Procurement Coordinator

**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 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. 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, Divisions, Markets, 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 40,000.

Within Utilities and Waste portfolio management, the Assistant Sourcing Manager (NOLA/SOLA: Mexico, Trinidade & Tobago, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina) is responsible for the sourcing process, implementation, and procurement of the Utilities and Waste portfolio as well as to be part as team member of the sustainability projects.
**Key Accountabilities**

Position Objectives
- Accountable for the implementation of the Utilities and Waste Procurement strategies and best practices in South and North Latin America
- Support and lead procurement role in the extended Supply Chain decarbonization strategy regarding Portfolios
- Support and guide procurement organization in South and North Latin America
- Factories to meet their U&W targets and objectives
- Pro-actively engage with the utility & waste procurement community and peers to understand the strategic plan in their respective PMU and drive best practices
- Engage with key U&W suppliers and develop deep understanding of their capabilities and solutions.
- Be aware of U&W industry key drivers, new technologies and new sustainable capabilities.
- Support identifying opportunities across Supply Chain and their connections with Utilities, Waste, Renewable Sources
- Take ownership and lead projects across MBS to deliver the One MBS agenda a part of the portfolio across the key areas of Partnership with Purpose (PwP), RSP, Sustainability, CLM, F4G, Cash, People well-being, etc
**Business Relationship management**
- Establish successful Ways of Working between stakeholders and Procurement
- Develop and execute ongoing communications with the stakeholders for the selected sourcing strategies and progress within area of spend responsibility
- Manage the relationship with key partners as part of the portfolio in the context of the Unilever Partner with Purpose (PwP) programme.
**Professional Skills**
**Skills/Competencies**
- Experience in Utilities procurement and waste management streams
- Experience in recycling and renewable technologies is a plus
- Ability to analyse sourcing data and conceptualise sourcing strategies to identify / propose sourcing opportunities while setting Portfolio strategy or developing negotiation strategies
- Influencing skills to promote ideas and concepts back to stakeholders and budget holders in a Business Partner capacity
- Problem solving skills to analyse information to evaluate internal demand and external supplier information and extract critical cost opportunities
- Financial understanding of the supplier cost models and lifetime cost of acquisition
- Negotiation abilities to develop win-win situations with key suppliers
- A Partner with Purpose (PwP) ambassador, Innovative thinking to measure and promote supplier performance Curiosity to use, or suggest adaptions to, new technology to provide cost reducing or value creating support
- Ability to communicate effectively in English language.
**Experience Required**
**ESSENTIAL**
- 5+ years experience in Procurement
- Experience in Utilities procurement areas
- Experienced in setting up and managing complex supplier contracts
- Proven commercial operator and excellent negotiator
- Experienced in stakeholder and supplier management
- Strong communicator with experience in working successful in virtual team environments