Procurement Manager

JOB DESCRIPTIONS

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Supports the execution of regional strategic sourcing projects and is responsible for local negotiation planning & execution, ensuring commercial benefit (savings) captured in benefits tools and signed off by finance 
• Working with Strategic Sourcing Manager, Portfolio Lead, regional stakeholders and supplier ops to determine preferred supplier listings and agreeing rate cards for regional suppliers 
• Proactively work with Supplier Ops to ensure day to day transactional work is being supported and making use of eProcurement tools to deliver increased value 
• Working closely with Key PMU stakeholders and Strategic Sourcing Manager to develop and delivery market specific portfolio strategies 
• Providing credible market data and local supplier segmentation, creating detailed budget and spend analysis to identify sourcing pipeline and plan that meets local business needs 
• Ensuring contractual commitments are in place and signed off by stakeholders, legal and finance as appropriate 
• Manage escalation issues arising from markets and seek help from Strategic Sourcing manager or Portfolio lead as needed 
• Proactively ensure transparency and compliance with business policies for sourcing activities in the PMU. 
• Ensuring that stakeholders are complying to company policy and guidelines, providing tips and tools to help local buying in markets where procurement resource is unavailable.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• 3+ 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 HR, Workforce and other business services portfolios is a strong plus. 
• Experience in supplier relationship management.
• Experience on small-scale project management. 
• Knowledge of Unilever business systems is a plus i.e., Coupa, CLM, SRS and Aravo, as well as Analytical tools (Excel, powerBI) 
• Experience on large-scale project management roles
• Demonstrated and proven leadership capabilities to lead a virtual team
• Working knowledge of financial and business acumen 
• Ability to work under pressure and in a complex 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 
• Digital and analytics knowledge
• Experience with cost models
• Experience in Procurement transformation projects, tools and technologies.
• Ability to interact with stakeholders cross effectively and efficiently functionally to understand their needs and deliver effective balanced solutions 
• Passion for continuous improvement 

Key Accountability

• Delivery of sourcing strategy, implementation through contracting and negotiations strategy
• Delivery of Financial KPI’s: Nett Savings, cash
• Sustainability targets, RPP targets,
• Resilience program implementation
• Complexity reduction program delivery
• Continuous process improvement, financial forecasting
• Effective supplier communications and engagement in key programs
• New supplier scanning
• Support PMU’s in Operations and Sustainability
• Ensuring Suppliers are Compliant

Skills

• Accountability and responsibility 
• Subject matter expertise
• Negotiation & communications skills
• Multi-tasking
• Robust verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations as an added advantage 
• Stakeholder management and people skills 
• Practical creativity