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Collaborative Manufacturing (CM) is growing in terms of scope and relevance for our Business.Under the new Compass Organization, Procurement is hiring a Global CM Assistant Procurement Manager. This newly created role will report to the global CM procurement manager PC and global toothbrush procurement manager, been the Procurement business partner to Personal Care Business Group and product technologies under scope and the Global SC CM team on strategic projects. This role requires deep dive analytics, great understanding of continuous improvement plans, market scouting and supplier selection capabilities, as well as E2E SC understanding.
Job Responsibility:
Support in shaping the new PC CM supply network for a more efficient set up
Support portfolio strategy execution and reporting of all key initiatives
Ensure competitive buying through cost model analysis, benchmarking, and execution of buying strategy (ie. E-tender)
Build strong relationship and work collaboratively with BU CM buyers and global portfolio buyer, ensuring products are delivered at an optimal cost, high quality and service and with compliance to Unilever’s responsibility sourcing
Lead buying/supply resilience initiatives and co-drive specs optimization/sustainability projects with R&D
Lead supplier scouting to boost our Premium /unmissable brand agenda
Support category strategies and work closely with cross functional teams (Planning, Sourcing Unit, R&D and Marketing) to deliver key projects
Foresee trends by staying close to market, communicate effectively with stakeholders
Consolidate, validate, and analyse global data related to key BG products (including toothbrush) under scope
Identify areas of opportunities for Value generation projects, including potential cross sourcing alternatives
Explore/ Scout market possibilities for new supply alternatives for key relevant technologies in the portfolio
Build market knowledge on trends, market capabilities, strategy shifts, geo-political influences to provide market insight to internal stakeholders and support strategic decision (bringing the outside in)
Participate to the global products technology/format capacity allocation to deliver sustainable growth for the BG
Requirements:
Procurement professional with at least 3 years of experience across procurement operations and sourcing
Expertise in handling 3rd parties manufacturing / packaging buying
Strong negotiation and communication skills
Strong analytical capabilities (incl. finance)
Strong ability in managing multiple stakeholders, projects, and deadlines, with strong analytical & negotiation skills and “can do” mentality
Financial acumen for business cases and reporting
Experience in Procurement transformation projects, tools, and technologies
Self-starter mentality
Ability to interact with people from different cultures and backgrounds
Experience in Cross Functional working
Experience and understanding of business processes and SAP systems
Appetite for change and eagerness to collaborating with stakeholders to drive change & improvements