Global Foods Business Group Procurement Manager

3 weeks ago


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Hindustan Unilever Full time
Job Description

Title: Global Foods Procurement Manager
Function: Procurement
Location: Mumbai HO
Req ID: R-1164365

Main Job Purpose:
The key contribution of BG Procurement (previously called Division/Category Procurement) is the BG Integration. You are the voice of Procurement to the partnering functions (Brands, SC, R&D), ensuring procurement representation in the strategic BG agenda and the voice of the BG within Procurement, translating Foods needs into procurement strategy across the totality of our agenda - Buy Better (financials), Buy responsibly (climate & nature agenda), Grow together (innovation & partnerships). You are in the great position of being able to see both sides and develop strong business acumen.

Key Accountabilities:

Buy Better:
- Support the BG profitability ambitions through enabling the delivery of the procurement financial targets through strong collaboration and alignment with R&D and SC.
- Support portfolios landing their NMI targets in-year and also the key initiatives highlighted in their longer term strategic plans.
- Influence building a healthy smart product plan funnel for long term value creation agenda
- Forecasting : Support for quarterly forecasting cycles to ensure smooth execution of Foods Forecasting cycle
- Be the procurement lead on senior BG Forums
Buy responsibly:
- Be the lead of the Foods Sustainable Sourcing, Regenerative Agriculture and Higher Animal Welfare agenda.
- Climate agenda : Support climate agenda with the being the face of BG procurement, and driving progress across key pillars
- Drive sustainable packaging roadmaps and PCR availability for Foods. Support the packaging strategy creation and execution
- Bring external-in: follow up continuously where the industry players are doing in this space
Grow together:
- Partnership agenda : Support BG and procurement ambitions for step up in partnerships to leverage partnership agenda for superior growth ambitions, led by partner driven innovations
- Pricing and Profitability considerations : Support BG leadership with right pricing considerations basis material inflation and savings plan, along with key enablers to demonstrate competitive advantage
- Translate Foods innovation strategy and plans to procurement actions and engage on the job to be done with portfolio and market teams.
- Provide insights (pricing, risk assessment, capacity etc.) to BG innovation.
- Play leadership role in enabling the BIG BETS for Foods procurement, and driving the transformation agenda
Talent management:
Develop Key talent in the procurement function through landing transformation, sharing best practices and bringing insights from the external world.

Professional Skills:
High level of understanding of portfolios, markets and financials
Good track record in impactful stakeholder management
High level of communication and influencing skills
High track record of external network

Experience Required:
ESSENTIAL
University degree
At least 5-8 years experience in Procurement
Working in multi-cultural environment
Experience on driving large-scale change management projects

Travel: As required

Contacts:
Internal:
- Procurement: portfolios, market teams, finance
- Global Supply Chain
- Finance: global category and SC finance
- R&D: GDCs, Science & Technology teams
- Global brand teams

External:
Suppliers, Advisors and benchmarking organizations

Reporting Channel:
Procurement Director, Global Foods BG

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