Assistant Procurement Manager : Skin Care

Title: Assistant Procurement Manager : Skin Care

Location: Mumbai HO

Function: Procurement

Req ID- R-1164144

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.

Introduction and Background

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 better 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.

Main job purpose:

The main purpose of the job is to manage the raw material cost, service & innovations for the Skincare India business which is clocking over 600 ME turnover.

The role would be pivotal in driving & delivering the business agenda from procurement side and would partner with the Brand Managers, Supply Chain Planners, Finance Managers & Global Buyers to ensure best in class cost & service. 

A successful procurement professional is expected to be:

• Outstanding in idea generation, ideas that are forward thinking and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage.
• Strong at selling ideas to his/her business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and communicating it accordingly.
• Appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution – an eagle eye for detail.
• Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets trends and is willing to lead, follow or get out of the way.
• Genuinely committed to Unilever’s sustainably lead business model, connected with Unilever and the business agenda.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage Procurement deliverables for existing & new brands by:
  • Ensuring timely availability and contract closure for all raw materials
  • Meeting the savings target of the business by engaging closely with suppliers, global buyers & internal stakeholders
  • Executing procurement related actions for new innovations
  • Generation of new saving ideas by introducing new materials and/or suppliers.
  • Lead the raw material monthly forecasting for the Skincare business
  • Proactively engage with suppliers and communicate any foreseeable changes/risk in material availability and cost. 
  • Create & coordinate on resilience risk assessment and mitigation plan
  • Lead Procurement input for decision making at leadership team level (GCIT meetings for example) e.g. pricing of materials, resilience risk statements, lead times, savings potentials and financial impact 
  • Hand over the projects to the relevant BU procurement team for implementation
  • Manage the procurement deliverables for complexity reduction programmes.
  • Secure supplier capacity and capability for strategic growth.
  • Lead/support Sustainability projects (ex. better, less and no plastic agenda) 

Contacts:

Internal

Procurement:

• Procurement team, Portfolio
• Procurement team, Collaborative Manufacturing
• Procurement team, Strategy & Insights
• Procurement operations team, Category BU

Supply Chain:

• Supply Chain Category Planning

R&D:

• Global R&D, packaging and formulation
• Science &Technology

Marketing:

• Global Brand Development

Finance:

• Brand Finance
• Procurement Finance

Legal:

• Regulatory Affairs

External

• Suppliers

Skills:

General Skills:

• Self-Management (priority setting, risk analysis, resources)
• Take ownership and responsibility; have energy and drive
• Be result and solution oriented; be able to solve (unexpected) problems (in short notice)
• Networking and relationship management
• Excellent communication skills
• Analytical skills
• Drive for team alignment; be able to work in networks; be able to work independently
• Ability to work in virtual teams

Procurement Operations Skills:

• Project management/analytical skills
• Good understanding of business economics
• Supply Market Intelligence and Analysis - Collecting Relevant Information; Analyzing Supply and Demand Market Behavior and Understanding Key Cost Drivers and Price Trends
• Managing Alliances and Relationships (e.g. managing the Ongoing Relationship to Deliver Value to the Business)
• Partnering with Suppliers to win
• Driving sustainability through Procurement

Essential

• Minimum 3 years' experience in procurement preferably in FMCG
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Strong communication skills.

Preferred:

• Experience working in multiple geographies.
• Experience in dealing across cultures and time zones.

All official offers from Unilever are issued only via our Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Offers from individuals or unofficial sources may be fraudulent - please verify before proceeding.