For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position and for this vacancy in principle we will consider candidates based in the set locations. If you are based outside of these locations and you are interested to apply, please feel free to do so but at this stage we will not take your application forward. We will only consider your application if a decision is made to also recruit outside of the set locations.

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside China, while location of the role is China, if successful, your internal application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer.  

You will be eligible for relocation support in the form of economy-class flights (to China), immigration support (if applicable).

I.Position Summary

Please explain in a few sentences the primary purpose of this position and its major objectives.

There is no portfolio in our Nutrition BG that gets such exposure, paired with breadth and impact on our final products, such as Flavours. If you want to actively play a role in shaping that portfolio, please read on.

The successful candidate will support the development and implementation of global material supply strategies for flavours for the Nutrition BG and be the first point of contact for the Asia markets.  

The candidate is expected to develop and lead multiple global/local projects simultaneously and support regions with implementation of those programs.

You are expected to be a self-starter, who is enthusiastic and independent

to manage and implement large impact and complex projects across all categories and markets and act as first-point of contact for activities that directly fall under your remit.

Additionally, the person will be responsible for implementation of projects in North Asia, South Asia and SEEA as well as tracking VIP projects those regions, whilst maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and delivering innovative technologies to drive growth and margin in all categories.

Position Responsibilities (Expected Work)

Please list four to six of the major responsibilities of this position in order of importance.  State for each what the impact of the responsibility is on the department, division and/or company.

Lead the relationship with the core suppliers (and non-core) for your regions and develop effective working relationship with key stakeholders at the suppliers to drive the UL agenda at their end. Lead and manage global innovation, value improvement and supply stability projects, specifically focusing on your regions, whilst interacting with multiple functional stakeholders Developing and implementing material strategies, ensuring global strategies can be translated to specific market requirements Develop robust relationships with key local and global suppliers to ensure alignment of all business activities between Unilever and supplier contacts, whilst managing internal stakeholders and associated changes of business priorities

4.  Responsibility for managing all reporting of VIP savings, contract management and CLM, forecasting and pricing data management

5. Lead a cross-category work-stream such as quality & service, resilience, specifications or other

III.Challenges

Describe the nature and the variety of the challenges and problems, which are regularly faced in the position.  Provide three to six examples.

1. Support a complex, evolving flavours portfolio.

2. Work with internal stakeholders across multiple Unilever product categories. Strategic influencing skills are required.

3. Balance conflicting priorities, including savings and supply security projects, negotiations, innovation projects, forecasting processes. Person needs to hold people accountable.

 4. Position requires strong analytical capabilities. Need to be organized and detail-oriented.  Clear and accurate in providing information to internal stakeholders and suppliers.

5. Work remotely from line Manager who is based in Europe.

Candidate needs to have a self-driven personality, happy to work independently + be able to lead projects and be part of a team

Analyse data trends to gather insights and propose improvements to drive portfolio efficiencies.

IV.Scope

Indicate important data applicable to this position which best describes its effect on the business.  **For example, size of the business, number of people, types of systems, budget responsibility.

1. Be responsible for ca. 150m EUR worth of spend as the global lead for Nutrition.

2. Support a material portfolio of EU 225+m EUR with significant supplier and material complexity

3. Geographical scope is primarily Global with specific focus on North Asia, South Asia and SEEA

V.Skills and Competencies

Please indicate the required skills and competencies required to capably perform in the position.

Key CompetenciesGrowth MindsetAccountability & Responsibility Bias for ActionProfessional SkillsSupply Market intelligence and AnalysisAlliance and Relationship ManagementData analyticsGeneral SkillsSelf-Management (priority setting, risk analysis, resources)Networking and relationship managementTake ownership and responsibility; have energy and driveDrive for team alignment; be able to work in networks; be able to work independently

Education & Training:

BA/BS University DegreeAdvanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint. Working knowledge of PLM, SAP, SRS, BPC.

Work Experience:

This position requires a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in any of the following areas:  Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, R&D, Marketing

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