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We are looking for an Assistant Sourcing Manager Business Services for ANZ. This role will fall within the Unilever's Marketing Business Services (MBS) Procurement department. MBS is responsible for managing a spend of ~9bn Euros with a supplier base of 40,000+ suppliers across Marketing, Business Services and IT. Also, this role is responsible for leading the One MBS procurement agenda for Business Services for ANZ & Japan as mentioned above, while remaining flexible to assignments in MBS Procurement outside the core remit. This role will be leading projects and programmes independently under supervision of the Portfolio Strategy Lead - Workplace & Travel (Asia) and assisted by global leads on key strategic programs basis CPM roll-out.
Role Responsibilities:
- Implement global sourcing and supplier strategies for the assigned procurement portfolios/sub-portfolios that deliver best value to the Unilever business.- Identify and assess potential suppliers, prepare and manage supplier selections and finalise commercial agreements, coordinating with budget holders and support functions such as Legal, Tax and Data Privacy effectively and efficiently.- Establish successful Ways of Working between stakeholders and Procurement- Build and maintain strong and successful working relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and user communities across Unilever business.- Take ownership on and lead projects to deliver the OneMBS agenda across key value pillars such as Sourcing Excellence, Partner with Purpose, Preferred Supplier governance, Supplier Diversity, Contract Life-cycle Management, Responsible Sourcing, savings, cash, Social Commitments.- Build and maintain market knowledge of trends and suppliers in assigned categories of spend as appropriate- Manage the assigned Portfolios in terms of sourcing, contracting, stakeholder and supplier partner management activities on a day-to-day basis- Execute innovative strategic sourcing processes, support CPM roll-out as relevant and focus on delivering best value to the Unilever business.- Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders and user communities across Unilever business.- Establish, build and maintain successful/effective relationships with key suppliers- Take ownership on and lead projects to deliver the One MBS agenda a part of the portfolio across the key areas of Partner with Purpose (PWP), RSP, Sustainability, CLM, Savings, Cash, People well-being, etc
Does this sound like You
Essential:
- Experienced (5-7 years) in a procurement role in a large complex organisation- A proven commercial negotiator and good communicator (fluent in English)- Track record of building relationships in a complex field of stakeholders and suppliers, across diverse functional groups and geographic locations- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (Vlookup, pivot tables), MS Powerpoint and data analytics (minimum: PowerBI navigation)
Preferred:
- Bachelor degree or equivalent- Studying for or achieved relevant procurement certifications (CIPS, Unilever Buying Foundation or equivalent)- Experienced in setting up and managing supplier contracts, preferably in indirects- Track record of delivering challenging targets for the portfolio- Experience in working successfully in virtual team environments- Working knowledge of creating category and negotiation strategies as relevant- Managing and influencing senior (WL2+) stakeholders in the market- Managing complex and dynamic workload, running multiple projects simultaneously- Working knowledge of Unilever business systems e.g. SRS, CLM, Coupa, RSP, Velocity
What awaits you at Unilever
The core of Unilever's culture is captured as Human, Purposeful, Accountable. You will be joining a dynamic, flexible, and inspiring work environment that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success.
This is your opportunity to be part of a purpose-led business and a global community where you can progress your career both locally and internationally. You will also benefit from amazing discounts on external company products, attractive employee referral reward program amongst other benefits.
This is a great opportunity to work within an iconic and global organisation. We have gained our reputation as one of the world's most admired employers by pr