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    Ice Cream Procurement Manager

    Full-Time
    Bangkok, Thailand
    Posted: June 22, 2024
    Position Details

    Key accountabilities:

    • Executive Procurement of Commodities and Inclusions portfolios for Asia Ice Cream (North Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia). This global portfolio team overall include Cocoa & Chocolate, Dairy, Sugar, Starch, Vegetable Oils and variant Ice Cream Inclusions. You would cover parts of these material groups.
    • You decide what to buy, where to buy, how to buy, when to buy.
    • Structure and manage key partnerships within portfolios in scope, to deliver against value, purpose, and future-fit goals.
    • Design, Develop and implement strategies for procurement of the respective portfolios and assess, identify and select the appropriate supplier base that would meet the needs of the Asian business. 
    • Work closely with Strategy & Insight team, and collect, monitor & manage market intelligence. Provide analysis and support the business with accurate price forecasting. Prepares information on purchase prices and conditions to enable proper budgeting and cash forecasting.
    • Work closely with CRM (Commodity Risk Management) to evaluate and recommend appropriate risk management strategies – ensure the use of optimum ‘tools’ for hedging and also support CRM with the requirements (volume and strategy) and enhance flow with the suppliers.
    • Identify metrics, tools and process to optimize sourcing, supplier activities and efficiencies, including but not limited to:
    • To deliver cost savings based on sourcing strategies and compliance management. 
    • Work with IC R&D teams to drive initiatives on supplier approvals / reformulations cost efficiency.
    • Initiate and drive complexity reduction (e.g. harmonization of specifications and suppliers).
    • Deliver the Operation Cash Flow and Working Capital plans for the specific materials/services and suppliers
    • Support and manage supply chain issues (e.g. crisis management). 
    • Measure and manage overall performance of suppliers.
    • Continuously improve ways of working and optimize procurement activities. 
    • Lead strategic initiatives across Ice Cream Procurement Team based on the Lighthouse Strategy, including but not limited to Value Chain Analysis, Vertical Integration, Joint Buying.
    • Develop, coach and mentor resources within a high performing and motivated team responsible for interfacing with internal stakeholders and suppliers. 
    • Support collaboration with senior functional leaders to establish short term and long term business objectives. Lead cross-functional initiatives and represent IC BG interests in the management of external strategic relationships. 
    • To identify, develop and manage strategic business relationships to enable implementation of the IC growth strategy, revenue achievement, Innovations and new product development initiatives. 


    Qualifications:  

    • Outstanding in idea generation, ideas that are forward thinking, and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage. 
    • Strong at selling ideas to business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and communicating it accordingly. 
    • Appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution – an eagle eye for detail.  
    • Act as an entrepreneur, treats business as his/her own, sets trends and is willing to lead, follow or get out of the way. 
    • Behave as a Partner with Purpose ambassador and demonstrate the value Procurement adds to the business.  
    • Genuinely committed to IC agile and sustainably lead business model. 
    • Talent mastery, including spotting, fostering, encouraging and retaining talent, is non-negotiable. 
    • Relevant experiences, at least 5 years experiences in Direct Procurement is a plus.
    • Experience on large-scale change management projects.
    • Develop materials supply strategy
    • Determine strategic sourcing strategy
    • Supplier risk management
    • Conducts supplier negotiations
    • Engage suppliers through competitive bidding and tendering
    • Supplier integration and supplier relationship management
    • Identifying value creating and innovation opportunities
    • Managing Sustainability in Supply Chains



    Skills
    Supplier Risk Management
    Supply Strategy
    Sustainability Practices
    Collaboration

    Functions
    Production, Purchasing & Supply Chain

    Job Overview

    Job Type:

    Full-Time


    Company

    Unilever logo

    Unilever

    54 active jobs

    Industry:

    Consumer Goods, Retail & E-Commerce

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