Assistant Procurement Manager North Latam

Assistant Procurement Manager - Flexibles NOLA, Colombia & EcuadorWHO ARE WE?Do you want to work for a company that makes a difference in the world? At Unilever, we have a clear purpose - to make sustainable living commonplace. Through our 400 brands reaching 2.5 billion people every day, we aim to make a positive social impact globally and locally. Through our household brands, like Lipton, Knorr, Dove, Hellman’s and Axe, we are creating a bright future for our customers, our business, and our planet - and you can be part of it.LOCATION: Bosques de las Lomas, CDMX (preferably)MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:In this role, you will be responsible for develope and implement Procurement business strategy for our North Latam (mainly Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador), Colombia & Ecuador (the largest Flex Spend in the region). This is a challenging and dynamic role where the main responsibility is to be able to connect wihth the business and develope a relationship with suppliers with the objective of delivering consumer needs, business growth and our external social and environmental commitments and at a competitive levelYEARS OF EXPERIENCE NEEDED IN SIMILAR ROLES:Previous experience in Procurement Packaging (preferably), Supply Chain (Plan, make, source, deliver) or R&D.MAIN RESPONSABILITIES:Category Ownership:- Develop strategies that’s aligned to the business direction- Business partnering, manage internal and external stakeholders (e.g. R&D, logistics, operations, sourcing units)- Ensure competitive buying through industry benchmark, should-cost analysis, product innovation, market price movement monitoring- Work with cross-function teams to achieve product spec and manufacturing optimization- Be the Go-to Person for the assigned categories for procurement and supplier related tasks & questionsSupplier E2E (end-to-end) Management & Ownership:- Strengthen business partnerships- Lead business reviews: together with cross function teams, measure and manage overall- Supplier performance to meet business KPIs- Commercial & Contract Negotiations- Innovation projects: OTIF (on time in full) deliveries- Savings: smart buying, product logic, cash, e-tender, volume rebate, 5s workshop, optimization projects- Onboard and partner with suppliers on Unilever sustainability agenda- Account management: onboarding, RSP, USQS compliance, contract management (creation, update, signatures, systems administration), service level maintenance/improvement- Other operations: e.g. incident management, product specification confirmationProcurement Activities:- Take part of the overall sourcing strategy of Flexibles in LATAM- Supporting the team to achieve its goals and objectives and monitor target delivery- Owning and coordinating procurement/supply chain projects whereas required- Price forecasting (of assigned categories & suppliers) and Mitigation - work closely with Finance BP to receive and interpret material inflation, bring material dynamics from Portfolio teams and external market insights, translating to business impact- Invoice management: DCIW, payment resolution- Support WoW (way of working) improvements: identify metrics, tools (e.g. digitalization), process, align and collaborate with cross-function teams to optimise WoW.- Support the Procurement Manager whereas required- Support Savings Program - Responsible for delivering NMI co-leading material efficiency and supporting governance and implementation of projects.- Disruptive Sourcing Models - continuously benchmark sourcing and buying capabilities via an intimate understanding of material value chains, developing disruptive solutions that secure long term competitiveness. (e.g Flexhub, Localization projects)- Sustainability is in the heart of this role through Sustainable structures implementation in Flexible, Plastics reduction, PCR implementation and recyclability commitments. The role will involve driving sustainability agenda with clear cost glidepaths, delivering purpose with business priorities.- Defining and implementing a resilience plan for each market within the clusterLEVEL OF EDUCATION NEEDED: University degreeTRAVEL: As per job/site requirementsWHAT YOU´LL NEED TO SUCCEED?- Self-starter with high accountability & responsibility standards.- Strong analytical and IT skills: advanced Excel, PowerBI, SAP, iCAT, Aravo, DCIW (Invoice systems), SRS, PLM knowledge essential- Strong stakeholder management skills: build relationships with people across functions, geographies, and companies.- Good negotiation skills- Good understanding of business economics- Strong communication and presentation skills: ability to present key findings in a crisp way and get people onboard- Strong project management and organization skills: strong at execution and proactively finding solutions and improvements- Business Story Telling: Strong ability to present complex topics in an effective and concise manner, effective strate