• Job Description

  Req#: R-67781

  About Unilever

  Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, many Mexican households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life-giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

  Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

  Unilever is an organization 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!

  Location: Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León

  About The Role & What You’ll Do

  Business Services Lead for Project Burgundy. Setting up contracts for all Indirect Procurement activities, including, but not exhaustive, Utilities, Workplace Service contracts, Occupational Health contracts, Consulting contracts. This role is responsible for identifying proper suppliers, negotiating and executing the contracts. This role will work closely with the Mexico Indirect Procurement team.

  You will be leading projects and program independently under supervision of the BO PMO for Project Burgundy, working closely with other PMO team members and extended Unilever Mexico Procurement team with a spend of approximately $15M.

  Main Accountabilities

  • Supports the execution of and is responsible for local negotiation planning & execution, ensuring commercial benefits (savings, cash, total value) captured in benefits tools and signed off by finance.
  • Working with Project and PMO team, regional stakeholders, and Supplier Operations to determine preferred supplier listings and agreeing catalogues / rate cards for regional suppliers.
  • Proactively work with Supplier Operations to ensure day to day transactional work is being supported and making use of eProcurement tools to deliver increased value.
  • Providing credible market data and local supplier segmentation, creating detailed budget and spend analysis to identify sourcing pipeline and plan that meets local business needs.
  • Ensuring contractual commitments are in place and signed off by stakeholders, legal and finance and another specific area as appropriate.
  • Manage escalation issues arising from markets and seek help from Strategic Sourcing manager or Portfolio lead as needed.
  • Proactively ensure transparency and compliance with business policies for sourcing activities in Mexico

  • Ensuring that stakeholders are complying to company policy and guidelines.

  What You’ll Need To Succeed

  • 3+ years of procurement experience (Indirect Procurement experience will be preferred)
  • Knowledgeable in Sourcing, negotiation, and contracting management. (Business services will be preferred)
  • Strong experience in design of and running RFP’s for outsourced services (7-step sourcing methodology)
  • Understanding of supply market, value chain, and FMCG knowledge. Knowledge of Workplace services and Facilities Services, other business services portfolios are a strong plus.
  • Experience in supplier relationship management.
  • Experience on small-scale project management.
  • Knowledge of Unilever business systems is a plus i.e., Coupa, CLM, SRS and Aravo,
    as well as Analytical tools (Excel, PowerBI)
    • Experienced in setting up and managing supplier contracts, preferably in indirects
    • Experience in working successfully in virtual team environments.
    • Managing and influencing senior (WL2+) stakeholders in the market
    • Managing complex and dynamic workload, running multiple projects simultaneously
    • Working knowledge of Unilever business systems e.g. SRS, CLM, Coupa, RSP, Velocity

  Skills:

  • Ability to work under pressure and in a complex global & regional environment balancing a broad spectrum of stakeholder requirements.
  • Comfortable working in conditions of ambiguity and learning through change.
  • Passion for continuous improvement.
  • Stakeholder management and people skills.

  In order to apply to any of our recruitment processes, you must count with the following requirements:

  • Current Mexican work Visa
  • Social Security number (NSS)
  • CURP
  • RFC

  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 bring ing 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.

• About the company

  Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, England. Unilever's products are available in around 190 countries.

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