Assistant Procurement Manager MBS at Unilever

Support Procurement Manager with delivering key targets related to Cost and Cash, Quality and Service, Innovation and Sustainable Living.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Support PM in developing and executing supplier strategy for portfolio
• Assess supply market, and adapt strategy according to market conditions
• Assess supplier capability and suitability through regular site visits and reporting back on findings
• Develop and improve supplier cost models to drive increase in transparency of cost drivers
• Unlock cash and cost value through setting up and execution of benchmarking, RFQs, E-tenders. Support delivery of savings and creditor extension programme for portfolio
• Support and occasionally lead supplier negotiations
• Track global feedstock and forex movements and translate into price forecasts required regularly by business
• Provide market intelligence to PM and business leaders to assist in strategic decision making
• Support innovation by identifying capable suppliers to deliver required specifications of materials
• Connect with RD business partners to understand future supplier technology and capability roadmap that supports value delivery and USLP. Assist in delivering roadmap
• Allocate new materials to suppliers to deliver best cost/ service/ quality in line with supply strategy
• Lead on-boarding of new suppliers by driving full quality and responsible sourcing compliance
• Ensure 100% contractual compliance through signing of Unilever Purchasing Agreements and Commercial Term Contracts as well as Special Term Contracts
• Agree quarterly and annual material prices with suppliers. Implement into new CTC. Submit prices to proc ops colleagues for contract upload
• Regularly connect with procurement operations and category colleagues to understand GM, service, quality, capacity, WC hot spots. Engage suppliers and adapt strategy to drive improvement in hot-spot areas

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Completed Degree or Diploma
• Experience in either Procurement/ Supply Chain/ R&D/ Marketing/ Sales/ HR will be an advantage
• Experience on large-scale change management projects
• The listed experience will be an advantage:
• Procurement Insights and Analysis: Understand category and functional strategies and procurement requirements; Industry, economic, competition and supplier insights
• Procurement Strategy Formulation: Developing material and services supply strategy; Develop supplier strategies; Integrating procurement strategy into the business
• Procurement Strategy Execution and Performance Management: Competitive bidding and tendering; Supplier negotiation; Supplier qualification and on-boarding; Contractual supplier engagement; Supplier performance measurement and management
• Partnering with Suppliers to Win: Attract, select, manage and motivate partners; Identifying value creating opportunities
• Driving Sustainability through Procurement: Materials and/or services Supply Chain analysis and risk assessment; Evidence-based measurement for sustainability
• This role is based either in Johannesburg or Durban