and develop suppliers and new origins to deliver business growth and innovation priorities 

• Communicate and execute the supply strategies and maintain connections with key Business Units and Business Groups 

• Lead and support global and/or regional negotiations 

• Execute contract negotiations, leveraging the business and digital tools for support as needed 

• Follow market conditions and lead price forecasting cycles to enable proper budgeting and cash forecasting 

• Collaborate with the relevant R&D and technical expert teams to ensure the technical and commercial programs are fully integrated 

• Support cross functional project teams for