Logistics Procurement Manager

ABOUT UNILEVER IN KATOWICE

It is Unilever’s in-house centre of business partnering and operational excellence in the area of finance services, supply chain, customs, procurement, integrated planning and performance delivery. There are 300 people in Katowice Hub.

The modern Katowice Hub office, whose interiors were designed according to the principles of sustainable development, is located in the city centre of Katowice, Poland.
We are working in the hybrid way to use the time spent in the office to influence collaboration and straighten the team spirit, using special designed for this purpose office areas.

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 have a passion for procurement, and more specifically logistics and cross-border transportation procurement, you want to develop innovative and disruptive procurement strategies, you thrive on owning the end to end sourcing process, you actively utilize market intelligence to develop new suppliers and technologies and most importantly you have thrive on implementing the right carrier and network strategies to ensure our products reach our customers, then this role is just for you!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• End to end sourcing process from internal needs understanding, through definition and implementation of the right procurement strategy for the scope and running of sourcing events (Rfx), leading negotiations, contracting as well as contract approval cycles and signing.

• Build market intelligence to understand cost drivers, inflation development and potential new service providers/technologies that could disrupt the business and help extra capacity creation.

• Work with the European stakeholders to develop the appropriate network development strategies

• Business partnering to the logistics operational team in the markets to deliver fuel for growth projects to achieve cost and service level targets and drive benchmark activities

• Develop, implement and drive the (annual) procurement strategies for the primary international and inbound suppliers

• 3 Year Strategic Plan Development

• Proactively identify and deliver Savings, Inflation Mitigation and Cash to (over) achive the set targets through identification and proposals for cost reduction/continuous performance improvement (supplier) opportunities.

• Annual Business Plan development with the Global procurement team and Partnering with Finance on tracking performance on a monthly basis.

• Drive Supplier management in line with their strategic importance to the business

• Joint Business Planning with key suppliers to drive value delivery (Partner to Win)

• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.

• Develop supplier service Levels, track and analyze supplier performance data, proposing priorities for performance improvement and follow up monitoring actions.

• Point of escalation for supplier non-performance as appropriate

• Act as point of contact for the business issues/questions relating to assigned portfolio.

• Manage escalations/disruption with suppliers and the business

• Driving Sustainability initiatives for CO2 reduction and innovation relevant for Logistics within those markets

• Develop & lead the Logistics procurement digital agenda for this portfolio

• Lead a team of 2 with a further 5 direct reports

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS :

• Minimum 7 years in Procurement or Supply Chain roles with understanding and experience of Logistics

• Understanding and experience of Logistics and logistics procurement

• Strong negotiation skills (Commercial and Contractual)

• Demonstrated business and commercial acumen

• Procurement Strategy development and implementation

• Excellent Communication skills

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and peers effectively

• Experience of leading, managing and developing teams

• Familiarity with eAuction platforms and auction strategy development preferred

SKILLS :   

Key skills:

• Procurement sourcing strategy (development and implementation)

• Supplier analysis

• Strong negotiation skills (commercial and contractual)

• Strategic partnerships

• Sourcing resilience

• Collaboration

• Communication, Stakeholder management and Influencing skills

• Cost Modelling

• Supplier Relationship Management

Additional Skills

• Risk management

• Industry analysis

• Competitive analysis

• Contract management

• Sustainable sourcing

• Innovation sourcing

• Crisis management

• Program management

• Financial acumen

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.

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. 

WHAT WE OFFER

• Hybrid work and flexibility

• Opportunities for the development and improvement of qualifications

• Sharing the cost of professional training & courses

• Benefits: company car, 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

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.