Asst. Procurement Manager : Business Services - Workplace & Travel

About the job

Job Title: Asst. Procurement Manager : Business Services - Workplace & Travel Department: MBS Procurement – Business Services Profession: Supply Chain Location: Mumbai, India Req ID: R-1166383 Main Job Purpose: Business Services Lead for Workplace, Travel & Fleet for India is responsible for leading the One MBS procurement agenda for Business Services in all facets as mentioned above (managing a spend corpus of Euro 30M), while remaining flexible to assignments in MBS Procurement outside the core remit. You will be leading projects and program independently under supervision of the Portfolio Strategy Lead – Workplace Travel & Fleet (Asia) and assisted by global leads on key strategic programs. ABOUT MBS PROCUREMENT This role will fall within the Unilever’s Marketing Business Services (MBS) Procurement department. MBS is responsible for managing a spend of ~9bn Euros with a supplier base of 40,000+ suppliers across Marketing, Business Services and IT. MBS kicked off a major transformation program (One-MBS) to move from the current market-based organization and global organization to an expertise-driven organization. Key Accountabilities: • Implement global sourcing and supplier strategies for the assigned procurement portfolios/sub-portfolios that deliver best value to the Unilever business. • Identify and assess potential suppliers, prepare and manage supplier selections and finalize commercial agreements. • Establish successful Ways of Working between stakeholders and Procurement • Build and maintain strong and successful working relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and user communities across Unilever business. • Take ownership on and lead projects to deliver the One-MBS agenda across key value pillars such as Sourcing Excellence, Partner with Purpose, Preferred Supplier governance, Supplier Diversity, Contract Life-cycle Management, Responsible Sourcing, savings, cash, Social Commitments. • Build and maintain market knowledge of trends and suppliers in assigned categories of spend as appropriate.

Requirements

• Stakeholder management
• Analytical skills
• Project management
• Communication

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• 5-7 years of experience in a procurement role

Preferred Technologies

• Stakeholder management
• Analytical skills
• Project management
• Communication

About the company

Unilever is a global company specializing in consumer goods with a significant presence in diverse markets. Its MBS Procurement department streamlines supplier relationships and sourcing strategies.