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Media Procurement Associate Director

United States, Hoboken Employment contract 141600.00 - 212500.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 17, 2026
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This is an exciting opportunity as part of Unilever media journey. We operate at the forefront of competitive buying, sustainable sourcing and purpose-led partnerships. We seek to combine our own technology expertise and insights with our partners, to support the creation of disruptive sourcing strategies and supplier-led innovation that respond to ever-changing consumer needs quickly, flexibly and effectively.

Job Responsibility

  • Partner with BUs and media leads to manage and optimize the end-to-end bidding process for media procurement.
  • Define and implement buying strategies across media channels to define optimal benefits for Unilever, balancing upfront negotiation and biddable approaches.
  • Lead negotiations with external suppliers across media channels, data and tech, ensuring value delivery and alignment with Unilever’s procurement principles.
  • Continuously evaluate cost drivers and market dynamics to inform and refine media bidding strategies.
  • Support the roll-out of new processes and digital tools to drive efficiency and transparency.
  • Provide regular insights and recommendations to senior leadership on market trends and competitiveness, supplier performance, and cost optimization opportunities.
  • Collaborate with media leads to translate business briefs into actionable procurement strategies.
  • Ensure delivery of value and innovation through supplier partnerships.
  • Deliver against financial targets and other KPIs (including value delivery, media efficiency and effectiveness) as per business plan objectives
  • Ensure Portfolio fundamentals (i.e. data consistency, data insights, recurring stakeholder communications, contracts, etc.) are all put in place

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (Marketing or similar preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience including buying media experience (required)
  • Deep and proven experience in media buying channels and media value chain players, including AI
  • Strategic sourcing, portfolio strategy expertise, with experience in managing complex portfolio/category
  • Expert in negotiation and contracting
  • Understanding of supply market, value chain, and FMCG knowledge. Knowledge of Media portfolios and supply markets.
  • Experience in strategic supplier relationship management
  • Experience on large-scale project management
  • Experience in shaping and leading transformational business process reengineering, with experience driving Change Management initiatives.
  • Ability to travel internationally approximately 20% of the time
  • Best in class analytics capabilities
  • Passion for new technology and disruptive ideas
  • 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 leading through change
  • Able to create and drive adoption and execution of a shared vision and strategy for change.
  • Ability to interact with senior stakeholders cross effectively and efficiently functionally to understand their needs and deliver effective balanced solutions
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations
  • High financial and business acumen
  • Strong in selling ideas and concepts
  • Strong in project and time management for complex global projects
  • Stakeholder management and people skills
  • Tenacious and resilient in the pursuit of challenging goals

What we offer

  • Bonus
  • Long-Term Incentive (LTI)
  • health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage)
  • retirement savings benefits
  • life insurance and disability benefits
  • parental leave
  • sick leave
  • paid vacation and holidays
  • access to numerous voluntary benefits

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