Senior Executive - Responsible Sourcing

Job Title: Senior Executive - Responsible Sourcing Operations
Location: Bengaluru

About Unilever

Be part of the world’s most successful, purpose-led business. Work with brands that are well-loved around the world, that improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We promote innovation, big and small, to make our business win and grow; and we believe in business as a force for good. Unleash your curiosity, challenge ideas, and disrupt processes; use your energy to make this happen. Our brilliant business leaders and colleagues provide mentorship and inspiration, so you can be at your best. Every day, nine out of ten Indian households use our products to feel good, look good and get more out of life – giving us a unique opportunity to build a brighter future.

Every individual here can bring their purpose to life through their work. Join us and you’ll be surrounded by inspiring leaders and supportive peers. Among them, you’ll channel your purpose, bring fresh ideas to the table, and simply be you. As you work to make a real impact on the business and the world, we’ll work to help you become a better you.

About UniOps

Unilever Operations (UniOps) is the global technology and operations engine of Unilever offering business services, technology, and enterprise solutions. UniOps serves over 190 locations and through a network of specialized service lines and partners delivers insights and innovations, user experiences and end-to-end seamless delivery making Unilever Purpose Led and Future Fit.

The individual would be responsible for contributing towards governance, analytics, unlocking insights, enforcing policy elements and driving stakeholder management on overall responsible sourcing model for Unilever. The individual is also expected to have a strong understanding of the procurement processes. The role will have global touch points with Procurement team, IT and external service partners.

Main Accountabilities
The individual would be specifically responsible for the following:
• Own and lead the compliance and operations of the Responsible buying team for Procurement.
• Work closely with the Procurement team to operationalize/improvise the responsible buying framework & drive KPIs.
• Manage & be Accountable for the 3PSP deliverables.
• Effective liaising with procurement SPOCs for identifying and prioritizing the responsible buying model for all suppliers.
• Support BI dashboards & other digital tools as front end for the analytics, risk insights and contingency plans.
• Drive effective change management across stakeholders.
• Ensure effective stakeholder communication.
• Regular connects with the Procurement teams on driving RSP first plans and adoption of digital tools for achieving it.
• Analyse any risk basis the data analysis and provide proactive alerts to the relevant teams.

Direct Reports
Direct line management of 3-4 3P resources. The candidate will also be required to demonstrate stakeholder management with peers and superiors across functions and geographies.

Key Skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with other key stakeholders
• Strong engagement, presentation and communication skills
• Strong analytical skills, Excel and Power point skills and attention to detail
• Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner
• Ability to work fluidly with data and across systems
• Ability to drive process and report simplification & improvements
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new tools
• Ability to work under pressure and at times in ambiguous situations

Leadership Behaviours
• Deliver with excellence
• Care Deeply
• Stay three steps ahead
• Focus on what counts

Key Interfaces
• Procurement Managers
• Procurement Buyers
• Suppliers
• IT Team
• Responsible Business team
• Global Quality team

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