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　　 JOB PURPOSE

　　Your role as a Procurement Manager is to create top and bottom-line growth and value for Beauty & Wellbeing business unit (BU) in MET via a deep understanding of our BU strategy and deployment of our Procurement strategies into our business.

　　Next to this, the role involves close engagement with functions like R&D, Marketing, Finance, SC and Global Procurement teams as well as with supply partners.

　　Exceptional communication skills, senior stakeholder management, bias for action, influencing, strategy development, business acumen and project management skills are key elements for the successful delivery in this role

　　 WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

　　Driving and delivering Procurement relevant actions under the BU strategy and key activities like Innovation Management, Forecast Engagement with BU team, Sustainability (Palm, Plastics, Climate), whilst constantly looking for value creation through 5S Savings Programme, Complexity Reduction and ensuring Superior Availability via Resilience programme.

　　• Lead the BU 5S savings agenda for MET, organize the annual kick-off workshop, identify in year and longer-term material saving opportunities, secure cross-functional team resources for these projects, ensure on time in full execution and do management reporting of savings delivery

　　• First point of contact for the BU team on material cost inflation to support with pricing decisions

　　• Ensure early Procurement & Supplier involvement in innovation/renovation projects, acts as a core team member in cross-functional team to ensure OTIF delivery

　　• Lead sustainability agenda for Palm, Plastics and Climate in the business unit

　　• Regular cost benchmarking for our key materials with other regions to identify cost optimization opportunities

　　• Manage a team of 2 direct reports based in Turkey (Establish clear and measurable goals and provide coaching to develop a high performing team, lead the team to meet goals and objectives to support the delivery of the overall Unilever Procurement and BU strategies)

　　 WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

　　 Experiences & Qualifications

　　• University degree (ideally economics or engineering)

　　• Excellence in both Turkish and English communication

　　• At least 5 years' experience in Procurement or Supply Chain

　　• At least 3 years of team management experience

　　• Experience in working with cross-cultural, cross-functional teams

　　• Experience in senior stakeholder management

　　 Skills

　　• Outstanding communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills

　　• Networking, ability to work with cross-functional teams, drive results together with the team; ability to work in networks but also independently

　　• Accountability and ownership; high energy and drive

　　• Analytical skills that provide clear insights for action

　　• P&L understanding to communicate material cost impacts to business stakeholders

　　• Commercial skills for decision making (costing & capital expenditure)

　　• Project management skills for cost savings/innovations

　　• Strategy development and implementation (e.g. translating business objectives into actionable procurement strategies and roadmaps)

　　• Result and solution oriented; be able to solve (unexpected) problems (in short notice)

　　• Self-Management (priority setting, building own agenda, managing time and other resources)

　　• Working in a virtual global environment

　　• Effective and inspiring team leader

　　 Leadership You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) BehaviorsPERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.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.PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.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.