Plastic Sustainability Senior Procurement Specialist

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 passionate about sustainability, are looking to make a difference in Plastics and help Unilever achieve its commitments, then this role is just for you

Unilever has made significant external commitments on Plastics within its strategy to transition to a circular economy. Two of these commitments are to reduce our virgin plastic footprint by 30% by 2026 and 40% by 2028, and collect and process more plastic than Unilever sells by 2025. For these two commitments, there is a need to increase the use of recycled content in our plastic packaging portfolio.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN ACCOUNTIBILITIES BE:

• Post Consumer Recycled sourcing Europe
• Benchmarking
• Support PCR Strategy implementation EU
• Contracting and Negotiation
• Forecasting
• Supplier relationship management
• Stakeholder management
• The role works in cross-functional teams: R&D, Supply Chain, Planning, Finance, Legal and suppliers as well as the wider Procurement teams.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE:

Sourcing/portfolio strategy

• Execution of the EU PCR RESIN buying strategy.
• Drive sourcing projects which enable delivery on overall goals and objectives.
• Resilience - Alternative supplier and material approvals.
• Driving Sustainability.

Cost optimization/savings/buying performance

• Competitively buy sustainable resins.
• Setting up imported supply chain for resin procurement and driving competitiveness in local markets.
• Creating direct interactions with the appropriate stakeholders / functional / operating teams within the business to drive buying behavior and change requirements.

Forecasting

• Responsible for price forecasting ensuring accuracy and completeness of the forecast economic assumptions and communicating timely to key business stakeholders forecast updates.

Contracting and negotiation

• Ensure compliance to defined procurement procedures - contracting, contract management process.
• Close liaison with strategy and insights teams in identifying metrics, tools, and processes to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies.
• Launching Requests For Proposals/Tenders within appropriate timelines.
• Ensuring Commercial Terms Contracts are signed off with Suppliers.

Supplier relationship management

• Measuring and managing overall supplier performance.
• Ensure compliance to our responsible sourcing policy.
• Support service, resilience, and quality strategies.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experience & Qualifications:

• Passionate about Sustainability.
• Strategic sourcing and thinking.
• Demonstrated and proven capabilities to work within a virtual global team and convince / engage leadership team.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience in Commercial skills, Managing partnerships.
• Supply market and FMCG knowledge.

Skills:

• Knowledge in plastic sustainability, Circular Economy, and plastic waste management.
• Understanding of Unilever's Sustainability agenda and the plastics challenges.
• Effective communication skills, internally and externally.
• Excellent presentation skills to convince and engage stakeholders.
• Buying & Negotiation skills (core procurement skills).
• Digital and data analytics knowledge.
• Financial acumen for business cases and reporting.

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.