Global Assistant Procurement Manager – Starches and Derivatives (Senior Buyer)

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. Our strategy begins with a purpose that places consumers at the heart of everything we do: Brighten everyday life for all. Our goal is to deliver best-in-class performance with market-making, unmissably superior brands. 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 collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. 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.

ABOUT PROCUREMENT

Part of the Supply Chain family, Procurement is responsible for over 30B Euro of material and services spend globally with more than 60,000 suppliers. Getting the right services and materials, sustainably sourced and ensuring responsible procurement is critical to ensuring our brands with purpose grow. Our teams work closely with the business to understand stakeholders needs, bring innovation to meet changing consumer, employees and customers needs, and drive financial value for Unilever through competitive buying. We’re at the forefront of digital procurement, bringing new tools and analytics to drive data-based decisions. Our strategy is ‘Procurement with Purpose’ and focuses on buying responsibly, buying better, and growing together with partners around the world. Our ambition is based on three key drivers: being Purpose-Led, Value-Driven, and Future-Fit.

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 ambitious, eager to learn and want to make a significant impact then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE:

This role requires a drive for continuous improvement through market knowledge, supplier development, value creation and external/internal stakeholder’s management.

Establishing the global connection is key, especially with Global/Regional Category, R&D, MET, Finance and Sustainable Sourcing teams. You will be focusing on the below areas:

Strategic Sourcing:

• Support in development and execution of portfolio strategy in line with both short and long-term Business Group objectives and global strategy.

• Lead the global RFQ process, including RFQ preparation, tenders, e-auction, data analysis of prices and commercials conditions, lead the negotiations with suppliers and stakeholders globally.

• Bring the outside in: develop market insights to decide from who, when and how to buy

• Drive and implement the global saving agenda and deliver NMCI, NMI, Buying Competitiveness, Buying Advantage and Cash Targets.

• Drive and implement innovation projects through strong collaboration with R&D team, providing market intelligence, supplier capabilities and capacity.

• Define and lead the implementation of SRM roadmap for the portfolio.

• Global Spend: Approx. 280m € for S&D, Direct Spend responsibility: 70m€

Supplier & Contract Management:

• Manage and maintain suppliers’ relationships and develop new partnership model plans on Starches & Derivatives

• Excellent contract life cycle management ensuring 100% coverage of contracts on time in full, including management of purchase price variances.

• Ensure supplier base is 100% compliant with Unilever standards (Specifications, Quality & Responsible Sourcing etc).

• Identify and mitigate sourcing risks with cross functional team, ensuring high service levels to sourcing units.

• Ensure supply security and resilience and manage / coordinate fast reaction during supply crisis through the development of contingency plans and alternative materials suppliers.

Value Delivery:

• Create and implement a multi-year, end-to-end cost savings programs funnel for market deployment.

• Mapping supplier capabilities & capacity to identify opportunity of specification optimization in collaboration with R&D team, key technologies, and value chain integration