ob Title:

Sr. Executive, Procurement ,Oral Care -South Asia

Department:

Procurement

Profession

Supply Chain

Work Level:     

WL1C

Location

Mumbai

Main Job Purpose:

Leading Raw Material Network for DMT for India Region

Drive savings program to land in-year ambition and create healthy pipeline for next year

Represent South Asia in global forums for material roadmap and localisation/value generating strategies

Land material sustainability projects (single sourcing materials resilience program)

Key Accountabilities:

Implement strategies for the procurement of the respective portfolios.
Follow market conditions, prepare price trends and formulate future markets trends for the business.Support the business with accurate price forecasting (with global buyers). Prepares information on purchase prices and conditions to enable proper budgeting and cash forecasting.Identify metrics, tools and process to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies.Work closely with the R&D and Category Procurement teams to support the launch of innovations and new product developmentInitiate and drive complexity reduction projects (e.g. harmonisation of specifications and suppliers)Delivery of the savings programmes for the specific materials.Deliver the Operation Cash Flow and Working Capital plans for the specific materials/services and suppliers.Manage supply chain issues (e.g. crisis management).Measure and manage overall performance of suppliers.

Responsibilities:

To implement Unilever procurement strategiesTo manage relationship with appropriate supplier base that would meet the needs of the businessTo directly lead or co-ordinate large procurement projects him/herself as needed.To deliver cost savings based on sourcing strategies and compliance management.To continuously improve ways of working and optimise procurement activities.To handle complex and diverse customer, supplier or operational issues within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.To ensure the satisfaction of Unilever's internal customers with the services provided by the procurement organizationTo lead the rationalization of suppliers, materials and services that meet Unilever's business requirementsTo support the collaboration with senior functional leaders to establish both short and long-term business objectives.To lead cross-functional initiatives and represent Unilever's interests in the management of external strategic relationships.To support the sustainability agenda in the procurement of materials and services.

Professional Skills:

Strategic Supplier PartnershipsPortfolio Strategy DevelopmentStakeholder Management and CommunicationTalent Catalyst

ESSENTIAL

University degree
At least 5-8 years experience in Procurement or Supply ManagementExperience on large-scale change management projects

Travel:

Contacts:

Procurement:

- Procurement team, Portfolio

- Procurement operations team, Category

- Procurement operations team, Geography
 

R&D

Science and Technology

Global Product Design

Supply Chain:
- Supply Chain Category Planning

- Supply Chain Innovation Planning

IT

Legal

Finance

Marketing
Global Category Teams

External:

Suppliers

Agents

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3rd Party Service Providers

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