Procurement Projects Specialist - Marketing & Business Services North Africa, Levant & Iraq (Short Term Contract)

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  If you are an individual having passion for marketing procurement, then this role is just for you!

MBS, Marketing and Business Services Procurement team, is accountable for the company’s sourcing and supplier strategy and execution for all third party spend across Marketing, Business Services, and IT, supporting the business requirements of Business Groups, Markets, and functions to drive 4G growth through strategic supplier management, cost and value management, sustainability, and innovation.

The Procurement Projects owner will work together with our Sales/Marketing/Finance functions as well as various Marketing Portfolios within Procurement teams to develop and implement the company's global promo & commerce portfolio strategies to drive sales and ROI and enhance consumer’s shopping experience across markets in collaboration with global Promo & Commerce Portfolio strategy lead.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

This role requires a creative, high-energy professional who demonstrates strength in creating new strategy, explore white space and is comfortable interfacing with senior leaders to land and implement new business models, delivering business growth and bottom-line impact. Key deliverables include E2E marketing platform, ROI, sales lift, demand management, and cost savings. To deliver, it is essential to quickly learn the respective businesses in coverage, establish credibility with stakeholders, and comprehend vendor/market capabilities to ensure Unilever is fully leveraging supplier partnerships. This individual must be viewed as a key business partner by internal stakeholders, and as a sharp, challenging steward of Unilever resources by external vendors.
The role will foster and build a culture of collaboration and agility to enable an efficient portfolio management. It will ensure close alignment in strategy with CD, CMI, Marketing and Finance functions, MBS leaders and Market Procurement teams, Portfolio Strategy Lead by defining and utilizing a robust support network for the whole team and providing clarity on the ways of working, roles and accountabilities.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of procurement experience.
• Fresh graduates with previous Procurement internships
• Experience in managing complex portfolio/category is an advantage
• Understanding of supply market, value-chain, and FMCG knowledge.
• Knowledge of Promo & commerce portfolio and supply markets a strong plus.
• Experience in strategic supplier relationship management is a strong plus

Skills

• Negotiation skills
• Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity.
• Passion for continuous improvement
• Strong verbal and written communication & presenation skills
• High financial and business acumen
• Good at project and time management
• Stakeholder management and people skills
• Passion and practical creativity

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.