Packaging Procurement Lead - FMCG

Key Responsibilities:

- Act as Packaging Material Buyer e.g. from requirement collection, request for quotation, quotes comparison, supplier selection/recommendation, advise price (include minimum order quantity and write off) for business case purpose, to price approval for third party manufacturers' purchases.

- Source packaging for all localization projects, innovations (local, regional and UI), artwork changes, savings projects, co-packing, promotional and sampling activities.

- Drive Sustainability agenda including Post Consumer Recyclable Journey and Collection Roadmap.

- Manage strategic relationship with all packaging suppliers while driving continuous improvement.

- Manage packaging operations for all MYSG projects including lead time for new product and/or new artwork, cylinders and printing blocks quotations, Purchase Info Record database, Spend compilation and reporting, purchase order as well as packaging readiness for trial runs, MPTs and commercial production.

- Support packaging operations for Unilever International (UI) and Unilever importing countries globally.

- Review and negotiate quarterly price movement and provide accurate price forecasting.

- Ensure suppliers reliability and compliance to buying specification, sourcing and quality requirements.

- Ensure optimum packaging capacity.

- Scan market for potential packaging suppliers, carry out supplier qualification and onboarding.

- Creation/Execution of Portfolio Strategy for Packaging.