Assistant Sourcing Manager Promo - Philippines

About MBS

MBS, Unilever’s Marketing and Business Services Procurement team, is responsible for Unilever’s sourcing and supplier strategy and execution for all third party spend across Marketing, Business Services, and IT, supporting the business requirements of Brands, Business Groups, Business Units and functions to drive 4G growth through strategic supplier management, cost and value management, sustainability, and innovation, aligned with Unilever’s Compass & procurement Lighthouse Strategy. The team manages an annual spend of ~9B Euro with a supplier base of about 40,000.

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 then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

Within MBS, the Assistant Sourcing Manager is responsible for the Promo portfolio for Philippines. The Assistant Manager will work together with our Customer Development / CSP / Marketing / Finance / Global functions to increase effectiveness of our promo procurement by streamlining accountabilities, building capabilities, digital path, leveraging knowledge, relationships, and business strategies across markets.

He/she needs to focus on increase efficiency of promo sourcing and creating smooth operation for stakeholders

Experiences & Qualifications

• >2 years of procurement or sales/trade promotions

• Experience in managing complex portfolio/category, at global or multi-regional level is desired

• Understanding of supply market, value-chain, and FMCG knowledge

• Experience in strategic supplier relationship management

Skills

• High financial and business acumen

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations

• Good stakeholder management

• Strong negotiation skills

• Delivers change whilst managing the interface between “day to day” and improvement projects.

• Passion for continuous improvement

• Good at project and time management

• Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity

• Passion and practical creativity

We highly encourage applicants to exclude information on age, gender, and school/s in view of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Unilever assesses candidates based on skills, performance, experience and leadership.

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.