Assistant Strategic Sourcing Manager, Marketing, Promo & Commerce

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, over half of them in MBS. 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 customer’s 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 ambition is based on three key drivers: being Purpose-Led, Value-Driven, and Future-Fit.

ABOUTMBS

MBS, Unilever’s Marketing and Business Services Procurement team, is responsible for Unilever’s sourcing and supplier strategy and execution for all third party spend across Marketing, Business Services, and IT, supporting the business requirements of Brands, Business Groups, Business Units and functions to drive 4G growth through strategic supplier management, cost and value management, sustainability, and innovation, aligned with Unilever’s Compass & procurement Lighthouse Strategy. The team manages an annual spend of ~9B Euro with a supplier base of about 40,000. Within MBS, the Assistant Sourcing Manager is responsible for the Promo portfolio for Greater Asia, specifically for Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.

The Asistant Manager will work together with our Customer Development/CMI /Finance functions to increase effectiveness of our promo materials & services procurement by streamlining accountabilities, building capabilities, digital path, leveraging knowledge, relationships, and business strategies across markets.

He/she needs to focus on increase efficiency of promo material &services sourcing and creating smooth operation for stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:

• Understand the business needs related to promo portfolio ; translate the business requirements regarding the Markets in scope by working very closely with the Strategic Sourcing Manager and Portfolio Strategy Lead.
• Connect strategy & execution of Global POSM portfolio into the Market goals and priorities, aligned with Unilever Compass, Lighthouseand OneMBS strategies.
• Work together with Local Stakeholders and functions (Customer Development, Finance, F4G CMI) execute the sourcing strategies.
• Deliver against financial targets and other KPIs (including value delivery) as per business plan objectives, accountable for delivery of results for Greater Asia.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, to support business, market, MBS and Procurement priorities and enable rapid alignment and deployment.
• Ensure Portfolio fundamentals (i.e., data consistency, data insights, recurring stakeholder communications, contracts, quality processes etc.) are all put in place for Markets in scope.
• Future proof the portfolio for the Markets by driving digital approaches, while building technology enablers to help manage selected portfolio and scope, via an impactful sustainability agenda.
• Support internal performance management and reporting including creation and stewardship of relevant key performance indicators.

Qualification/experience

• 3-6 years of procurement or shopper marketing experience.
• Experience in managing complex portfolio/category, at global or multi-regional level is desired.
• Good at negotiation and contracting.
• Understanding of supply market, value-chain, and FMCG knowledge. Knowledge of POSM portfolio and supply markets a strong plus.
• Experience in strategic supplier relationship management.

General Skills & Competencies

• Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity
• Delivers change whilst managing the interface between “day to day” and improvement projects.
• Passion for continuous improvement
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations
• High financial and business acumen
• Good at project and time management
• Stakeholder management and people skills
• Passion and practical creativity

Travel:

International travel might be required. Not projected to require more than 20% on average (may vary based on location).

Contacts:

Internal:

Procurement:

• MBS LT
• Sourcing teams
• Supplier Operations in UniOps
• Procurement Strategy and Insights

Business partners:

• Customer Development
• CMI
• Marketing
• BG/BU
• Finance
• Legal

External:

• External Partners
• Suppliers

Reporting Channel:

Reporting into Strategic Sourcing Manager, Marketing, Greater Asia.

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