Sourcing Coordinator Marketing – Consumer Insights – Americas

Unilever is currently hiring for a Sourcing Coordinator Marketing – Consumer Insights – Americas

ABOUT UNILEVER 

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.   

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future. 

JOB PURPOSE 

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work you do - creating a better business and a better world. If you have analytical skills, enjoy working in teams, and engaging with different stakeholders, then this challenge is exactly for you! 

In this role you will be part of the Marketing – Consumer Insights Team, which is responsible for Consumer and Market research data services. Managing agencies end-to-end, including contracting, annual negotiations, and strategic tool rollouts. In parallel you will act as first point of contact for queries in your area of responsibility.

This environment creates opportunities for each team member to step into projects that fit with their skills and personal preferences.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE 

• To contribute to the Consumer Insights portfolio sourcing strategy and be accountable for its implementation in the markets you are responsible for.
• To maintain in scope Marketing Portfolio management and sourcing activities on a day-to-day basis.
• To Identify and deliver value adding sourcing activities and deliver cash through payment term extensions that ensure we achieve our business and procurement targets. Implementation and tracking of savings and cash, reporting and improvement of other key performance indicators.
• To build and maintain relationships with key suppliers in the Consumer Insights portfolio. Undertaking end to end sourcing initiatives that will include Identification and initial assessments of suppliers, preparing and managing supplier selection process and working with legal to finalise commercial agreements.
• Be a strong business partner with all key stakeholders to maintain trust and add value to the business. Act as first point of contact for relevant agency procurement related questions. Ensure the satisfaction of stakeholders with the services provided within your portfolio while ensuring compliancy of business users to procurement policies and contracts.
• Delivering business growth and bottomline impact. Key deliverables include savings and cash delivery, ROI, demand management, and cost avoidance.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED 

 Experiences & Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Experience and knowledge of indirect procurement or marketing procurement.
• Proficiency in Portuguese and English are required.
• Proficiency in Spanish is desirable.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint abilities.
• Knowledge of Purchasing and Contracting Tools i.e. Coupa, Docusign.

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Skills

• Excellent communication skills: sharp, concise and effective communication; presentation: context framing, problem formulation and solution proposition; strategic influence and storytelling.
• Stakeholder management.
• Ability to work with different demands at the same time.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Strong networking, relationship management and interpersonal skills
• Strategical influencing and internal negotiation
• Autonomy: confidence to work and lead projects without constant supervision
• Ability to work in virtual teams.
• Operational computer skills (MS Office, PowerBI)

Leadership 

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way. 
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better. 

• Critical UNILEVER Behaviours 

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions. 
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience. 
• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers. 
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever. 
• AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills. 

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 bringing 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.