Assistant Procurement Manager, Procurement Logistics at Unilever

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

• Professional and competitive sourcing of products/services meeting the specified needs and working co-developing and implementing Logistics strategy in the West Africa market.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To develop, implement and drive Unilever procurement strategies for the Logistics Category
• To assess, identify and select the appropriate supplier base that would meet the needs of the business
• To directly lead or co-ordinate large procurement projects as needed.
• To deliver cost savings based on sourcing strategies and compliance management.
• To continuously improve ways of working and optimize procurement activities.
• To handle complex and diverse customer, supplier or operational issues within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• To ensure the satisfaction of Unilever's internal customers with the services provided by the procurement organization
• To lead 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 suppliers.
• To support the collaboration with senior functional leaders to establish both short and long-term business objectives.
• To lead cross-functional initiatives and represent Unilever's interests in the management of external strategic relationships.
• In the context of Partner to Win, to identify, develop and manage strategic business relationships to enable implementation of the Unilever growth strategy, revenue achievement and new product development initiatives
• To support Unilever Sustainable Living Plan in the procurement of materials and services.
• Passion for people: talent mastery, which includes spotting, fostering, encouraging, and retaining talent is non-negotiable.

Key Interfaces:

• Regional Procurement Director and Manager
• Finance Business Partners
• Planning and Warehouse Managers
• Factory Managers

Relevant Skills:

• University graduate
• Minimum 5 to 7 years’ experience in Logistics Procurement
• Experiencing working with SAP is desirable
• Experience in Logistics (Road Transport is a plus)
• Storytelling, data visualising and presentation skills
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint Skills
• Professional To be Fluent in English

Leadership Behaviours:

• Have passion for high performance and ability to drive business performance using insight to drive decision.
• Have strong process design and optimisation skills, being able to design and re-engineer core process flows with effective control.
• Have demonstrated stakeholders’ management skills to ensure maintaining great relation with people having impact and interest in your job
• have ability to clearly prioritise work for effective job delivery.
• Have effective communication skills enabling to produce creative, compelling content that engages the audience to make impact and influence
• Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity and learning through change.