Assistant Procurement Manager – Logistics (WA) at Unilever

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 professional and competitive sourcing of products/services meeting the specified needs and working co-developing and implementing Logistics strategy in the West Africa market, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• To develop, implement and drive Unilever procurement strategies for the Logistics Category.
• To assess, identify and select the appropriate supplier base that would meet the needs of the business.
• To directly lead or co-ordinate large procurement projects as needed.
• To deliver cost savings based on sourcing strategies and compliance management.
• To continuously improve ways of working and optimize procurement activities.
• To handle complex and diverse customer, supplier or operational issues within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• To ensure the satisfaction of Unilever’s internal customers with the services provided by the procurement organization.
• To lead the rationalization of suppliers, materials and services that meet Unilever’s business requirements.
• To develop, coach and mentor resources within a high performing and motivated team responsible for interfacing with internal stakeholders and suppliers.
• To support the collaboration with senior functional leaders to establish both short and long-term business objectives.
• To lead cross-functional initiatives and represent Unilever’s interests in the management of external strategic relationships.
• In the context of Partner to Win, to identify, develop and manage strategic business relationships to enable implementation of the Unilever growth strategy, revenue achievement and new product development initiatives.
• To support Unilever Sustainable Living Plan in the procurement of materials and services.
• Passion for people: talent mastery, which includes spotting, fostering, encouraging, and retaining talent is non-negotiable.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• University graduate
• Minimum 5 to 7 years’ experience in Logistics Procurement
• Experiencing working with SAP is desirable
• Experience in Logistics (Road Transport is a plus)
• Fluency in English at a professional level

Key Interfaces:

• Regional Procurement Director and Manager
• Finance Business Partners
• Planning and Warehouse Managers
• Factory Managers.

Skills

• Storytelling, data visualizing and presentation skills
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint Skills

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
• Have strong process design and optimization skills, being able to design and re-engineer core process flows with effective control.
• Have demonstrated stakeholders’ management skills to ensure maintaining great relation with people having impact and interest in your job.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills. Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity and learning through change.