Asst. Technical VCI Capex Procurement Manager

Job Title: Asst. Technical VCI Capex Procurement Manager Function: Procurement Location: Mumbai HO Req ID: R- ABOUT UNILEVER With billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.ABOUT PROCUREMENT 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.Part of the Supply Chain’s family, Procurement is responsible for over 30B Euro of material and services spend globally with more than 50,000 suppliers. Getting the right services and materials, sustainably sourced and ensuring responsible procurement is critical to ensuring our brands with purpose grow. Our teams work closely with the business to understand brand needs, bring supplier innovation to meet changing consumer needs and drive financial value for Unilever through competitive buying.With over 1000 employees globally, we support a network of thousands of suppliers, more than million smallholder farmers who in turn support communities of over 7 million people. Our Procurement Lighthouse strategy driving Competitive Buying as the core and along with other 4 pillars of value chain, resilience, partnership, sustainability, based on Focus of Four and Power of One organization, and powered by Digital and Technology.GLOBAL CAPEX PROCUREMENT The Global Capex Procurement Team is a vital element of the Unilever global procurement organization, enabling the procurement organization to design and deliver step-change across value chains, operating processes and tools, and business models in the capital expenditure space.JOB PURPOSE Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you. If you are passionate about procurement and its role in driving a positive impact for the business, our customers, and consumers then this role is just for you.In this role you will be responsible for leading the end to end professional sourcing strategy and its ongoing evolution with the Value Chain Intervention team, BG and factory engineering teams leveraging your deep technical expertise in projects management/engineering you will support the global capex procurement team with development of their strategic approach and with their negotiations and pipeline of value delivery.As one of the world’s leading players within the Home, Personal Care and Beauty and Well Being categories Unilever is looking at optimising values across the extended value chain. This role is responsible for developing and keeping live the overall procurement strategy for Value Chain Intervention and how we drive the most effective conversion of ideas into execution across Homecare, Personal Care and Beauty and Wellbeing. The role will seek to drive continuous end to end efficiencies across the feasibility to execution phase of the project cycle.The role will involve a good understanding of the different value chains and close alignment with both internal and external stakeholders.The role will leverage the programs on decarbonisation to support the most effective way to ingest and drive GHG reductions at the level of VCI programs through to our vendors in delivering the scope 1,2 and 3 emissions targetsThe role encompasses technical as well as business and procurement skill sets.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Sr Global Capex Procurement Manager , the Asst. VCI Capex Procurement Manager is tasked with overseeing the capex procurement for ~450mE pipeline of VCI projects over the course of next 3 years with the below key responsibilities• Lead the continuous techno economic assessment of extended value chains to identify and unlock trapped value in value chains all the way to end use.• Steer strategic negotiations related to current and new technologies including, but not limited to technology assessments, commercials and should cost modelling.• Develop a clear understanding and utilise expertise within or outside the organization to business case ideas and delivery pathways for new value chain projects.• Act as an advisor for VCI team leads and run continuous techno economic assessments to help and assist the identification and unlock of potential new technologies• Structure and manage key current and new technology partnerships and associations within the industry to accelerate delivery from the VCI strategy across value, purpose, and future-fit goals.• Scout for challengers and new capacities that would meet the evolving needs of the business, keep and maintain a healthy pipeline of new projects and programs.• Responsible for the accelerated delivery of Procurement Key Value Platforms (Our Lighthouse Programs), and influencing across Benchmarking, Competitive Buying, Value Chain, Sustainability, and Technology adoption.• Critically the role needs to identify best practice benchmarks and assess the business case of delivery against the top priority gap closure initiatives.• Accelerate and support delivery of value savings and margin enhancement for the BG’s and BUs in line with sourcing strategies.KEY INTERACTIONS The role will interface with the following stakeholders:• Procurement VCI teams• Global Engineering, Manex teams• Factory Managers, Factory engineering teams• Engineering Service Providers and Engineering Design Consultants• Product technical teams of vendors• Site/Factory Infrastructure Services teamsLEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS • Business understanding and acumen• Product focused mind-set• Excellent Stakeholder management skills• Agile project management• Ability to handle high pressure situationsEXPERIENCE REQUIRED • Mechanical/Chemical Engineering with sound engineering fundamentals and with around 10 years experience• Innovative mindset with a proven ability to adapt solutions to optimum cost levels• Ability to challenge the engineering teams and hence deep operational expertise is essential• Good understanding of mechanical, civil, electrical, instrumentation, SHE verticals• Should have handled complex projects independently at an operational level• Should have experience in dealing with consultants, vendors, contractors etc• Should be well versed in cost estimation• Willing to travel extensively All official offers from Unilever are issued only via our Applicant Tracking System (ATS). 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