procurement agent Port Sunlight, England
Job description
Job Title: Procurement Assistant, B&W EU
Location: Port Sunlight Office&Factories
JOB PURPOSE
The Beauty and Wellbeing Category covers a variety of well-known brands such as Andrelon, Tresemme, Dove, Vaseline, Simple and Sunsilk to name a few.
The Category Procurement team is the face of the business to the Portfolio Procurement teams (buyers) and suppliers and the face of procurement to the full cross functional team, such as Marketing, Supply Chain and R&D.
Your role as Category Procurement Lead is to create top and bottom-line growth and value for the business unit through a deep understanding of our category strategies and deployment of the procurement strategies in our BU. You will be directly exposed to all major functions and to the regional category leadership team frequently.
You will be responsible for leading the procurement activities related to Innovation, cost savings, sustainability, in/out-sourcing, project management and strategic projects, either translating and influencing business needs into requests to buyers or engaging with the cross functional team to assure procurement topics are highlighted and addressed with the project teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Innovation / Renovation projects:
Participate in cross functional project teams for Innovation and Renovation as the Procurement partner
Lead Procurement input for decision making at leadership team level (innovation gatekeeping meetings for example) e.g. pricing of materials, risk statements, lead times, savings potentials and financial impact
Brief Portfolio Procurement on upcoming innovations and initiate contracting requests to the buyers,
Identify (new) raw and pack materials introduced by Innovation projects together with business partners and ensure timely introduction, at a competitive price, ensuring supplier selection is in line with our Procurement Strategies and with sufficient capacity for growth
As part of OTIF project delivery follow-up with Portfolio Procurement and suppliers to secure supplier capacity and capability for strategic growth and ensure contract creation and 1st delivery in a timely manner to meet first production dates
Cost Management
Act as the procurement interface for the Category team’s 5S related activities.
Support on delivering the material cost management targets and building the strategic roadmap for the value improvement workstream, in line with USLP and E-comm Unit strategy.
Support on 5S projects (e.g. alternative supplier approvals, material changes) and ensure they are recorded by the Procurement Portfolio teams in our savings reporting systems.
Lead 5S workshops and support regular 5S updates in the Category.
Constantly monitor Gross Material Cost Impact and ensure business partners are clear on how much our savings program contribute to the GM ambition of the category and how material inflation is developing.
Other
Support ASA/ AMA (alternative supplier/alternative material) projects delivery for either resilience or 5S reasons
Support on regulatory related topics (e.g. Reach, origin of materials, regulatory changes that may impact business and category)
Support Procurement Operations with insights from business
Lead/support Sustainability projects (PCR Agenda)
ALL ABOUT YOU
MINDSET
Be outstanding in idea generation, ideas (savings or disruptive innovations on raw and packaging materials) that are forward thinking and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage.
Strong at selling ideas to his/her business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and communicating it accordingly.
Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets trends and is willing to lead, follow or get out of the way.
Behave as a Partner to Win ambassador and demonstrate the value Procurement adds to the business.
Appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution – an eagle eye for detail.
Genuinely committed to Unilever’s sustainably lead business model, connected with Unilever and the business agenda.
SKILLS
Self Management (priority setting, risk analysis, resources)
Take ownership and responsibility; have energy and drive
Be result and solution oriented
Networking and relationship management
Excellent communication skills
Analytical skills
Project management skills
Drive for team alignment; be able to work in networks; be able to work independently
Ability to work in virtual teams
Good understanding of business economics
Supply Market Intelligence and Analysis - Collecting Relevant Information; Analyzing Supply and Demand Market Behavior and Understanding Key Cost Drivers & Price Trends
Managing Partnerships and Relationships (e.g. managing the ongoing relationship to deliver value to the business)
EXPERIENCE EXPECTED
University/Bachelor degree and relevant experience
Relevant working experience in Procurement or Supply Chain, preferably in FMCG
Experience of working in cross functional project teams
Experience on building strong governance
Project management experience
Experience within MS Office, SAP (PowerBI, Power Automate and Power App will be an advantage)
NOTES
About Unilever
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.
Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’
What We Offer
Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.
Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.
Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together for better business performance. We want to push boundaries, and have the flexibility needed to keep adapting in an ever-changing, more dynamic world. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
As part of your hiring journey, we are happy to support requests for reasonable adjustments, to improve your recruitment experience.
To find out more, including more information about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here.
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