Unilever

Unilever is currently hiring for Global Procurement Senior Coordinator - Surfactants

ABOUT UNILEVER

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JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are passionate about shaping the future of our Surfactants Portfolio and contributing to procurement initiatives that drive sustainability, innovation, and operational excellence, then this role is just for you!

Surfactants are a fundamental raw material for our Home Care, Beauty & Wellbeing and Personal Care businesses across all UL regions. Surfactants procurement is managed by the Global Materials portfolio. The surfactants supply chain is spread across many regions with a large number of global, regional and local suppliers.

Managing the surfactants portfolio successfully requires very deep understanding of the value chain, including feedstock / raw materials, logistics, local duties and taxes, energy, utilities, and many more.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Deliver Procurement Key Performance Indicators such as value improvement programs, innovation delivery, payment terms extension, cost target, gross margin improvement, traceability & sustainability, in line with sourcing strategies and compliance management.
• Lead execution of :
  • Transformative, resilience and innovation projects in LATAM, NA, EU: Develop contingency plans and alternative materials and/or suppliers to secure key materials, collaborate with R&D, market teams and suppliers.
  • Complexity reduction projects in LATAM & NA; continuously improve ways of working.
  • Procurement basics, e.g. CLM / SAP contracts creation & updates, SQA/RS, specifications, vendor master data, cash reporting, invoices resolution (P2P).
  • Tasks to support Unilever’s NDPE continuity.
• Execute price forecast, incl. comprehensive understanding of price, volumes, spend; improve supplier cost models to enhance transparency of cost drivers, maintain price accuracy.
• Assist the Procurement Manager with the tendering process, benchmarking, and total cost analysis.
• Monitor volumes, price and spend actuals and forecasts.
• Ensure material availability by working closely with suppliers and consuming countries.
• Lead and support cost savings initiatives in line with sourcing strategies and compliance management.
• Support the management and maintenance of supplier relationships and internal relationships with market teams.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degreed.
• Fluent in English with excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills.
• Experience in Procurement, preferably with experience in raw materials/chemicals.
• Excellent Excel skills are absolute non-negotiable
• Nice to have experience/knowledge in AI basic tools

Skills

• Absolute attention to detail, thorough and diligent, must take pride in the quality of their work and deliverables.
• Thinking 3 steps ahead, planning proactively now for what needs to be done today to make progress in the future
• Proactive, self-driven, responsible, gets things done’ attitude
• Very fast, proactive learner, must have the personal desire and passion for learning, soak up information, process it and apply it quickly
• Focus to help the Team and the Business, not just one’s individual priorities
• Critical thinking: question EVERTHING, take nothing for granted – anything and everything can be improved!

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.