AdresUNILEVER IS LOOKING FOR A Global Procurement Portflio Lead - Events&Activations
Location: Weena, Rotterdam – the Netherlands
Full-time 40
Local conditions apply
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, over half of them in MBS. 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 customer’s 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.
ABOUT MBS
MBS, Unilever’s Marketing and Business Services Procurement team, is responsible for Unilever’s sourcing and supplier strategy and execution for all third party spend across Marketing, Business Services, and IT, supporting the business requirements of Brands, BGs, BUs and functions to drive 4G growth through strategic supplier management, cost and value management, sustainability, and innovation, aligned with Unilever’s Compass. The team manages an annual spend of 9B Euro with a supplier base of about 30,000. Within MBS, the Global Portfolio Strategy Lead, Events & Activations is responsible for the Events & Activations (Brand Activations) portfolio E2E, with spend of about 450mio Euro annually.
The Portfolio Strategy Lead, works together with our Customer Development/Finance/Marketing functions to increase effectiveness of our Events & Activations procurement by streamlining accountabilities, building capabilities, focusing on effectiveness, and leveraging knowledge, relationships, and business strategies across markets.
The E&A portfolio lead needs to focus on increasing efficiency and standardisation across the portfolio by driving scale where it makes sense, decreasing fragmentation, prioritizing higher impact areas, leveraging technology, sustainability and data, and drive performance E2E. The lead needs to explore business requirements surrounding brand/trade/sales events, in-store sampling, loyalty programmes, couponing, and customer cooperative marketing.
The role will foster and build a culture of collaboration and agility to enable an efficient roll-out of a Global strategy. It will ensure close alignment in strategy with CD, CMI, CSPs (Customer & Strategy Planning), Finance, as well as Procurement leadership by defining and utilizing a robust support network for the whole team and providing clarity on the ways of works and roles and responsibilities.
Key Accountabilities:
(Please describe the responsibilities and end results that would be expected.)
Understand the business needs related to 450mio spend portfolios and bring deep expertise and insights across the value chain and supply base to translate the business requirements into effective future-fit procurement strategies.
Create and lead Global E&A Portfolio strategy aligned to business requirements, Marketing Procurement Strategy and Business Group (BG)/Business Unit (BU) priorities.
Together with Customer Development & CMI functions deliver transformational sourcing strategies, operating models, and supplier relationships that help drive 4G growth in accordance with our plans, including a focus on Responsible Sourcing strategies.
Deliver against financial targets and other KPIs (including value delivery) as per business plan objectives, accountable for delivery of results from all BGs and BUs globally.
Implement Unilever Partner with Purpose strategy, balancing a portfolio of global and local suppliers.
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders globally, to support business, MBS and Procurement priorities and enable rapid alignment and deployment.
Lead rigorous execution of the priorities and transformation initiatives across the globe E2E
Future proof the portfolio by driving digital approaches, while building technology enablers to help manage selected portfolio and scope, while driving impactful sustainability agenda.
Support internal performance management and reporting including creation and stewardship of relevant key performance indicators
Experience Required:
Qualification/experience
8+ years of procurement experience, including proven and deep experience in Marketing/Events/Brand Activations procurement portfolios or related field or indirect procurement portfolio’s
Strategic sourcing, portfolio strategy expertise, with experience in managing complex portfolio/category, at global or multi-regional level
Expert in negotiation and contracting
Understanding of supply market, value chain, and FMCG knowledge.
Experience in strategic supplier relationship management
Experience on large-scale project management
Demonstrated and proven leadership capabilities to lead a virtual global team
Experience in shaping and leading transformational business process reengineering, with experience driving Change Management initiatives.
Knowledge of and passion for sustainability, including social sustainability
General Skills & Competencies
Ability to work under pressure and in a complex global environment balancing a broad spectrum of stakeholder requirements
Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity and leading through change
Able to create and drive adoption and execution of a shared vision and strategy for change.
Ability to interact with senior stakeholders cross effectively and efficiently functionally to understand their needs and deliver effective balanced solutions
Delivers change whilst managing the interface between “day to day” and improvement projects.
Passion for continuous improvement
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations
High financial and business acumen
Strong in selling ideas and concepts
Inspiring, motivational, and accountable people leader, able to lead remote and cross-cultural teams and connect people and ideas
Strong in project and time management for complex global projects
Stakeholder management and people skills
Passion and practical creativity
Tenacious and resilient in the pursuit of challenging goals
Travel:
International travel might be required. Not projected to require more than 10% on average (may vary based on location)
Contacts:
Internal:
Procurement:
CPO and UPLT
MBS VP and MBS LT
Sourcing teams
Supplier Operations in UniOps
Procurement Strategy and Insights
Procurement Partnership and Purpose team
Business partners:
Customer Development
CMI
Marketing
BG/ BU Teams
Finance
Legal
Logistics
External:
External Partners
Suppliers
Advisors and benchmarking organizations
Reporting Channel:
Reporting into Global Director Marketing Promo Procurement
EXCITED?
Join Unilever and our team! To apply, you must do so online. Please do not forget to upload your CV and a motivation letter. Your application will be reviewed against our requirements and we will be in touch shortly after the closing date to provide you with an update on the status of your application.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Please note this is a Direct Search led by Unilever. Applications from agencies will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited CVs.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against.
By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.
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Job Category: Chaîne d'approvisionnement
Job Category: Supply Chain
Job Category: Supply Chain
Job Type: Procurement Mgr-Portfolio
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