Unilever Purchasing/Procurement Jobs in Accra
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Principal activities
Buying Negotiations: Mostly locally sourced items and some imported items which are not regionally or globally sourced. This involves the use of appropriate techniques and knowledge to arrive at competitive prices and deals for the business.
Supplier Relationship Management: This involves dealing with each supplier in line with their strategic importance to the business thus developing better relationship and further integrating them into the supply chain process and systems.
Buying Performance Management: This involves the generation and analysis of reports to facilitate effective control and improvement of buying activities. This is done quarterly and sent to suppliers to carry them along.
Order lead-time management This involves the management of the order cycle to ensure that the supply chain in robustly anticipated to avoid surprises.
Material Forward Planning: This is to avoid gaps in the future and to ensure that key suppliers are fully integrated to know our forward requirement
Impact on business:
- Margins and of course company profitability is at Risk if buying prices are higher than plan.
- Market share and growth targets may be at Risk when product lines are shut due to material out of stock.
- Responsible for identifying and driving Cost Effectiveness Projects to mitigate impact of material movement and improve margins.
- Provide key inputs for margin decisions.
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Task Horizon:
- Responsible for all Production items sourcing and management to all the sites and category of the business.
- Building and managing external relationships for sustainable service delivery and performance
- Responsible for managing and monitoring regional/global deal prices and contracts in relevant areas.
- Help in identifying cost effective alternatives that directly impact bottom line.
- Local contract agreement with suppliers and assessment of supplier performance
- Quality assurance
- Support product innovation
Professional Skills
- Superior stakeholder management, both internal (across all hierarchies and functions) and external (with suppliers and consultants).
- Experience in contract, project and relationship management
- Experience in Make or Buy studies like Commercial Print, Promotional items and Point of Sale materials
- Proactive and positive team player
- Excellent communication skills.
Experience Required
Essential
- University degree
- At least 5 years experience in Procurement or Supply Management
- Experience on large-scale change management projects
Preffered
- Experience in international assignments is a plus
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1. Patiently scroll down and read the job description below.
2. Scroll down and find how to apply or mode of application for this job after the job description.
3. Carefully follow the instructions on how to apply.
4. Always apply for a job by attaching CV with a Cover Letter / Application Letter.
Principal activities
Buying Negotiations: Mostly locally sourced items and some imported items which are not regionally or globally sourced. This involves the use of appropriate techniques and knowledge to arrive at competitive prices and deals for the business.
Supplier Relationship Management: This involves dealing with each supplier in line with their strategic importance to the business thus developing better relationship and further integrating them into the supply chain process and systems.
Buying Performance Management: This involves the generation and analysis of reports to facilitate effective control and improvement of buying activities. This is done quarterly and sent to suppliers to carry them along.
Order lead-time management This involves the management of the order cycle to ensure that the supply chain in robustly anticipated to avoid surprises.
Material Forward Planning: This is to avoid gaps in the future and to ensure that key suppliers are fully integrated to know our forward requirement
Impact on business:
- Margins and of course company profitability is at Risk if buying prices are higher than plan.
- Market share and growth targets may be at Risk when product lines are shut due to material out of stock.
- Responsible for identifying and driving Cost Effectiveness Projects to mitigate impact of material movement and improve margins.
- Provide key inputs for margin decisions.
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Task Horizon:
- Responsible for all Production items sourcing and management to all the sites and category of the business.
- Building and managing external relationships for sustainable service delivery and performance
- Responsible for managing and monitoring regional/global deal prices and contracts in relevant areas.
- Help in identifying cost effective alternatives that directly impact bottom line.
- Local contract agreement with suppliers and assessment of supplier performance
- Quality assurance
- Support product innovation
Professional Skills
- Superior stakeholder management, both internal (across all hierarchies and functions) and external (with suppliers and consultants).
- Experience in contract, project and relationship management
- Experience in Make or Buy studies like Commercial Print, Promotional items and Point of Sale materials
- Proactive and positive team player
- Excellent communication skills.
Experience Required
Essential
- University degree
- At least 5 years experience in Procurement or Supply Management
- Experience on large-scale change management projects
Preffered
- Experience in international assignments is a plus