EndereçoUnilever is currently hiring for Procurement Director Logistics LATAM
Scope: LATAM
Location: Ultralogistics – Valinhos/SP
Terms & Conditions: Full time.
ABOUT UNILEVER
Unilever LATAM is a 7bi TO business operating in 20 countries, reaching millions of consumers everyday. To do that, UL uses a complex network of partners that ships more than 450k loads per year.
By early 2023, the company has decided to organize the Logistics Procurement Teams of all geographies into a new centralized structure, the Global Procurement Customer Operations team, responsible for buying all services to all regions. The intention of the move is to leverage scale and expertise among teams, introducing new disruptive negotiation and partnership approaches, aiming for turn around on competitiveness whilst delivering brilliant execution in the markets. The Procurement Director of Logistics LATAM is part of this newly very successful created team.
So if you have Procurement and/or Operational Logistics experience, if you are a pioneer, a good team player and has very good change management skills, this is the job for you.
JOB PURPOSE
The role of the Logistics Procurement LATAM Director is responsible for the development and execution of the sourcing strategy for procurement of logistic services for all operations of Unilever in Latin America, including transportation, warehousing and pallets services. This position business partner the Customer Operations LATAM VP and his team.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Procurement Director Global Logistics is responsible for the architecture of the LATAM Procurement Logistics Strategy. This includes negotiation strategies, partnership engagement models, logistics cost modeling, fuel indexing strategies, bidding strategy development, contracting systems deployment, and cultivation of external logistics innovation.
He/she will also be the guardian for execution/ overall KPI delivery of this strategy/ annual plans;
Drive capability development into new areas: Ecomm, Net Zero solutions, best commercial practices, automation road maps, etc;
Liaise with other senior stakeholders across the organization to ensure procurement strategies and activities are integrated with other parts of the business and aligned with the overall objectives;
Conduct joint business development plans with key suppliers and manage ongoing relationships;
Provide market level strategy support for warehouse and transport procurement;
Create multi-year, cost savings program funnel for market deployment;
Leverage market 3PL benchmarking to identify areas of commercial opportunity across markets;
Co-develop the logistics sustainability roadmap and deploy Electric vehicles in capable markets;
Identify and deploy key logistics innovations such as DFM, automation, & sustainable fuels;
Partner with Global Logistics procurement and IT to identify and deploy contract management systems and data analytics;
Support the business delivery and professional development of direct & indirect reports;
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED
Experiences & Qualifications
Bachelor's degree is mandatory;
Fluency in English and Portuguese;
Demonstrated success in developing and implementing a global and regional Logistics’ Operations Strategy and Portfolio; and Logistics’ Procurement Strategy;
Demonstrated experience on Business Partnering multiple stakeholders/ virtually as well;
Strong experience on developing people & teams;
Problem solving & decision making - Defines problems, systematically gathers and analyses;
Leadership
You are now a Leader of Change. People look to you to provide safety in a storm, and you also appropriately challenge to get even better results. You role model resilience and care. You navigate these uncertain times by flexing plans and your leadership style, always with authenticity.
You are still responsible for delivering to the highest standards. You must be resilient so you can lead others to deliver with passion through uncertainty and create opportunities through the core and beyond. You must be able to flex your style and your plans to guide others through difficult times.
Critical Unilever Behaviors
PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.
PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best. Inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration, connecting people for better results.
CONSUMER LOVE: Brings the voice of the consumer into everything we do, always.
Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bring ing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
