Assistant Procurement Manager at Unilever

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

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

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