Assistant Procurement Manager Markets Europe (Senior Buyer)

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 an action driven person who excels in operations and has strategic thinking, great negotiation skills and hungry to deep dive into agricultural supply chains, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE:

Operations (50%)

• Enter contracts and managing daily end-to-end operations for Unilever supply across 20+ sites (both in-house and contract manufacturing) in Europe with Europe planning team.

• Address quality deviations with the factory quality team.

• Manage supply challenges and implement risk management strategies to mitigate potential disruptions.

• Support flawless portfolio transfers based on Unilever's business strategy.

• Build strong working relationships with market teams to reflect local business requirements, including service and quality, in your portfolio strategy.

• Excel in various reporting (savings, resilience etc.)

• Manage compliance (e.g.: responsible sourcing, sustainable sourcing etc.)

• Handle payment issues and supplier on-boarding, changes.

• Portfolio Strategy & Negotiations (50%)

• Conduct negotiations with competitive outcome.

• Analyze and develop a deep understanding of supply markets, including external economic factors, and optimize the end-to-end value chain.

• Develop resilience plans and alternatives to ensure supply security.

• Deliver bottom-line savings & cash by identifying and landing key opportunities.

• Collaborate with Suppliers and internal cross-functional teams to land improvement programs.

• Provide accurate price forecasting, including market conditions, price trends, and future market trends to enable Unilever finance proper budgeting and forecasting.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Strong negotiation skills and business acumen.

• Strong track record of cross-functional teamwork.

• Result and solution oriented with outstanding level of agility.

• Outstanding learning, analytical skills, digitally savvy and great in execution, in a complex environment.

• Strong communications skills, ability to engage and influence others internally and externally.

• Initiative-taker with strong accountability, responsibility, and leadership skills.

• An eagle eye for the details.

• Proactive and able to work independently and virtually.

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Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor`s degree in Supply chain management or procurement.

• Minimum 5 years of procurement or operations experience, ideally in international environment.

• Proficiency in supply chain systems such as SAP, Pega NPP, Anaplan, HICX, and Velocity.

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Skills:

• Great analytical and Excel skills

• Strong financial acumen

• Negotiations, experience in agricultural materials is a plus

•  Project management

• Fluent English

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.

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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.