Procurement Operations Manager, Mysg

**The Purpose of Role**:
The MYSG (Malaysia and Singapore) procurement is at the center of delivering divisional/business priorities and growth - spread across Raw Material, Packaging Material, 3PM, Logistics and MBS.

This role requires a procurement professional passionate to learn and take up new challenges. Manage Packaging Procurement for MYSG across packaging streams (Bottles and closures, flexibles, decorations, customer packaging, folding cartons, Tea). Drive and support MYSG market procurement aligned with global direction and requirement of the Divisions delivering a competitive and differentiating value chain for the business together with our Suppliers and internal stakeholders. Value covers all elements including cost competitiveness, innovation, quality and service and sustainability.

The individual must be
- Able to thrive and contribute to a highly agile environment contributing to the growth and success of the business through future-fit and purpose-led Market Procurement and Operations.
- Outstanding in idea generation, ideas that are forward-thinking and that contribute to creating sustained competitive advantage.
- Strong at selling ideas to his/her business partners, internally and externally, translating these into effective proposals conveying value and communicating it accordingly.
- Appreciative of the value and impact of outstanding execution.
- Strong Bias for Action.
- Have a passion for digital learning and how digitization can enhance the procurement process, task automation and change data into insights.
- Genuinely committed to Unilever’s sustainably lead business model, connected with Unilever and the business agenda.

**Team Structure**:

- Reporting to: Procurement Manager - Malaysia and Singapore
- Direct reports: NA
- Indirect reports: NA

**Key Responsibilities**:

- End-to-end packaging sourcing strategy considering current and future needs of the business in sync with the supply chain infrastructure and requisites.
- Work with global/regional teams to leverage global deals for qualifying feedstocks.
- Plan and lead negotiations making use of Digital tools.
- Supply Market Intelligence and Analysis - Collecting Relevant Information: Analyzing Supply and Demand Market within depth understanding of technologies, cost drivers and price trends and insights.
- Manage supply, invoicing and operational Procure-To-Pay issues that may arise between Suppliers and Unilever.
- Run cross-team/stakeholders ideation workshops on savings.
- Execute cost reduction and inflation mitigation opportunities and cash generation programs adding to the procurement targets.
- Drive and Support Sustainability programs in line with Unilever vision and commitments
- Ensure fundamentals for MYSG market are fully met and track underlying KPIs (USQS/RSP compliance, Resilience, contract, specs sign off, OTIF, quality incidents, complexity reduction).
- Bridge the communications, material price collation and query management (invoicing, orders, MDM, etc) between packaging vendors and MYSG collaborative manufacturers
- Ensure medium
- and long-term capacity creation for all elements of the packaging to support business needs.
- Prepare and feed periodic material price forecasts to the business to support pricing decisions.
- Mould management for Rigid plastics.
- Maintain regular engagement with suppliers and key Unilever stakeholders, to review/resolve relationship issues and develop future business opportunities.
- Engage with R&D for alternate supplier and material approvals.
- Periodic packaging portfolio scorecard/report update and preparation.
- Represent packaging portfolio for briefs to internal or external audiences.

**Key Stakeholders**:

- Internal: Procurement (Global, Cluster, Local), RD (Regional, local), Supply Chain (Regional, local), Marketing (Regional, local), Finance, Customer Development, Legal.
- External: External suppliers, consultants/agencies.

**Travel**:
25% within Malaysia and Singapore (to be evaluated as communicating normalizes).

**Essential Experience/Skill/Knowledge**:

- University Degree/MBA Supply Chain Management, Engineering or equivalent.
- 4 to 6 years relevant Procurement/Supply Chain experience in MNC context.
- Negotiation skills, comprehensive understanding of procurement principles, procedures and processes.
- Excellent IT skills and experience with procurement systems: SAP, Power BI.
- Basic Finance, Sales and Marketing knowledge.
- Ability to proactively identify and solve issues using strong analytical and strong decision-making skills.
- Strong partnering and collaboration cross-functional stakeholders as well as engagement and connection Third-Party.
- Self-starter and independent operator.
- Drive sustainability through Procurement.

**Desirable Experience/Skill/Knowledge**:

- Understanding and experience of packaging manufacturing/procurement.
- Experience in large-scale change management projects.
- Demonstrate project and information managemen