ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. Our strategy begins with a purpose that places consumers at the heart of everything we do: Brighten everyday life for all. Our goal is to deliver best-in-class performance with market-making, unmissably superior brands. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business.We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

ABOUT PROCUREMENT

Part of the Supply Chain family, Procurement is responsible for over 30B Euro of material and services spend globally with more than 60,000 suppliers. Getting the right services and materials, sustainably sourced and ensuring responsible procurement is critical to ensuring our brands with purpose grow. Our teams work closely with the business to understand stakeholders needs, bring innovation to meet changing consumer, employees and customers needs, and drive financial value for Unilever through competitive buying. We’re at the forefront of digital procurement, bringing new tools and analytics to drive data-based decisions. Our strategy is ‘Procurement with Purpose’ and focuses on buying responsibly, buying better, and growing together with partners around the world. Our ambition is based on three key drivers: being Purpose-Led, Value-Driven, and Future-Fit.

Main Responsibilities:

Part of the Americas Packaging team.

Responsible and accountable of a spend for certain packaging portfolios.

Develop global and regional buying strategy development to support business needs

Deliver cost savings and value creation

Develop and cultivate a proper supplier relationship management program

Lead and support global and/or regional negotiations

Ensuring supplier compliance to Unilever standards

Contribute towards Unilever’s sustainability commitments and delivery of targets (e.g. plastics, deforestation, climate, living wage, etc.)

Constantly identify and develop suppliers and new origins to deliver business growth and innovation priorities

Communicate and execute the supply strategies and maintain connections with key Business Units and Business Groups

Execute contract negotiations, leveraging the business and digital tools for support as needed

Follow market conditions and lead price forecasting cycles to enable proper budgeting and cash forecasting

Collaborate with the relevant R&D and technical expert teams to ensure the technical and commercial programs are fully integrated

Support cross functional project teams for packaging material sourcing for innovation projects (e.g. supplier sourcing input, pricing input, capacity input, etc.)

Provide sourcing and commercial input to Business Unit and Business Group procurement teams

Support packaging value improvement programs such as product logic savings projects, alternative supplier approvals, and alternate material approvals

Qualifications & Skills

University/bachelor’s degree or relevant experience

Working experience in procurement or supply chain (preferably within FMCG)

Experience in managing supplier relationships and leading negotiations

Familiar with cost modeling and contracting strategies

Basic understanding of finance

Strong analytics skills including a deep knowledge of Excel

Strong communication skills, including the ability to concisely communicate to senior level internal and external stakeholders

Adept at working in a global virtual network with teammates and suppliers based across the world

Negotiation instinct, passion for learning, ability to navigate complex situations with a hands on business mind

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.