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Unilever Procurement Coordinator - Global Foods Business Group in São Paulo, Brazil
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. Our strategy begins with a purpose that places consumers at the heart of everything we do: Brighten everyday life for all. Our goal is to deliver best-in-class performance with market-making, unmissably superior brands. 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 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.
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. 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 customers 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 strategy is ‘Procurement with Purpose’ and focuses on buying responsibly, buying better, and growing together with partners around the world. Our ambition is based on three key drivers: being Purpose-Led, Value-Driven, and Future-Fit.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The key contribution of Business Group (BG) Procurement is the joint effort in delivering the Foods Business Group strategy and the Growth Action Plan. In Foods we collaborate through the One Tech Team set up, a cross functional team of R&D, Supply Chain and Procurement designing and implementing global programs aligned with Foods ’s strategy. You will contribute to the One Tech Team through ensuring procurement representation in the strategic BG agenda and business partnering functions like Finance or Marketing. You’ll be the voice of the BG within Procurement, translating Foods needs into procurement strategy across the totality of our agenda . You are in the great position of being able to see both sides, the business group and procurement side, and develop strong business acumen.
Key Accountabilities:
Support the BG profitability ambitions through enabling the delivery of the procurement financial targets through strong collaboration and alignment with the One Tech Team and the Procurement Portfolios.
Support portfolios landing their targets in-year and the key initiatives highlighted in their longer-term strategic plans.
Influence building a healthy smart product plan funnel.
Support the material complexity reduction agenda . Be part of the squad of champions that aim at providing visibility on longer term simplification plans in the BUs, on Portfolio big bets and unlocks and driving progress in material simplification . Steer knowledge sharing across your counterpart in other BGs.
Support the Procurement Resilience agenda for Foods . Be part of a squad of champions that aim at delivering the Procurement target of de-risking Foods ’s high-risk materials through the One Tech Team support. Constantly keep an open eye for global resilience themes and raise awareness.
Support the Quality agenda and a squad of champions to deliver compliance .
Business partner the Partnership Team and translate Foods innovation strategy and plans to procurement actions and engage on the job with portfolio and market teams.
Bring the external in: follow up continuously where the industry players are doing in this space
As part of the pillar and following the refreshed commitments, support Unilever’s Sustainability Team and the Procurement Portfolio in consolidating an updated roadmap outlining key interventions required to achieve the commitments. Be the connecting force between procurement and brand teams.
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:
Experiences & Qualifications :
Proficiency in English (fluency required)
University degree
Experience in Procurement ( experience in Foods Procurement will be helpful).
Working in multi-cultural environment
Experience on driving large-scale change management projects
SKILLS :
Good level of understanding of portfolios, markets and financials
Good track record in impactful stakeholder management
High level of communication and influencing skills
Good track record of building network s
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. Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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
Unilever es una organización comprometida con la equidad, la inclusión y la diversidad para impulsar los resultados de nuestro negocio y crear un futuro mejor, cada día, para nuestros diversos empleados, consumidores globales, socios y comunidades. Creemos que una fuerza laboral diversa nos permite igualar nuestras ambiciones de crecimiento e impulsar la inclusión en todo el negocio. ¡En Unilever estamos interesados en que cada individuo traiga su 'Whole Self' al trabajo y esto te incluye a ti! Por lo tanto, si necesita algún requisito de soporte o acceso, le recomendamos que nos avise en el momento de su solicitud para que podamos apoyarle a través de su viaje de reclutamiento.
Job Category: Supply Chain
Job Category: Chaîne d'approvisionnement
Job Category: Supply Chain
Job Type: Procurement Specialist
Industry: UnileverExperiencedProfessionals