Global Procurement Manager B&W Premium Packaging
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Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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Description
Location: Port Sunlight
Hybrid working: 3 days per week in office
Full time
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. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. 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 inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. 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.
PROCUREMENT
There has never been a more exciting time to be working in Procurement when you consider the sheer scale of what we are seeking to grow the business whilst doing good for our planet and our society. As Unilever Procurement adapts to the ever dynamic business environment, we will need to be agile in order to continue our track record of delivery in contributing to the top and bottom line. Inevitably, given the consistent and high quality of our delivery over the past few years, we will be asked to continue this rate of performance and indeed go over and above this standard to ensure the value provided is further enhanced across the scope of our remit. As well as ensuring that we are best in class in delivering the basics, we also have to look to the future and continuously evolve to meet the needs of our changing environment - reinventing ourselves for sustained competitive advantage. 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 innovations. This places great demands on the skills and expertise of all of us as Procurement professionals.
Job Purpose
Hybrid working: 3 days per week in office
Full time
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. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. 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 inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. 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.
PROCUREMENT
There has never been a more exciting time to be working in Procurement when you consider the sheer scale of what we are seeking to grow the business whilst doing good for our planet and our society. As Unilever Procurement adapts to the ever dynamic business environment, we will need to be agile in order to continue our track record of delivery in contributing to the top and bottom line. Inevitably, given the consistent and high quality of our delivery over the past few years, we will be asked to continue this rate of performance and indeed go over and above this standard to ensure the value provided is further enhanced across the scope of our remit. As well as ensuring that we are best in class in delivering the basics, we also have to look to the future and continuously evolve to meet the needs of our changing environment - reinventing ourselves for sustained competitive advantage. 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 innovations. This places great demands on the skills and expertise of all of us as Procurement professionals.
Job Purpose
Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead premium packaging (innovation, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. If you are dynamic, value oriented, experienced Procurement professional then this role is just for you.
What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be
What Will Your Main Responsibilities Be
- Develop and execute the Premium Packaging Procurement Strategy (incl. team set up) for Beauty & Wellbeing
- Fully responsible for end to end management of Premium Packaging spend
- Develop and manage the premium packaging supplier base across all key business dimensions: supply, resilience, agility, quality, responsible sourcing, sustainability, cost and cash
- Drive key innovations and other key procurement programs for the portfolio
- Actively support Unilever Sustainability Agenda
- Closely and constructively team up with the rest of the Beauty & Wellbeing team integrating premium packaging in innovations, CMs and actively drive Partnerships. Closely work with Strategy & Insights, Unilever Prestige and the B &W BUs, as well as the x-functional teams including R&D and Supply Chain.
- University degree
- Strong experience in Procurement (5-10 years)
- Team leadership experience is a plus
- Packaging/FMCG experience is also a plus
- Strong track record of delivering and executing portfolio strategies, cost savings and business value
- Experience in transformation programs
- Strategic sourcing
- Strategic thinking
- Negotiation
- Supplier risk management
- Supplier integration and supplier relationship management
- Identifying value creating and innovation opportunities
- Managing Sustainability in Supply Chains
- You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
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.