Procurement Manager, Surfactants
2 weeks ago
**JOB TITLE**:Procurement Manager, Surfactants**
**ORGANIZATION: Procurement/Supply Chain**
**REPORTS TO: Procurement Director, Surfactants and Sustainability**
**SCOPE: Global**
**LOCATION: Singapore**
**Introduction and Background**:
There has never been a more exciting time to be working in Procurement when you consider the sheer scale of what we are seeking to grow the business whilst doing more good for our planet and our society. As Unilever Procurement adapts to the ever-dynamic business environment, we will need to be agile in order to continue our track record of delivery in contributing to the top and bottom line. Inevitably, given the consistent and high quality of our delivery over the past few years, we will be asked to continue this rate of performance and indeed go over and above this standard to ensure the value provided is further enhanced across the scope of our remit. As well as ensuring that we are best in class in delivering the basics, we also have to look to the future and continuously evolve to meet the needs of our changing environment - reinventing ourselves for sustained competitive advantage.
Our suppliers are at the heart of everything we do. We need to work more closely than ever with suppliers to co-create sustainable practices and bigger and better innovations. This places great demands on the skills and expertise of all of us as Procurement professionals.
**Main Job Purpose**:
Professional sourcing of an Oleo Chemical and Surfactants portfolio of greater than 500m Euro spend, meeting the specified needs of the Business at most competitive commercial terms and according to Unilever sustainable standards.
As one of the world’s leading players within the Home, Personal Care and Beauty and Well Being categories Unilever is therefore one of the largest users of Surfactants and Oleochemicals. This role is responsible for the procurement of the ethoxylation and sulphation capacities and spend for all the business units within Asia, Africa, Middle East. The spend responsibility of the role is in excess of €500mln per year.
Responsibility of ethoxylation and Sulphation will include supplier relationship management & contract management (commercials) of several global, regional, and local ethxoylators/sulphators as well as End-to-End supply chain operations management of alcohol to alcohol Ethoxylate to SLES/PAS/SLS and other innovation materials.
Consumption is spread across clusters with a large number of local, regional, and global suppliers. Since Unilever directly procures primary feedstock of surfactants, it is extremely critical to understand the value chain and manage each step in the chain to achieve the most cost-efficient end to end surfactant supply. The procurement process involves good understanding of the surfactant markets and close alignment with both internal and external stakeholders. The role encompasses both business and procurement skill sets.
**A successful Procurement Manager is expected to be**:
- Outstanding in idea generation, ideas that are forward thinking, and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage.
- Strong at selling ideas to his/her 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 - a keen 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 to Win ambassador and demonstrate the value Procurement adds to the business.
- Genuinely committed to Unilever’s sustainably lead business model, connected with Unilever and the business agenda.
**Key Accountabilities**:
- Executive Procurement management of a surfactant’s portfolio: Decides where to buy, how to buy, when to buy for the spend of > 500m Eur.
- Structure and manage key partnerships within Surfactants industry to deliver against value, purpose, and future-fit goals.
- 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 business.
- Responsible for delivery of Procurement Key Value Platforms (Our Lighthouse Programs), such as Competitive Buying, Value Chain, Sustainability, Partnership, Superior Availability and Powered by Technology.
- Improvement, Traceability & Sustainability, and etc. in line with sourcing strategies and compliance management.
- Support security of key materials through the development of contingency plans and alternative materials/suppliers
- Close working with Suppliers and consuming countries to ensure material availability.
- Work closely with the business groups and support the launch of innovations and new product development.
- Work closely with the Business and suppliers to drive key initiatives such as Sustainable Sourcing, Living wage, NDPE, RSP, all a
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