Assistant Procurement Manager

2 weeks ago


Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Unilever Full time

Assistant Procurement Manager - Collaborative Manufacturing

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

Support Procurement Manager with delivering key targets related to Cost and Cash, Quality, Competitive buying, Service,

Innovation and Sustainable Living for all CM.

JOB SUMMARY:

  • Support PM in developing and executing supplier strategy for portfolio.
  • Assess supply market and adapt strategy according to market conditions.
  • Assess CM capability and suitability through regular site visits and reporting back on findings.
  • Develop and improve CM cost models to drive increase in transparency of cost drivers.
  • Unlock cash and cost value through setting up and execution of benchmarking, RFQs, Etenders.
  • Support delivery of savings and creditor extension programme for portfolio
  • Support and lead supplier negotiations.
  • Track global feedstock and forex movements and translate into price forecasts required regularly by business.
  • Provide market intelligence to PM and business leaders to assist in strategic decision making.
  • Support innovation by identifying capable suppliers to deliver required specifications of materials.
  • Connect with RD business partners to understand future supplier technology and capability roadmap that
  • Supports value Delivery and USLP.
  • Assist in delivering roadmap
  • Allocate new materials to suppliers to deliver best cost/ service/ quality in line with supply strategy.
  • Lead onboarding of new suppliers by driving full quality and responsible sourcing compliance.
  • Ensure 100% contractual compliance through signing of Unilever Purchasing Agreements and Commercial Term contracts as well as special term contracts
  • Agree quarterly and annual material prices with suppliers. Implement into new CTC. Submit prices to proc ops colleagues for contract upload.
  • Regularly connect with procurement operations and category colleagues to understand GM, service, quality,capacity ,WC hot spots
  • Engage suppliers and adapt strategy to drive improvement in hotspot areas

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Completed Degree or Diploma.
  • Experience in Supply Chain functions such as planning, procurement, quality etc. will be an advantage.
  • Experience on largescale change management projects.
  • The listed experience will be an advantage:
  • Procurement Insights and Analysis: Understand category and functional strategies and procurement requirements; Industry, economic, competition and supplier insights
  • Procurement Strategy Formulation: Developing material and services supply strategy; Develop supplier strategies; Integrating procurement strategy into the business
  • Procurement Strategy Execution and

Performance Management:
Competitive bidding and tendering; Supplier negotiation; Supplier qualification and on-boarding; Contractual supplier engagement; Supplier performance measurement and management

  • Partnering with Suppliers to Win: Attract, select, manage and motivate partners; Identifying value creating opportunities
  • Driving Sustainability through Procurement: Materials and/or services Supply Chain analysis and risk assessment; Evidencebased measurement for sustainability
  • This role is based either in Johannesburg or Durban


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