Job Description
• Supervise and coordinate the procurement of raw materials, ensuring continuous supply while meeting quality, cost, and delivery requirements in a timely manner.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key raw material suppliers to ensure high performance, continuous improvement, and long-term strategic partnerships.
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, and contracts with suppliers in collaboration with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, R&D, Quality, Planning, Finance, and Legal functions to ensure supply continuity and material availability.
• Prepare and analyze procurement reports, including spend analysis, savings tracking, supplier performance, inventory trends, and monthly closing reports.
• Maintain accurate procurement documentation, contracts, supplier records, and purchasing reports in compliance with company policies and applicable requirements.
• Manage the Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, ensuring timely purchase order processing, goods receipt follow-up, invoice reconciliation, and resolution of payment-related issues.
• Resolve supplier-related issues, including quality, delivery, commercial disputes, and supply risks, ensuring minimal business disruption.
• Drive key procurement KPIs, including savings, USQS, contract compliance, payment terms, and other relevant performance indicators.
• Ensure supply security for key materials through the development of contingency plans and identification of alternative materials and suppliers.
• Identify and source new suppliers that are fit for purpose and aligned with the Supply Chain strategy and Unilever's growth ambitions.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in Procurement or Supply Chain.
• Experience in raw material procurement within in a FMCG or manufacturing environment is preferred
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP/SAGE is an advantage.
• Strong planning, organization, and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Fluent in English.
