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.

Portfolio Context: 

Be a part of Unilever’s journey to become a global leader in sustainability and landing a future-fit business model that drives superior performance. The Unilever procurement team is an integral part of achieving these goals. The packaging portfolio will require an innovative thinker who can create value and think outside the box. Due to the nature of the packaging portfolio, this role has high complexity and needs structured management of many stakeholders, projects, and/or packaging solutions. Our suppliers are at the heart of everything we do. We need to work more closely than ever with suppliers to co-create sustainable practices and bigger and better initiatives with positive impact. This will be key to delivering value in this role. As Unilever procurement adapts to the ever-dynamic business environment, we will need to be agile to continue our track record of delivery bottom and top line of our businesses. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Support a spend spanning across corrugated packaging, folding cartons, and paper tubs & lids in North America 

Procurement strategy development for portfolio to support business needs 

Lead Value Chain Intervention project to ensure landing within timeline 

Develop and cultivate a proper supplier relationship management program 

Support the Ice Cream demerger over the next 12 to 24 months. 

Ensuring supplier RSP/Quality compliance to Unilever standards 

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 

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

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

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

Scout and qualify capable suppliers in the market for innovation projects. 

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

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:  

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS:  

Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience 

Experience in understanding and identifying opportunities with E2E Value Chain 

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

Experience in managing supplier relationships and leading negotiations 

Familiar with cost modeling and contracting strategies 

Basic understanding of finance 

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

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

SKILLS:     

Strong communication skills 

Strong analytics skills including a deep knowledge of Excel 

Adept at working in a global virtual network 

Professional negotiation models and techniques 

Comfort with systems such as Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, SAP CLM, and more 

Other skills: change management, forecasting and planning processes, and market operations 

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.