Procurement Manager

Service & Resilience
• Coordinating with Planning team and Suppliers to ensure smooth material delivery n+1 and beyond time horizon
• Coordinate with Global Buyers in ensuring timely placement of material contracts and delivery
through effective negotiations & competitive benchmarking.
• Conduct quarterly / monthly Risks and opportunities connect to ensure material delivery risks are
addressed with Contingency plans.
• Manage the operations of locally purchased material portfolio.
• Work with Supply Chain, R&D and Global buers to ensure resilience action plan and execution in
place to support business growth.
• Track RM/ CM aspects of Innovation networks to support OTIF Innovation delivery.

Cost & Cash
• Ensure Net Material Inflation Target delivery for the Business Unit & market and enable Gross
margin Delivery.
• Responsible for accurate input to market by reviewing the Quartely Forecasting process with
Global procurement and timely accurate short-term input as update to Monthly Material
Forecasting process to reflect accurate Material costs
• Coordinate with R&D teams and support smart product/Spec initiatives and Ensure the Company
Gross Margin agenda is delivered through Improved buying performance, 5S Savings and special
initiatives for Raw Materials/ CM sites
• Conduct Cost benchmarking exercises locally/ globally and derive best value to the business
• Ensure Cash Delivery through Creditor Management

Strategic Partnerships
• Coordinate and execute Partnerships program for local sourcing inline with Unilever
sustainability agenda.
• Implementation of supplier strategy, Sourcing Network strategy and end to end management of
collaborative Manufacturing (CM) space.
• Manage Cost and Service of CM portfolio by effective assessment of CM partners & through
commercial and contract negotiations.
• Value Chain mapping - Work with Strategy & Insights steam on Value stream mapping to
enhance supply performance.

Quality & Compliance
• Drive Quality and Compliance standards across Local and global suppliers for Raw Materials & CM partners
• Ensure Responsible Sourcing (RS) Compliance of Suppliers and supply partners
• Conduct Technical Risk Assessment and follow up on actions basis business needs

Key Stakeholders
• Global Buyer community
• Global/ BU CM team
• The country total Planning team
• Finance Business Partner for Supply Chain
• BU/ Country R&D, regulatory, legal team
• Quality team
• External
o Contract Manufacturing Partners
o Suppliers - Local/ Global

REQUIREMENT

• Degree Qualification in Finance/ Business Management/ Supply Chain • Strong Negotiation skills

• People and Stakeholder Management

• Influencing Cross Functional Stakeholders

• Crisis Management • At least 3 years' experience in procurement / Supply Chain

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