Procurement Manager - Capex/ MRO & Utilities, PTAB

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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 customer’s 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.

JOB PURPOSE

Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. 

Within Capex and Utilities portfolio, the Procurement Manager – Capex/MRO & Utilities, PTAB is responsible for the sourcing strategy development, implementation and procurement of all engineering, fuel and energy spends related to construction, maintenance and operations of Unilever plants and green field/ brown field projects in the newly created Pakistan, Turkey, Arabia and Bangladesh region.

This role will increase effectiveness of our Capex/ MRO and Utilities procurement by creating an expertise-driven model, streamlining accountabilities, building capabilities, developing market alternatives, and leveraging knowledge, relationships, and business strategies across markets to bring the best value sourcing solutions for the various projects.

The incumbent will increase efficiency of our Capex/ MRO and Utilities procurement by driving scale where it makes sense, decreasing fragmentation, leveraging global supply bases, prioritizing higher impact spend areas, leveraging technology and data, and delivering on best practices. This role will also play a critical role in the decarbonization of our Scope 1 & 2 footprint and expand into Scope 3 in future.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Lead the development and implementation of procurement strategies relevant for capex project sourcing and its execution for factories and new Greenfield projects.
• Be accountable for the implementation of the Utilities and Decarbonization Procurement strategies and best practices across PTAB 
• Lead sourcing for large projects- Deep knowledge and understanding of mechanical, electrical, utilities, structure & civil packages, cost benchmarks, cost drivers, future RM price movements and risk mitigation, leverage local and global supply base to get best value deals for the project.  
• Ability to Independently lead sourcing of large value and complex CAPEX packages including negotiation planning and execution (Technology led process plants, Civil and Structure works, heavy equipment erection, Tanks, Piping, Electrical and Instrumentation, Fire detection and fighting, Insulation and Steam tracing etc.)
• Evaluate and facilitate Decision making process- product life cycle costs, spares and consumables cost, services cost (TCO analysis) 
• Detailed analysis and decision for ‘Award of business’ to suppliers in alignment with Procurement/ Project leadership.
• Legal agreements drafting with Legal counsel, negotiation with suppliers to finalise the contracts.
• Establish successful Ways of Working (WoW) between stakeholders and Procurement. Develop and execute ongoing communications with the stakeholders for the selected sourcing strategies and progress within area of spend responsibility.
• Engagement with key suppliers and awareness of industry trends as well as identification of new capable suppliers, Supplier assessment (commercial, technical) and final supplier selection.  
• Multiple Stake holder management both Internal and external i.e., Project leadership & Teams, legal counsel/ agencies, Finance, Global Procurement and Suppliers
• RFQ process management- Float RFQs, secure offers, receive TBA/CBA from Project team, collate and prepare a negotiation plan, conduct negotiations to conclude deals (familiarity with e-tenders preferred), award business.
• Take ownership and lead projects in procurement across the key areas of Partner to Win (PTW), Responsible Partner Policy (RPP), Sustainability, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), Savings, Cash and People & Well-Being

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Engineering graduate (any discipline) is necessary. (Post-Graduation in Engineering or Management, procurement certifications will be an added advantage)
• Experience in buying utilities (Electricity, Gas, Water, Renewable Energy) and managing decarbonization projects is a plus
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a technical procurement position, including large project sourcing and/or utilities sourcing
• Excellent/proven Negotiation skills for sourcing of high value complex packages  
• Experience in Negotiating and finalizing legal contracts for projects
• Ability to operate independently
• Proactive, Collaborative, positive team player with ability to lead teams.
• Strong communicator with experience in working successful in virtual team environments
• Skilled at challenging business stakeholders and driving change
• Ability in communicating effectively in English & Turkish

Skills

• Agile and resilient to work under pressure and in a complex global environment mastering stakeholder engagement.
• Drive for results - Passionate about and perseveres in the pursuit of challenging stretch goals. Demonstrates energy, drive and enthusiasm when striving to accomplish and improve results
• Interpersonal effectiveness - facilitate in building trust and engagement amongst teams and stakeholders.
• Inspiring, motivational, and accountable people leader, able to manage remote and cross-cultural teams, connect people and ideas understanding cultural differences.
• Able to create and drive adoption and execution of a shared vision and strategy for change.
• Ability to interact with senior stakeholders cross effectively and efficiently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including storytelling, and effective presentations
• Drive Change Management initiatives whilst comfortable with ambiguity
• High business acumen and personal mastery
• Strong in project and time management for complex projects

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
  • TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
  • PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
  • CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
  • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

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