Sr Procurement Coordinator - North America Wood Based Packaging

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Sector: Supply Chain and Procurement
Role: Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

ABOUT UNILEVER
With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. Our strategy begins with a purpose that places consumers at the heart of everything we do: Brighten everyday life for all. Our goal is to deliver best-in-class performance with market-making, unmissably superior brands. At the heart of what we do is our people - we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative, and flexible working environment.

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. 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 customers 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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support a spend spanning across corrugated packaging, folding cartons, and paper tubs & lids in North America.
• Procurement strategy development for portfolio to support business needs.
• Lead Value Chain Intervention project to ensure landing within timeline.
• Develop and cultivate a proper supplier relationship management program.
• Support the Ice Cream demerger over the next 12 to 24 months.
• Ensuring supplier RSP/Quality compliance to Unilever standards.
• Communicate and execute the supply strategies and maintain connections with key Business Units and Business Groups.
• Execute contract negotiations, leveraging the business and digital tools for support as needed.
• Contribute towards Unilever's sustainability commitments and delivery of targets (e.g. deforestation, climate, living wage, etc.).
• Follow market conditions and lead price forecasting cycles to enable proper budgeting and cash forecasting.
• Collaborate with the relevant R&D teams to ensure the technical and commercial programs are fully integrated.
• Scout and qualify capable suppliers in the market for innovation projects.
• Support packaging value improvement programs such as product logic savings projects, alternative supplier approvals, and alternate material approvals.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED:

EXPERIENCES & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience.
• Experience in understanding and identifying opportunities with E2E Value Chain.
• Working experience in procurement or supply chain (preferably within FMCG and/or packaging).
• Experience in managing supplier relationships and leading negotiations.
• Familiar with cost modeling and contracting strategies.
• Basic understanding of finance.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to concisely communicate to internal and external stakeholders.
• Adept at working in a global virtual network with teammates based across the world.

SKILLS:

• Strong communication skills.
• Strong analytics skills including a deep knowledge of Excel.
• Adept at working in a global virtual network.
• Professional negotiation models and techniques.
• Comfort with systems such as Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, SAP CLM, and more.
• Other skills: change management, forecasting and planning processes, and market operations.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.