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Procurement Director, Tropical Oils Sustainable Sourcing

ID da oferta:
R-19642
Category:
Cadeia de Suprimentos
Location:
Tangerang, Banten
Data de publicação:
01/13/2025
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Unilever is currently hiring for Procurement Director, Tropical Oils Sustainable Sourcing based inGrha Unilever, Jakarta, Indonesia

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

The Procurement Director, Tropical Oils Sustainability is responsible for the sustainable sourcing strategy development and implementation across Unilever’s total footprint of almost 1 million tons of raw materials. This position will report to the Procurement Director – Surfactants and Sustainability, and works to continuously develop and evolve long-term sourcing and supplier strategies along with implementation impact programs that align with the overall business objectives for Business Groups and Business Units. 

In crafting and implementing the most impactful and effective sustainable sourcing strategy for crops like Palm Oil and Coconut products the job has a significant role to play in delivering Unilever’s overall sustainability goals for climate, nature and livelihoods in the most effective way maximizing fuel for positive impact.

This role will also work closely with the procurement teams for the respective feedstocks and will be a core enabler of the overall tropical oils and surfactants procurement strategies and impacts. The role will also work closely with other Business Operations Sustainability leaders and teams to embed thematic programs related to livelihoods, regenerative agriculture and climate into the delivery and work plans of the team.

Main Responsibilities

Sustainable Sourcing Strategy, program design and implementation:

  • To support in leading the delivering Unilever ‘s multi-year commitments and sustainability goals across Nature, Climate and Livelihoods within our Tropical Oils value chains - especially focusing on: sustainable sourcing, deforestation and conversion free supply chains, decarbonization of scope 3 and in particular our associated Forest and Land Use emissions (FLAG), enhancing livelihoods, protecting and restoring nature and regenerative agriculture.

  • Responsible for the developing the global long term sustainable sourcing strategy together with stakeholders from Sustainability teams, Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, R&D, Business Groups and Units

  • Translating strategy into delivery in designing respective impact programs to be run together with our suppliers and partners and bring strategy to life on the ground.

  • Support our ambitions for expanding responsible and impactful direct sourcing and sustainable supply to Unilever Oleochemicals Indonesia.

  • Proactively manage our relationships and key sustainability metrics with suppliers across the tropical oils supply chain.

  • Lead relationships across our key partners and programs with effective supplier communications and engagement in key programs.

  • Continuously benchmarking our approach with competitors and peers and tapping into external networks. Benchmarking against best practices – innovate and identify metrics, tools, and process to optimize sustainable sourcing, impact programs and efficiencies in delivering our goals – create fuel for impact.

  • Initiate and/or support drive large change management and value chain integration projects which enable our path to positive impact.

  • Lead and support Unilever’s response and preparedness to manage relevant regulatory changes that impact our tropical oil supply chains and suppliers.

  • Support Nature based reporting, metrics  and strategy delivery focused on key ESRS requirements (E4).

  • Support Unilever in relationship management and engagement with key opinion formers and civil society.

  • Lead and design the technology partnerships and data provision partnerships to accelerate transparency and traceability I tropical oils creating faster more ffective pathways to drive, measure and manage impact.

  • Be the leader in Digital Innovation and implement for traceability & transparency, Enable intelligence supply chain design, Democratize data, Drive industry transparency

  • Lead the establishment of the Unilever Oleochemicals (UOI) center of excellence in sustainability which is intended to lead the industry in the supply of sustainable tropical oils derivatives.

  • Continuously scout for and onboard new enabling suppliers and partners to drive our impact and close out unmet needs.

  • Lead the key sustainability relationships with key suppliers across the BGs in the partnership segmentation framework with procurement.

  • Effectively manage sustainability budgets and activity based costing to ensure that we deliver our commitments making utmost effective use of resources and external partners.

  • Collaborate across with the Climate and Nature Fund team and across our business with external partners to develop further our pipeline of co-financed projects and programs.

  • Represent Unilever in key industry platforms.

Candidate Criteria

Experience & Qualification

  • University graduate Bachelor’s degree

  • At least 10 – 15 years’ experience in Sustainability, Procurement or Supply Chain management (Sustainability linked)

  • Expert in sustainability or sustainable sourcing

  • Expertise in sustainability as it pertains to the tropical oils value chains upstream and downstream or, expertise in sustainability as it pertains to the other relevant value chains upstream and downstream.

  • Demonstrated and proven leadership capabilities to lead diverse regional or global teams and cross functionally.

  • Have the ‘gravitas’ (experience, self-awareness, and interpersonal skills), allowing to interact with senior stakeholders effectively and efficiently across the company and externally.

  • Demonstrating the different standards of leadership, such as talent catalyst, business acumen, agility, and passion for high performance.

  • Strategic sourcing, procurement portfolio strategy expertise

  • Experience in other similar commodities coupled with commercial acumen.

  • Experience in operations- end to end portfolio management.

  • Experience in cofinance of programs and projects.

  • Available to travel 20-30% of the time

Skill

  • Subject matter expertise on Palm or Tropical and Liquid Oils commodities.

  • Subject matter expertise and track record in leading sustainability program design for impact and managing a theory of change into implementation.

  • Subject matter expertise in decarbonization of supply chains, environmental sustainability deforestation and conversion free, conservation and regenerative agriculture, social sustainability, livelihoods programs and strategy.  

  • Design of public private partnerships and collaborations at landscape level.

  • Engagement and influencing skills on a senior level. 

  • Negotiation skills, communications skills, 

  • Digital and analytics knowledge for reporting capabilities on sustainability.

  • Financial acumen for business cases and reporting. 

  • Strategic sourcing expertise and demonstrated success in Procurement or in leading progress on procurement sustainability goals. 

  • Knowledge of supply market and suppliers, stakeholders in civil society and the public sector.

  • International business and leadership experience, business acumen, good interpersonal skills for business influencing. 

  • Experience in Procurement transformation projects, tools, and technologies.

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.

  • You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your teamdeliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.

  • You are still responsible for your own results and as a team leader, 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) Behaviors

  • PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.

  • PERSONAL MASTERY: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own wellbeing and resilience.

  • CONSUMER LOVE: 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.

  • BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

  • 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.Inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration, connecting people for better results.

Note: Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey. If you require any support to complete your application or any subsequent stage throughout your recruitment journey with us at Unilever, then please specify how we may be able to assist you.

Additional Information

Please be aware if you are applying for this role, we require you to have working rights in the country where the role will based in. If successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.

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