Department :

Procurement Center of Excellence Profession (Marketing, Finance, etc.):

Supply Chain Location (City, Country) :

Bangalore Main Job Purpose: (A concise statement setting out the main purpose and objectives of the job.)

Responsible for representing the Global Procurement Center of Excellence Team as a business process specialist on Purchasing, eSourcing and eAuctions across clusters/markets Key Accountabilities: (Please describe the responsibilities and end results that would be expected.)

Process Transformation/Advisory :

- Act as advisory specialist on catalog management process and eAuctions across Unilever

- Conceptualize and drive transformation agenda for end to end process integration across procurement processes globally, including integration between vendor onboarding, compliance, eAuctions and contract management

- Manage existing and new operations excellence transformation projects and initiatives within indirect procurement and ensure successful delivery

- Drive procurement requirements consolidation and coordination with stakeholders across technology and procurement teams globally for new purchasing solution to be rolled-out

- Provide detailed analytics to enable definition of tail spend management strategy for global Indirects procurement eAuctions:

- Evangelize eAuctions as way of working within sourcing through a thorough knowledge of different formats and types of eAuctions (English, Dutch, Japanese, Reverse, Forward & Sealed bid auctions)

- Propose overall eAuction strategy based on competitive landscape; Design lot strategy and play an advisory role to enable procurement stakeholder to make the right decision in using auctions

- Act as the single point of contact for all eSourcing requests across the globe and provide due guidance and seamless operational support for flawless execution of eSourcing events

- User support & training on Ariba Source and Coupa Sourcing Optimization platforms

Business engagement :

- Measure compliance by business users to Procurement policies and contracts and take corrective actions as appropriate

Savings/Cost Avoidance :

- Coordinate reporting of Savings entitlement for projects done through eSourcing. Manage pipeline and ensure due logging of events into the pipeline

Others :

- Work within defined Procurement procedures (Ways of Working) and adhere to the Code of Business Principles at all times

- Work in an effective, cohesive team environment

- Support the procurement organization to meet goals and objectives in support to the overall Unilever strategy Professional Skills: (The minimum requirement from the JSP should be described, incl degrees/qualifications preferred.)

- Minimum educational level: Bachelors in Engineering; Certification in supply chain

Experience Required:

(Please detail essential and desirable experience, including no. of years.)

ESSENTIAL :

- Minimum of 8 year experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain

- Proficiency with advanced Excel (pivots, advanced macros, waterfall charts etc)

- Good understanding of Coupa Purchasing module

- Understanding/Experience in tactical/strategic sourcing process

- Deep understanding of auctions

- Expertise in using Ariba Sourcing module (incl. complex auction formats with 100s of line items and rules/formulae)

- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills

- Excellent analytical skills

PREFERRED :

- Exposure of using any of the eSourcing/online sourcing platforms (TradeEx, Emptoris, AribaSource, SAP Sourcing)

Travel:

(Please make it clear if the job will require travel within the country or abroad and give an idea of how often the candidate will need to be away from home.)

- As per job/site requirements

Contacts:

(Please list any internal and external contacts arising from the job.)

Internal:

Procurement :

- Procurement Services team

- Procurement Directors

- IP Cluster sourcing team for MCO cluster

- Procurement Finance & Capabilities

Business:

- Enterprise Support

- Ariba Users

- Finance

- Legal

External:

- IP 3rd party service providers

- Suppliers

Reporting Channel:

(Please show where the job lies within the department, including superior(s) & subordinate(s).)

- Reports to: Strategic Programme Manager

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