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Main Job Purpose:

Procurement is reallocating and outsourcing all transactional and repetitive supplier operations and finance operations activities as part of the “Procurement with Purpose” strategy and Unilever’s journey to become more Future-Fit.

Within MBS, Assistant Strategic Sourcing Manager of outsourcing portfolio is responsible for supporting development and implementation of Outsourcing strategy for finance and supplier operations, working closely with stakeholders, and supporting them in implementation, as well as managing global supplier relationship.

The role will need to foster and build a culture of collaboration and support excellent execution of our strategies while fostering deep relationships with our stakeholders and suppliers.

This role will report to Global Portfolio Lead, Outsourcing, MBS

Key Accountabilities:

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, over half of them in MBS. 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.

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, Divisions, Markets, and functions to drive 4G growth through strategic supplier management, cost and value management, sustainability, and innovation, aligned with Unilever’s Compass. The team manages an annual spend of 10B Euro with a supplier base of about 40,000.

The Procurement Assistant Strategic Sourcing Manager for outsourcing will increase effectiveness of our outsourced services by creating an expertise-driven model, streamlining accountabilities, building capabilities, and leveraging knowledge, relationships, and business strategies.

Key Accountabilities:

• Part of the team managing spend of appx 45 Mn across Finance & Supplier Operations globally

• Lead regional/global strategic sourcing projects (Rfx), lead CPM process, carry out negotiation, commercials alignment, planning and execution so as to deliver best possible commercial benefit to Unilever

• Manage the sourcing project from PMO perspective and liaise with business stakeholders, VMO, tax, legal, finance, supplier and other internal members for on time contract alignment, query resolution, and approvals.

• Ensure contractual commitments are in place and signed off by stakeholders, legal and finance as appropriate.

• Align with finance team on commercial benefits and report it in Unilever tool.

• Work with business, cross functional teams and vendors for any new contract change requirements, approvals and ensure contractual compliance.

• Work with Strategic Sourcing Manager, Portfolio Lead, regional/global stakeholders, and supplier ops to determine preferred supplier listings and agreeing rate cards for suppliers.

• Proactively work with supplier and finance Ops to ensure day to day transactional work is being supported and make use of eProcurement tools to deliver increased value.

• Work closely with Key UniOps stakeholders and Strategic Sourcing Manager to develop and deliver market specific portfolio strategies.

• Identify new savings pipeline projects and a plan to meet the yearly savings and cash targets.

• Manage escalations, issues arising from markets and work closely with partner and internal teams to close the gap.

• Proactively ensure transparency and compliance with business policies for sourcing activities

• Support any side projects or initiatives being carried out at local/global level.

Experience Required:

(Please detail essential and desirable experience, including no. of years.)

Qualification/experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in business, finance, or supply chain management. 

• 5+ years of procurement experience (Indirect Procurement experience will be preferred)

• Knowledgeable in Sourcing, negotiation and contracting. Understanding of supply market, value chain, and FMCG knowledge. Knowledge of Outsourcing and other business services portfolios is a strong plus.

• Experience in supplier relationship management

• Experience on medium-large scale project management

• Knowledge of Unilever business systems is a plus i.e., Coupa, CPM, CLM, SRS, buyer’s console and Aravo, as well as Analytical tools (Excel, powerBI)

General Skills & Competencies

• Ability to work under pressure and in a complex global environment balancing a broad spectrum of stakeholder requirements.

• Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity and learning through change.

• Able to support the adoption and execution of a shared vision and strategy for change, whilst managing the interface between “day to day” and improvement projects

• Ability to interact with stakeholders effectively and efficiently to understand their needs and deliver effective balanced solutions.

• Passion for continuous improvement

• Result driven and demonstrate strong analytical and conceptual problem-solving skills; excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills. Working knowledge of financial and business acumen

• Stakeholder management and people skills

• Be able to effectively lead and engage with cross functional global teams and a willingness to take responsibility and accountability.  Be a self-starter with the ability to deliver results in a lean, agile organization and be able to adapt to changing priorities.

Travel:

Not expected

Contacts:

Internal:

Procurement:

• Outsourcing and UniOps teams of global market, local business teams

• Sourcing teams

• Supplier Operations and Finance operation in UniOps

• Procurement Strategy and Insights

• Procurement Partners and Purpose team

  Business partners:

• UniOpsVMO

• Finance

• Supply Chain Divisions

• Finance

• Sustainability

• Legal

• Tax

• Treasury

• HR

External:

• External Partners

• Suppliers

Reporting Channel:

(Please show where the job lies within the department, including superior(s) & subordinate(s).)

Reporting into Global Portfolio Lead, Outsourcing, MBS

Job Category: Supply Chain

Job Category: Chaîne d'approvisionnement

Job Category: Supply Chain

Job Type: Procurement Supervisor - Portfolio

Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals