Berufsbezeichnung: Procurement Director

Arbeitsbeschreibung:
For our team in Schaffhausen, we are looking for a:

Procurement Director


There has never been a more exciting time to be working in Procurement when you consider the sheer scale of what we are seeking to do in doubling the size of the business whilst reducing our environmental impact.


As Unilever Procurement adapts to the ever dynamic business environment, we will need to be agile in order to continue our track record of delivery in contributing to the top and bottom line. Inevitably, given the consistent and high quality of our delivery over the past few years, we will be asked to continue this rate of performance and indeed go over and above this standard to ensure the value provided is further enhanced across the scope of our remit.


As well as ensuring that we are best in class in delivering the basics, we also have to look to the future and continuously evolve to meet the needs of our changing environment - reinventing ourselves for sustained competitive advantage. And of course, we are only half of the picture.  Our suppliers are at the heart of everything we do. We need to work more closely than ever with suppliers to co-create sustainable practices and bigger and better innovations.


This places great demands on the skills and expertise of all of us as Procurement professionals.

a successful procurement professional is expected to be:

• Outstanding in idea generation, ideas that are forward thinking,, and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage.  
• Strong at selling ideas to his/her business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and communicating it accordingly.  
• Appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution – an eagle eye for detail.
• Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets trends and is willing to lead, follow or get out of the way.  
• Behave as a Partner to Win ambassador and demonstrate the value Procurement adds to the business.  
• Genuinely committed to Unilever’s sustainably lead business model, connected with Unilever and the business agenda.
• For positions with people reporting to them talent mastery, which includes: spotting, fostering, encouraging and retaining talent is a non-negotiable.


Your Key Accountabilities will include:


• Executive Procurement of the relevant material/services portfolios: Decides what to buy, where to buy, how to buy, when to buy and who will buy for respective portfolios.
• Develop and implement strategies for the procurement of the respective material/services portfolios.
• Follow market conditions, prepare price trends and formulate future markets trends for the business.
• Support the business with accurate price forecasting. Prepares information on purchase prices and conditions to enable proper budgeting and cash forecasting.
• Identify metrics, tools and process to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies.
• Work closely with the Procurement Category teams to support the launch of innovations and new product/service development.  
• Work closely with categories and suppliers to drive key initiatives such as Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability.
• Initiate and drive complexity reduction projects (e.g. harmonisation of specifications and suppliers)
• Deliver the Operating Cash Flow and Working Capital plans for the specific materials/services and suppliers.
• Manage supply chain issues (e.g. crisis management).
• Measure and manage overall performance of suppliers.
• Measure and manage overall performance of the respective Procurement Team.
• Drive operational excellence in strategic sourcing and Procure to Pay process
• Implement transactional strategies in spend area

Your responsibilities will include :

• To lead the procurement organization to meet goals and objectives in support to the overall Unilever strategy.
• To set the strategic vision and goals and ensure execution of all common procurement strategies for a responsible portfolio of materials/services
• To develop, implement and drive Unilever procurement strategies, policies and trading standards.
• To utilize expert industry knowledge and advanced business models to develop strategies and structure for business relationships.
• To establish clear and measurable goals that challenge procurement to continuously improve; to use financial and quantitative data to manage performance.
• To deliver the financial targets
• To enhance the procurement capabilities by supporting the development of processes, technology and tools.
• To oversee the rationalization of suppliers, materials and services that meet Unilever's business requirements.
• To develop, coach and mentor resources within a high performing and motivated team responsible for interfacing with internal stakeholders and external third parties.
• To lead cross-functional initiatives and represent Unilever's interests in the management of external strategic relationships
• To collaborate with senior functional leaders to establish both short and long-term business objectives.
• To oversee the procurement function to ensure that other functional areas and internal customers (e.g. Marketing, R&D, and Supply Chain) receive quality, timely procurement service and assistance.  
• In context of Partner to Win, to identify, develop and managed strategic business relationships to enable implementation of the Unilever growth strategy, revenue achievement and new product development initiatives. - Provide market insights to stakeholders and business units
• Build long-term cost reduction and value improvement plans for specific spend areas

Requirements:

• Master's degree
• 10+ work experience in purchasing or related function
• Procurement and supply chain experience (in pi) and shared services or marketing experience (in indirect procurement)
• Leadership experience is a must
• Experience in international assignments is a plus

Enthusiastic? Curious for more?

Apply now! Fill in the online application form and click the button to confirm and apply. You should receive an automatic entrance confirmation.


Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact Moritz! HR.DACH (at) unilever.com


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