Assistant Procurement Manager - Indirect at Unilever

Job Number: 18000AJD
Location: Oregun, Lagos
Job Field: Supply Chain
Job Type: Regular
Job Schedule: Full-time
Department: Procurement
 
Main Job Purpose
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• Responsible for tactical sourcing of Indirect Procurement goods and services in Country cluster Nigeria for portfolio Business Services

Key Accountabilities
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• Integrating global / regional sourcing strategies with business and category demands, ensuring timely inputs to global/regional project development and OTIF execution of global/regional projects in the cluster.
• Act as first point of contact for the business for issues/questions relating to Indirects Procurement goods or services in assigned portfolio, Ariba Buyer and the service from IP 3rd party service provider (IBM) for Sourcing Unit/business unit
• Work with users in the Country cluster to analyse and collate information regarding current requirements and future needs.
• Efficient, timely and transparent communication to internal customers and suppliers
• Work within defined Procurement procedures (Ways of Working) and adhere to the Code of Business Principles at all times
• Work in an effective, cohesive team environment (Ability to understand all areas of Indirects Procurement)
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Flexibility to travel.  Average travel anticipated 2-4 days per month

Responsibilities
Procurement Strategies:

• Develop, implement and drive procurement strategies for tactical sourcing in the cluster
• Support the procurement organization to meet goals and objectives in support to the overall Unilever strategy
• Engage with Procurement Managers (Strategic Sourcing team) to understand if a sourcing strategy and strategic contracts are in place for the portfolio.
• Implementation of Tactical and Strategic sourcing agreements at assigned site cluster level within the portfolio
• Support Procurement Managers and Cluster lead by providing timely and accurately assistance on relevant topics and initiatives as required

Projects:

• Support Tactical and Strategic sourcing projects as required
• Co-ordinate procurement projects him/herself as needed

Vendor management:

• Identification and initial assessments of suppliers for assigned portfolio and site clusters
• Prepare and manage supplier selection process for assigned spend and site clusters using available tools  (BW) when applicable and standardised templates (RFI’s, RFQ’s)
• Work with the Legal Counsel and/or Patents to finalise commercial agreements using Unilever contractual operating framework of UPAs or MSAs. Manage and maintain contracts for the assigned spend and site clusters.
• Maintain frequent contact with suppliers, to review/resolve day-to-day issues and to develop current insights into suppliers’ business conditions.
• Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.
• Develop supplier service Levels, track and analyse supplier performance data, proposing priorities for performance improvement and follow up monitoring actions.
• Address / escalate supplier non-performance as appropriate.

Business engagement:

• Ensure the satisfaction of Unilever's internal customers with the Indirects Procurement goods or services provided by the suppliers within the portfolio
• Measure compliancy by business users to Procurement policies and contracts and take corrective actions as appropriate

Portfolio Management:

• Manage individual Ariba Buyer Purchase Requests from the business including escalation from IBM, expedition of emergency orders, facilitation of Goods Receipt processes
• Source and negotiate for assigned spend and site clusters goods or services above €7.5k, where no contract exists and that are not strategically sourced.
• Identify opportunities to standardise purchasing requirements, and enable this in the form of a catalogue that can be loaded into Ariba Buyer

Savings/ADBR:

• Proactively identify and deliver Savings and/or Cash (via payment term extension) and Ariba operations in line with set targets
• Identify and propose cost reduction/continuous performance improvement (supplier) opportunities.
• Identify, implement and record Value Improvement Programs (VIP) and/ or Action Driven Buying Results (ADBR) in Savings Tool (ISIS).

Requirements
Essential:

• 3-5 years on indirects procurement in FMCG

Internal
Procurement:

• Cluster lead for country cluster
• Tactical sourcing team for country cluster
• Indirects Procurement Managers / teams (Strategic Sourcing)
• Procurement Services

Supply Chain:

• Sourcing Units
• Manufacturing
• Engineering
• UEnS

Business:

• Marketing (Brand /Category Teams)
• Customer Development
• Finance
• Enterprise Support
• Legal

External

• Suppliers
•  IP 3rd party service provider (IBM)

Reporting Channel:

• Procurement Manager / Cluster lead