Procurement Assistant Manager

5 dni temu

Warszawa, Mazovia, Polska Unilever Pełny etat
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 experienced procurement professional with a passion for driving sourcing strategies that focus on delivering value and sustainability, then this role is just for you

What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be
  • Design the buying strategy aligned with the Business Groups strategic needs across the world.
  • Supplier Relationship Management responsibility and accountability.
  • Support the Global Procurement FDT Manager for the global negotiations or even support some local/regional tenders & negotiations on specific parts of the Flexibles portfolio.
  • You will need to constantly develop suppliers and new origins needed in line with business growth and innovation priorities.
  • Communicate and execute the supply strategies and maintain connections with key Business Units/Business Groups.
  • Follow market conditions, and lead price forecasting cycles.
  • Ensure the execution of contract negotiations in the regions, leveraging the business and digital tools for support as needed.
  • Support the business with accurate price forecasting. Prepare information on purchase prices and conditions to enable proper budgeting and cash forecasting.
  • Drive portfolio management together with the relevant material expert teams to deliver portfolio excellence in specifications management, formulation and blend flexibility and other R&D pillars.
  • Support the Cash Flow and Working Capital plans for the portfolios.

Innovation / Rejuvenation Projects
  • Participate in cross functional project teams for Innovation and Rejuvenation when required.
  • Provide input for decision making at leadership team level e.g. pricing of materials, risk statements, lead times, savings potentials and financial impact.
  • Identify (new) pack materials introduced by Innovation projects together with business partners and ensure timely introduction, at a competitive price, ensuring supplier selection is in line with our Procurement Strategies and with sufficient capacity for growth.

5S / Value Improvement
  • Support on delivering the material cost savings target via Smart Buying and Smart Product and building the strategic roadmap for the value improvement workstream, in line with USLP strategy.
  • Generate ideas for to support on 5S projects (e.g. alternative supplier approvals, material changes) and take the lead on implementation.

Other
  • Accountable for the execution of ASA/ AMA (alternative supplier/alternative material) projects for either resilience or 5S reasons.
  • Support on regulatory related topics (e.g. origin of materials, regulatory changes that may impact business and category).
  • Support Procurement Operations with Supplier escalations to ensure business continuity when required.
  • Lead and support delivery of Sustainability projects (ex. better, less and no plastic agenda).

Internal

This role will interface with the following stakeholders:
  • Procurement:
  • Procurement portfolios (local and regional).
  • Collaborative manufacture.
  • Sustainability teams.
  • Supply Chain (P&I, Manufacturing, Planning).
  • R&D (RDC, GDC, MET, TPLs).
  • Marketing.
  • Finance (Category, Procurement).
  • Global Leadership teams.

What You Need To Succeed
  • Be outstanding in idea generation, ideas (savings or disruptive innovations) that are forward thinking and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage.
  • Strong at selling ideas to his/her business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and communicating it accordingly.
  • Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets trends and is willing to lead, follow or get out of the way.
  • Behave as a Partner to Win ambassador and demonstrate the value Procurement adds to the business.
  • Appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution – an eagle eye for detail.
  • Genuinely committed to Unilever's sustainably lead business model, connected with Unilever and the business agenda.

Experience & Qualifications
  • 3-4 yrs Experienced in a procurement role, packaging experience is highly preferred.
  • Bachelor's Degree required; master's degree preferred.
  • Experience on delivery of Cost, Saving and Portfolio related projects.
  • Experience in stakeholder and supplier management.
  • Experience in managing business stakeholder's relationships.
  • Experience of execution of big projects with global scale.

Skills
  • Strategic Sourcing.
  • Spend Analysis.
  • Price Negotiation and Contract Management.
  • Stakeholder & Supplier Relationship Management.
  • Supplier Development.
  • Value Chain Mapping & Optimization to drive cost saving.
  • Experience in releasing and managing Tender and Auction.
  • Experience in cross functional working.
  • Ability to interact with people from different cultures and background.
  • Fluency in verbal and written communication in English.
  • Power Point, Excel And SAP skills are must.

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.

SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviours
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
  • CONSUMER & CUSTOMER LOVE: Brings the voice of the consumer into everything we do, always.
  • PURPOSEFUL IMPACT: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.
  • TALENT CATALYST: Inspire people to grow, with support and honesty.

What We Offer
  • Hybrid work and flexibility.
  • Opportunities for the development and improvement of qualifications.
  • Sharing the cost of professional training & courses.
  • Benefits: life insurance, private medical care, pension fund, sharing the cost of sports activities, Benefits System – Cafeteria and many others.
  • Extra days off to take care of yourself and others.
  • Unilever store - Our products at attractive prices.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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.

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.
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