[Remote] Global Procurement Assistant Manager – Prestige Packaging

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Unilever is a leading global company in the beauty and wellbeing sector, known for its premium brands. The Global Procurement Assistant Manager will optimize operations, manage sourcing processes, and drive cost savings initiatives across the Prestige Beauty portfolio, while building strong relationships with brand teams and suppliers. Responsibilities • Find creative ways to optimize operations while leveraging Unilever Scale in a dynamic environment • Collect, validate and translate raw data into large scale reports and tools allowing for quick information sharing and decision making • Participate in sourcing, bidding process, and implementation of savings and resiliency projects • Drive value cross brand as you identify synergies within different portfolio’s • Constantly ideating, creating and implementing cost savings programs and initiatives • Drive interaction and communication with Unilever Procurement Network and external partners • To build and maintain strong working relationships with Unilever Prestige brand teams • Involve suppliers at the earliest opportunity in all requirement-raising stages and focus upon consolidation of requirements across brands on similar portfolio’s • Ensure pre-qualification where required of an appropriate number of potential suppliers • Analyse costs, focusing on total acquisition costs, including activity-based review, and understanding suppliers’ cost drivers • Deploy Unilever Purchasing Agreements and Contracts, using standard contracts where possible to ensure Brands utilize robust contracting language • Refined Data Analytics and Excel Mastery, ability to find the story within the numbers Skills • Find creative ways to optimize operations while leveraging Unilever Scale in a dynamic environment • Collect, validate and translate raw data into large scale reports and tools allowing for quick information sharing and decision making • Participate in sourcing, bidding process, and implementation of savings and resiliency projects • Drive value cross brand as you identify synergies within different portfolio's • Constantly ideating, creating and implementing cost savings programs and initiatives • Drive interaction and communication with Unilever Procurement Network and external partners • To build and maintain strong working relationships with Unilever Prestige brand teams • Involve suppliers at the earliest opportunity in all requirement-raising stages and focus upon consolidation of requirements across brands on similar portfolio's • Ensure pre-qualification where required of an appropriate number of potential suppliers • Analyse costs, focusing on total acquisition costs, including activity-based review, and understanding suppliers' cost drivers • Deploy Unilever Purchasing Agreements and Contracts, using standard contracts where possible to ensure Brands utilize robust contracting language • Refined Data Analytics and Excel Mastery, ability to find the story within the numbers • Database and Technical Building/Analysis: Ability to collect, sort, translate, and output large data sets in a workable fashion • Procurement Insights and Analysis: Understand category and supply chain strategies and procurement requirements; Industry, economic, competition and supplier insights • 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 • Procurement Process: Basics of procurement processes, packaging & costing formats • Partnering with Suppliers to Win: Attract, select, manage, and motivate partners; Identifying value creating opportunities Benefits • Health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage) • Retirement savings benefits • Life insurance and disability benefits • Parental leave • Sick leave • Paid vacation and holidays • Access to numerous voluntary benefits Company Overview • Unilever produces and supplies food, home care, beauty, and personal care products for daily consumer use. It was founded in 1872, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Unilever has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job