Associate Sourcing Manager – Marketing & Business Services, IT Infrastructure and Telecom - North America

ABOUT UNILEVER

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At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. 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.

This role will be a part of the Unilever’s Global Procurement team supporting the Technology (IT) Procurement and based in United States and Canada.

To lead regional and global strategic IT sourcing activities for Unilever’s designated market of North America in the areas of spend management by developing and implementing sourcing strategies, defining and clarifying internal customer needs with insight of supply markets and sharing best practices.

This role will activate and enable supplier selection process, negotiating favourable terms and conditions for Unilever in collaboration with Unilever’s globally designated partners, facilitating supplier onboarding and perform ongoing strategic supplier relationship management , supplier performance management, risk mitigation and issue resolution via proactive involvement and collaboration with stakeholders on various projects and initiatives by supporting and aligning efforts to meet internal customer and business needs within budgets and targets.

Role manages the end-to-end procurement process for IT products and services for a geographical cluster and is responsible to support the roll-out and ensure compliance to global standards, company policies and procedures, contract governance and controls.

In addition, support Global Procurement IT team in developing global sourcing strategies and their implementation and also drive Global IT Procurement KPIs in the cluster and their monitoring and reporting.

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  ready to utilize your procurement expertise to enhance efficiency and achieve cost savings, while building strategic relationships with suppliers and stakeholders to optimize procurement processes and strategies, then this role is just for you!

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

•             Leading sourcing projects in line with the IT strategy and wider Unilever business goals

•             Collaborate with stakeholders and lead sourcing activities for the projects of the assigned categories and key markets

•             Partnering and managing suppliers

•             Work within defined Procurement Ways of Working and always adhere to the Code of Business Principles.

•             Manage outsourcing relationships in MBS Procurement - IT

•             Work in an effective, cohesive team environment

•             Support implementation of global projects in the clusters.

•             Ensure projects are in line with the MBS Minimum Standards, Procurement Ways of Working and Unilever Responsible Partner Policy.

•             Awareness and understanding of local laws and legislation particularly when delivering projects is essential to mitigate risk to Unilever.

•             Flexibility to travel as and when required.

•             Analyse market trends, benchmark pricing and supplier landscapes to identify opportunities for cost savings, risk mitigation, and innovation.

•             Lead supplier performance management, including setting KPIs, conducting regular reviews, and managing contracts.

•             Continuously assess and improve procurement processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Strategy supporting and execution

•             Identify, facilitate, and deliver benefits through strategic sourcing / e - sourcing / demand management / vendor relationship management / value optimisation techniques working in tandem with the concerned stakeholder/s (Global and Local IT Teams)

•             Identify the optimum supplier relationships for the organisation, negotiate value driven agreements that are in line with defined commercial and legal requirements and subsequently manage the supplier relationships/SLA’s along with the stakeholders

•             Achieving savings/cash targets through defined methodologies, tracking and reporting on these financial targets to relevant stakeholders

•             Achieve defined global and local targets including savings, cash improvement, Preferred Supplier List, vendor rationalization, digital procurement, catalogue, PO penetration.

•             Implement the global strategic sourcing processes through CPM (Collaborative Procurement Model) >

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

ESSENTIAL

•             Experience in IT Procurement (5+ years)

•             Strong knowledge and experience in IT Procurement

•             Strong commercial negotiation and contracting skills

•             Strong Project Management Skills

•             Track record of building and managing stakeholder relationships across diverse stakeholder groups and geographic locations

•             Strong analytical and numeracy skills

•             Skilled in delivering challenging savings and cash targets

•             Ability to understand Procurement workflow

•             A skilled negotiator

•             Fluency in English is required. Spanish or Portugues (basic level) would be an asset.

•             Strong experience in supplier management

•             Proven in driving commercial value in a Procurement function

•             Bring Procurement value to the stakeholders and influence to change

•             Champion digital Procurement in collaboration with stakeholders

•             Candidate must have high level of commercial acumen

•             Candidate must have significant experience in supply management to strategize, influence and execute the suppliers in the best interest of Unilever in alignment with procurement processes and expectations

•             Proficient in Microsoft Office

•             Adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.

•             Candidate must be self-driven and a good team player

PREFERRED

•             Exposure to sourcing tools like Coupa, SAP, eAuctions and other automation tools

•             Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification

•             Studying towards or achieved a recognised Procurement certification

Skills

• Business partnering
• Negotiation
• Innovative thinking
• Insightful analytics
• Agile delivery
• Contract management

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.
  • 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.

Travel: As per job/site requirements (domestic/international)

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Pay: The pay range for this position is $86,080 to $129,120. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs. 

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible. 

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible. 

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. 

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