Latam Logistics Procurement Senior Manager

Unilever is currently hiring forLatam Logistics Procurement Senior Manager

Hybrid working.

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.

JOB PURPOSE

Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, 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 passionate about procurement logistics and supply chain E2E strategy and implemetation in a very dynamic environment and data driven decision  then this role is just for you.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Interface with Customer Operatins stakeholders to ensure clear business needs, clear communication and alignment on the ways of work.

• Co-lead Customer Operations and Procurement Logistics strategy and roadmap.

• Define and execute the right sourciong plan, strategy and tatical implementation to leverage the main market opportunities.

Manage and develop a high-performance team, generating a health work environment, focusing on D&I, deliverables and business sustainability.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• Develop and implement Logistic strategy, aligned with local needs and in close cooperation with the global procurement team

• Analyze and develop deep understanding of the supply markets, including external economic factors which influence those markets

• Identify and build partnership with key suppliers and guarantee Supplier compliance (audits, specifications, general terms and conditions)

• Perform cost modelling and benchmarking analysis, to optimize the end-to-end value chain

• Develop contingency plans and alternatives to ensure supply security

• Monitor overall performance of the supply network and ensure continuous improvement

• Deliver bottom line savings by working together with Suppliers, Operations Team and Transportation to identify and implementing cost saving programs

• Provide the business with accurate Transportation price forecasting, which includes market conditions understanding, price trends and future markets trends to enable proper budgeting and price forecasting

• Contract management

• Drive and Implement the Sustainability agenda (e.g: GNV/electric vehicles)

• Drive and Implement Innovation and Digital agenda (e.g: e-tender, new technologies & capabilities like should cost analysis)

Skills

• Higher professional education / university degree

• Experience in Procurement and Supply Chain is important

• Proven Experience in Procurement Logistics

• Supply Chain experience (Planning and Logistics Operations)

• High degree of interpersonal, negotiation, influencing skills

• Advanced English and Spanish written and verbal communication skills

• Expert knowledge in excel and PowerPoint

• Excellent analytical skills with ability to extract, organize, analyze significant amount of data

• Team management

• Attention to detail and aptitude to solve complex problems

• Enjoy working in a virtual and multicultural working environment

• Hybrid working

Leadership

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.

• You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

• Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.

• TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.

• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

• CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

• BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

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. 

Travel documentation updated and mobility to travel into full Latam region.

En tant qu'employeur responsable et inclusif, Unilever est attentif à la diversité et à la mixité de ses équipes. Nos recruteurs sont engagés et veillent à l'application de processus de recrutement non-discriminants.

Tous nos postes sont ouverts aux personnes en situation de handicap et Unilever accompagne ses collaborateurs dans la mise en place d'éventuels aménagements de poste et de dispositifs d'accessibilité.